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Jul 17, 2016

Stein Quoted by CNN on US-Turkey Extradition Dispute

By Aaron Stein

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New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2016

From Scandal to Silver Lining: Petrobras’ Offering Opportunity for Brazil’s Energy Sector

By Meghan Rowley

The Lavo Jato corruption investigations, also known as Operation Car Wash, into Petrobras, Brazil’s oil giant, shocked the energy sector and helped fuel one of the country’s worst recessions. Nonetheless, some analysts are optimistic that the industry can open itself up to foreign investors and domestic competition to once again generate prosperity. “The energy industry […]

Brazil Energy & Environment
Gen. Edward Cardon, commander of U.S. Army Cyber Command and Second Army, April 21, 2016 (photo: David Vergun/US Army)

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2016

Pentagon Publicly Acknowledges its First Major Offensive Cyber Campaign

By Ellen Nakashima and Missy Ryan, Washington Post

An unprecedented Pentagon cyber-offensive against the Islamic State has gotten off to a slow start, officials said

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In the News

Jul 15, 2016

Atlantic Council Event US SOUTHCOM: A Strategic Look with ADM Kurt W. Tidd Featured by Stars & Stripes

By Atlantic Council

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Heads of State of NATO members and partners at Warsaw Summit, July 8, 2016 (photo: NATO)

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2016

Keeping NATO Relevant and United

By The Editorial Board, New York Times

Despite all the unsettling news coming out of Europe, not least Britain’s divorce from the common market, one traditional trans-Atlantic alliance remains essentially intact: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2016

US-Russia Cooperation on Syria Seen as Catalyst for Syrian Conflict Resolution

By Julia Goldman

Reports of newfound military cooperation between Russia and the United States to resolve Syrian conflict are welcomed with caution by Syrian negotiation committees. “The hope is there may be serious cooperation at the highest level to finally address the Syrian situation in a serious way and at the level that is required,” said Bassama Kodmani, […]

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Jul 15, 2016

Slavin Joins Voice of America to Discuss Theresa May, South China Sea, Dallas Police Shootings, and Nice Attacks

By Barbara Slavin

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Report

Jul 14, 2016

Oil & gas in Brazil: A new silver lining?

By Décio Oddone

Transformations in Brazil's energy sector could be critical to rebooting the broader economy. Today, with state-owned Petrobras still reeling from political scandal, one development welcomed by investors is a bill gaining steam in Congress to open offshore oil discoveries to greater private investment. Is this the beginning of more changes to come?

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Jul 14, 2016

Oil and Gas in Brazil: A New Silver Lining?

By Nicolas Jimenez

As Brazil experiences a period of transition, with president Dilma Roussef facing impeachment and Michel Timer leading an interim government, its energy sector’s faces a turning point. For the past 50 years, state-owned oil giant Petrobras has dominated Brazil’s energy industry. In the recent past, however, scandals involving top officials in Petrobras and in the […]

Brazil Energy & Environment

Defense Industrialist

Jul 14, 2016

An Arrow II for Canada?

By James Hasik

The RCAF’s divergent commitments to NORAD and NATO suggest that none of the fighters on offer are quite right for its needs. Canada’s Department of National Defence has had quite a time over the past two weeks at both the NATO Summit and the Farnborough Air Show. The DND is now preparing to deploy 450 […]

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