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Jan 10, 2016

Schechter on Rousseff’s Economic Plan

By Peter Schechter

The Associated Press quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s efforts to develop an economic plan in face of impeachment:

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New Atlanticist

Dec 22, 2015

Stumbling Into Sensibility: How America Got a Sensible Energy and Environment Policy Despite Our Political Polarization

By David L. Goldwyn

After a year of posturing and polarization, President Barack Obama and Congress have agreed on measures that will strategically alter and enhance the US energy system and global energy security. Winston Churchill’s supposed adage that Americans always do the right thing, after exhausting all the alternatives, was never truer. The key measures that have set […]

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NATOSource

Dec 19, 2015

Merry Christmas 2015

By Jorge Benitez, Director of NATOSource

Merry Christmas and thank you to everyone that supported NATOSource during 2015. The NATOSource website will not be updated during the holidays, but you will be able to receive news and updates through our Twitter account: @NATOSource.

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Secretary of Defense (at the time) Chuck Hagel, April 4, 2013

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Dec 18, 2015

Hagel Critiques Obama’s Policies on Syria and Russia

By Dan De Luce, Foreign Policy

[At the time Secretary of Defence Chuck] Hagel wrote a two-page memo to [National Security Advisor Susan] Rice and [Secretary of State John] Kerry — and copied the president — saying the administration needed to decide on its approach to the conflict in Syria and its stance toward the Assad regime.

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Defense Industrialist

Dec 17, 2015

Artificial strategy

By James Hasik

Are even the computers smart enough for the gray zones? General Joseph Votel, head of US Special Operations Command, is worried about “gray zones.” As he told the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities back in March, he is vexed by today’s “ambiguity on the nature of the conflict, the parties involved, and the […]

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New Atlanticist

Dec 16, 2015

Global Warming: US-Cuba Thaw Biggest News Out of Latin America in 2015

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Rapprochement has gone a long way to open up the debate about Cuba, says Atlantic Council’s Peter Schechter As 2015 draws to a close, our experts take a look back at the year that was and look ahead to 2016. This interview is the first in a series. Peter Schechter is the Director of the […]

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In the News

Dec 12, 2015

Schechter on the Macri Government

By Peter Schechter

Argentine News Service Télam quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter on newly elected President of Argentina Mauricio Macri:

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SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove, May 21, 2015

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Dec 11, 2015

SACEUR Breedlove Looks Back as He Charts NATO’s New Path

By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

For NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Philip Breedlove, the intelligence coming into his headquarters pointed to a watershed moment for European security, but not everyone wanted to see it that way.

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Event Recap

Dec 11, 2015

Innovators in Mexico: Mapping the Journey to Success

By Oriana Piña

Over the past few years, Mexico’s leaders have undertaken massive legislative and constitutional reforms aimed to uplift and transform the country. Besides significant improvements already materializing in the energy and telecommunications sectors, the new government initiatives such as the creation of an Entrepreneur Institute (INADEM) and a focus on supporting small to medium businesses, are […]

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In the News

Dec 10, 2015

Marczak: Argentina’s New President Wants to Change the Way Latin America Does Business

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak cowrites for Foreign Policy on how Argentina’s role in the global economy is likely to shift during the new Macri administration:

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