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President Donald Trump before signing Space Policy Directive 1, Dec. 11,2017

NATOSource

Dec 21, 2017

Trump’s speech undermines Trump’s new strategy

By Donald Trump, White House

In Afghanistan, our troops are no longer undermined by artificial timelines, and we no longer tell our enemies of our plans.

Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force

New Atlanticist

Dec 21, 2017

Miscalculations, Machismo, and Military Misjudgment Could Create New Global Hot Spots

By Daniel V. Speckhard

Connecting 2017’s political and military missteps to 2018’s global economic outlook The shift toward nationalist populism, demonstrated by the sweeping political changes around the world in 2017, has throughout history been a harbinger of global instability and conflict, and could directly affect both the international security landscape and global economy in 2018. Looking back, it […]

China Iran

In the News

Dec 19, 2017

Marczak Quoted in Reuters on Cuba Trade Ties with Russia

By Jason Marczak

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Cuba

In the News

Dec 19, 2017

Goldwyn Quoted in ECPA on Overcoming the Challenge of the “Last Mile” in Energy

By David Goldwyn

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Latin America

Event Recap

Dec 13, 2017

Argentina’s Political and Economic Transformations

By Roberta Braga & Sean Miner

On December 7, 2017, days before the second anniversary of President Mauricio Macri’s time in office and the start of the Eleventh Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Buenos Aires, the Atlantic Council, in partnership with HSBC, hosted “Argentina’s Transformations: Open to the World.” The half-day conference at the Alvear Palace Hotel in […]

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Article

Dec 13, 2017

Colombia: One Year After Peace Accord Ratification

By Andrea Saldarriaga Jiménez and Juan Felipe Celia

Read the Publication (PDF) On November 30, 2016, the Colombian Congress ratified the peace accords signed by the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), setting in motion a series of reforms stipulated in the accords. One year later, how much has implementation of the accords advanced and […]

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Video

Dec 11, 2017

Venezuela: Municipal Elections Aftermath

Venezuela

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 11, 2017

Whither America

By John Raidt

The United States faces threats from outside its borders, but also from within. The political system that once created a strong, prosperous, and united nation now sows division. This report, written by John Raidt, unpacks how the fuel—money—drives the cartel’s machinations as it interacts with and exploits amplifying forces—legal, structural, media, technological, and social.

Political Reform Politics & Diplomacy
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Wilson Center, Nov. 28, 2017.

NATOSource

Nov 30, 2017

Secretary of State Tillerson on Strengthening Western Alliances

By Rex Tillerson, Department of State

Under President Trump, the United States remains committed to our enduring relationship with Europe. Our security commitments to European allies are ironclad.

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In the News

Nov 27, 2017

Ullman in UPI: Principle, Expediency and Hypocrisy: American Values?

By Harlan Ullman

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