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Jul 30, 2015

Senators Make Case for Lifting Crude Oil Ban

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council report sees America’s energy abundance as an invaluable diplomatic tool A top Republican Senator, making the case that energy must be a significant tool in the US diplomatic toolkit, said July 30 that the United States will be “effectively sanctioning” domestic oil producers if it does not lift its ban on the export […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

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Jul 30, 2015

Reuters Highlights Atlantic Council US Energy Event

By Atlantic Council

Reuters highlights the Atlantic Council event Empowering America: How Energy Abundance Can Strengthen US Global Leadership in an article about the US Senate Energy Committee narrowly passing a bill to lift a forty-year-old ban on the export of crude oil:

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Jul 30, 2015

POLITICO Features US Energy Abundance Event

By Atlantic Council

POLITICO features the Atlantic Council event Empowering America: How Energy Abundance Can Strengthen US Global Leadership in an article about Senators Murkowski and Warner unveiling a new energy security report:

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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Jul 30, 2015

Empowering America: How energy abundance can strengthen US global leadership

By Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Mark Warner, Richard L. Morningstar, David L. Goldwyn, Bud Coote

This task force report makes the case for a more robust energy strategy that capitalizes on US energy resources to advance our foreign policy and economic interests. It calls on US policymakers to repeal the crude oil export ban, ease the process of licensing for LNG exports, sustain research and investment in clean energy technology, support energy diplomacy and technical assistance abroad, advance North American energy integration efforts, and more.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Jul 30, 2015

Goldwyn on Bidding for Mexico’s Energy

By David Goldwyn

Platts McGraw Hill Financial features Chairman of the Atlantic Council Energy Advisory Committee and Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Nonresident Senior Fellow David Goldwyn‘s paper “Mexico’s Inaugural Bid Round: What Happened and What’s Next?” in an article on how observers are waiting for Mexico to allay concerns over oil and gas bidding rounds:

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NATO meeting to discuss terrorists attacks in Turkey, July 28, 2015

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Jul 29, 2015

Possible Division in NATO Over Turkey’s Attacks Against Kurds

By Julian Barnes, Joe Parkinson, and Ayla Albayrak, Wall Street Journal

As the NATO ambassadors met in Brussels, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan effectively declared the three-year-old peace process with the PKK over. His air force bombed militants affiliated with the group in the country’s southeastern Kurdish heartland.

Iraq NATO

In the News

Jul 29, 2015

Goldwyn on Mexican Security Issues

By David Goldwyn

US News and World Report quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Nonresident Senior Fellow David Goldwyn on the entrenched corruption and volatile security situation in Mexico deterring potential foreign investors:

Mexico

In the News

Jul 27, 2015

Marczak on US-Cuba Relations

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak joins C-SPAN to discuss the challenges facing the growing relationship between the United States and Cuba:

Cuba

In the News

Jul 27, 2015

Marczak on Cuban Currency

By Jason Marczak

Barron’s quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the steps needed for a burgeoning Cuban economy to attract foreign investors:

Cuba

In the News

Jul 27, 2015

Ullman: Trump the Donald and Other Musings

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for United Press International about why Donald Trump would be an unsuitable US President:

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