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Nov 15, 2013

Examining the Past, Present, and Future of Cyber Conflict

On November 15, 2013 a panel of cyber experts, featuring Mr. Richard Bejtlich, the chief security officer of MANDIANT, Dr. Greg Rattray, senior fellow in the Cyber Statecraft Initiative and chief executive officer of Delta Risk, and Mr. Jason Healey, director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative addressed the past, present, and future of cyber conflict.

Cybersecurity

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Nov 14, 2013

Combatant Command Task Force Holds First Meeting

On November 14, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security held the first Combatant Command Task Force meeting. This not-for-attribution session served as the first meeting of the Task Force.

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Nov 13, 2013

Geopolitics of Energy in the Asia Pacific

In the first event of the joint Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and Energy and Environment Program‘s Geopolitics Initiative, this event engaged senior US, Russian, Asian, and European experts in a strategic conversation on multilateral cooperation on the broad issues of energy for the Asia-Pacific region, including sources of supply; climate change impacts on the […]

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Nov 12, 2013

Future NATO: Deterrence and Collective Defense

On November 12, the Transatlantic Security Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a conference on NATO’s Deterrence and Collective Defense in partnership with the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies.

NATO Security & Defense

Transcript

Nov 12, 2013

Transcript: Luncheon Keynote: NATO in the Age of Austerity

Full transcript of the luncheon keynote with Ambassador Ivo H. Daalder from the Transatlantic Security Initiative‘s November 12,2013 conference on NATO’s Deterrence and Collective Defense hosted in partnership with the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. 

NATO Security & Defense

Transcript

Nov 12, 2013

Transcript: Deterrence: New Challenges and New Tools

Full transcript of the first panel session from the Transatlantic Security Initiative‘s November 12,2013 conference on NATO’s Deterrence and Collective Defense hosted in partnership with the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. 

NATO Security & Defense

Transcript

Nov 8, 2013

Transcript: Stabilizing Transatlantic Relations after the NSA Revelations

A discussion of the implications of the recent NSA revelations on the transatlantic relationship with Michael V. Hayden, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency and Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman, Munich Security Conference and former German Ambassador to the United States moderated by Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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Nov 6, 2013

Munich Security Conference Core Group Meets to Discuss NSA Spying Scandal

On November 6, the Atlantic Council partnered with the Brookings Institution and the Munich Security Conference to host the Munich Security Conference Core Group Meeting. The Core Group Meeting, an offshoot of the larger Munich Security Conference, brings together an exclusive group of top-level policymakers and officials to frankly and openly exchange ideas on the […]

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Oct 31, 2013

Capitalizing on the Urban Future

On October 31, 2013, the Strategic Foresight Initiative (SFI) of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted the launch event for USAID’s Policy for an Urbanizing World.

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Oct 29, 2013

Conversation on the Transatlantic Relationship with NATO Permanent Representatives

On October 29, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record dinner conversation with Ambassador Douglas E. Lute, US Permanent Representative to NATO, and permanent representatives to NATO of seven European allies. The conversation also featured several Atlantic Council board directors, members of Congress, and other distinguished members of the transatlantic community.

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