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Dec 10, 2012

Global Trends 2030: The NIC’s Four Alternative Scenarios for 2030

By Jason Harmala

Presenter: Dr. Mathew J. Burrows, Counselor, US National Intelligence Council; Principal Drafter, Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds Keynote Response: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Moderated by David Ignatius, Associate Editor, Washington Post This panel focused on presenting the megatrends, game-changers, and four potential future scenarios that the NIC identified in the Global Trends 2030: […]

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Dec 10, 2012

Global Trends 2030: Emerging Technologies that Could Change Our Future

By Jason Harmala

General James E. Cartwright, Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies Mikael Hagstrom, Executive Vice President, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, SAS Paul Saffo, Managing Director of Foresight, Discern Analytics; Senior Fellow, Strategic Foresight Initiative, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Moderated by Mariette DiChristina, […]

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Dec 10, 2012

Global Trends 2030: US Leadership in a Post-Western World

By Rachel Weatherly

The Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative hosted more than 200 people at the Global Trends 2030: US Leadership in a Post-Western World conference held over two days at the Newseum on December 10 and 11, 2012.

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Dec 7, 2012

The Prospects for Middle East Peace

By Jason Harmala

On December 7, 2012, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted former Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs Ophir Pines-Paz and Ghaith Al-Omari, executive director of the American Task Force on Palestine, for an off-the-record lunch discussion on “Prospects for Middle East Peace.”

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Dec 4, 2012

Global Perspectives on Europe’s Strategic Future

By Jason Harmala

On December 4th, The Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) co-hosted a roundtable discussion with Michael Clark, director general, RUSI, moderated by Jeff Lightfoot, deputy director, Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security.

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Dec 4, 2012

Pre-Briefing of the Global Trends 2030 Report

By Jason Harmala

On Tuesday, December 4, the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative, of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, hosted Dr. Mathew J. Burrows, counselor, US National Intelligence Council (NIC) for a talk about the soon-to-be released Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds report.

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Dec 3, 2012

Agenda | Global Trends 2030

By Rachel Weatherly

US Leadership in a Post-Western World Click on each panel for a summary, full video, and trancript

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Dec 3, 2012

The World of 2030: Security and Military Implications for NATO

By Jason Harmala

On December 3, 2012, the Atlantic Council and NATO’s Allied Command Transformation organized a strategic foresight workshop on “The World of 2030: Security and Military Implications for NATO.”

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Transcript

Nov 27, 2012

Transcript: Perspectives on National Security Challenges in the 21st Century

By Jason Harmala

LIEUTENANT GENERAL BRENT SCOWCROFT (RET.): Good evening. It’s nice to welcome you all here for this important session featuring Admiral James “Sandy” Winnefeld, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Our subject today is one of the top priorities of the current administration: to execute a defense strategy that maximizes the limited resources available […]

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Nov 27, 2012

Perspectives on National Security Challenges in the 21st Century

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security on November 27 hosted a discussion with Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral James A. (Sandy) Winnefeld, Jr.

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