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Jun 7, 2012

A Roundtable with Maria Corina Machado

On June 7, 2012 the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion with Maria Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader and member of the National Assembly.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 27, 2012

Argentina before the Law

By Ana Palacio

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s decision to renationalize the energy company YPF has raised a virtual tsunami of political diatribes, threats from unexpected places and players, heated commentary from journalists worldwide, and public outrage in Argentina, Spain, and many other countries. But Fernández is not likely to care about the complaints; renationalization is playing […]

Latin America

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Oct 7, 2010

2010 Freedom Awards Dinner

The Atlantic Council’s 2010 Freedom Awards Dinner was held on Thursday, October 7 in Wrocław, Poland, as part of the Wrocław Global Forum, marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Solidarity movement.

Cuba

Report

Sep 20, 2010

Global Governance 2025

By US National Intelligence Council

This report analyzes the gap between current international governance institutions, organizations and norms and the demands for global governance likely to be posed by long-term strategic challenges over the next 15 years. The report is the product of research and analysis by the NIC and EUISS following a series of international dialogues co-organized by the […]

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Report

Sep 23, 2009

G20 Report: Renewing Globalization and Economic Growth

On the eve of the Pittsburgh G20 Summit, the Atlantic Council and Carnegie Mellon University examine the next steps for economic growth after the global financial crisis in Renewing Globalization and Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis World: The Future of the G20 Agenda.  The report is a product of an all-day expert conference in Pittsburgh.  “One […]

Americas Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jul 7, 2009

Honduras Coup and America’s Democracy Policy

By Bernard Finel

Latin America watchers have been transfixed over the past week with developments in Honduras.  At first glance, the issue is simple: a group of armed thugs overthrew a democratic regime.  This sort of military coup — which echoes the regimes of cliched colonels in sunglasses — was thought to have been relegated to the Latin […]

Latin America

New Atlanticist

Apr 15, 2009

The U.S.-Mexico Drug Problem: In Our Own Neighborhood

By Lynn Roche

Last week President Obama told Europe that the U.S. is going to behave differently in the international arena.  Whether you believe this can happen or not, our southern neighbors will be waiting for the same news at the Summit of the Americas and in Mexico this week.  We should deliver that message and follow it […]

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Mar 28, 2009

G20 Report: Stimulus and Regulation Compromise Needed

By Paola Subacchi, Alexei Monsarrat, and Robin Niblett

What started last year as a growing international credit crunch and, by September, a global banking crisis has now spread into the real economy. International trade, investment and economic growth are all contracting. A drastic curtailment of credit, collapsing global demand and a loss of trade finance is having a devastating economic effect on both […]

Americas Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2009

Russia Considers Caribbean Based Bombers

By James Joyner

A senior Russian general says his country is contemplating basing strategic bombers in the Caribbean, either on a Venezuelan island or Cuba. 

Cuba Russia

New Atlanticist

Feb 13, 2009

Russia’s Latin Affections?

By Cynthia Romero

Russia and Cuba are getting cozy again.  After almost two decades of estrangement, the odd couple is back, and this time it’s an open relationship.  They are both looking to involve other partners, namely Venezuela and Nicaragua, and Russia has made clear there are no more lavish gifts like the old Soviet subsidized oil price.  […]

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