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In the News

Dec 2, 2016

Slavin Hosts Voice of America’s Issues in the News on the Trump Transition, the Battle for Aleppo, and Fidel Castro’s Legacy

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to the full interview here.

Cuba Syria

Trade in Action

Dec 1, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – December 1, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

The Italian Constitutional Referendum on December 4,  seeks to streamline Italy’s public administration, requiring approval for proposed laws only from the Chamber of Deputies. What is this all about? What will a No vote/Yes vote actually mean? Watch this Atlantic Council live video for predictions and answers.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Report

Dec 1, 2016

Latin America and the Caribbean 2030: future scenarios

By Jason Marczak and Peter Engelke

A new Atlantic Council–Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report lays out six scenarios for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2030, underscoring how greater integration and better governance hold the key to greater prosperity.

Democratic Transitions Economy & Business

Defense Industrialist

Dec 1, 2016

Are Canada’s interim fighters obsolete-on-order?

By Danny Lam

The DND must ensure that the RCAF’s replacement for the CF-18s can defend North America against emerging threats. The Liberal Government of Canada has announced that it intends to swiftly sole-source 18 F/A-18E Super Hornets to fill a perceived capability gap. The need flows from Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan’s views of existing treaty obligations under NORAD and NATO. The Royal Canadian […]

Defense Industry Korea

In the News

Nov 29, 2016

Schechter Quoted by CNN on US-Cuba Relations Under Trump

By Peter Schechter

Read the full article here.

Cuba

EconoGraphics

Nov 29, 2016

The United States Needs China and Vice-Versa

By Filippos Letsas

Over the last decade, China’s large holdings of US debt have helped the Bank of China keep the value of the renminbi artificially low. This strengthened China’s competitive position in the global markets, allowing for cheaper Chinese exports and contributed significantly to China’s large trade surplus, which now accounts for about half of the total US trade deficit.

China Economy & Business

Defense Industrialist

Nov 28, 2016

Advice to the Trump Administration on the evolution of war

By James Hasik

Technological developments and actual financial constraints demand top-to-bottom rethinking of the business of defense. As I wrote earlier this month, Donald Trump’s unpredicted electoral victory has brought the possibility for real change in the enterprise of national security. To borrow Paul Ryan’s phrase, thoroughly rethinking the business of defense could create a military that moves closer to […]

China Defense Industry

In the News

Nov 28, 2016

Slavin in Voice of America: Cuba Shows Fallacy of Sanctions, Regime Change

By Barbara Slavin

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Cuba

In the News

Nov 27, 2016

Schechter Quoted by POLITICO on US Support for Cuban Freedom and Reform

By Peter Schechter

Read the full article here.

Cuba

In the News

Nov 26, 2016

Schechter Quoted by Agence France-Presse on US-Cuba Relationship

By Peter Schechter

Read the full article here.

Cuba

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