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New Atlanticist

Jul 2, 2015

Dilma’s Visit Injects New Vigor into US-Brazil Relations

By Larry Luxner

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has wrapped up her historic visit to the United States and is heading back home, where a shrinking economy and a growing corruption scandal at state-owned oil giant Petrobras have made her deeply unpopular among Brazilians. In fact, it’s that scandal—not the one involving spying by the National Security Agency two […]

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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Gen. Martin Dempsey, July 1, 2015

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Jul 2, 2015

The New US National Military Strategy and NATO

By Department of Defense

Today’s global security environment is the most unpredictable I have seen in 40 years of service.

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In the News

Jul 2, 2015

DeLevie-Orey on US-Cuba Relations

By Rachel DeLevie-Orey

Euronews quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Assistant Director Rachel DeLevie-Orey on the United States and Cuba normalizing diplomatic relations:

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Military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in World War II, May 9, 2015

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Jul 1, 2015

A Nuclear Conflict with Russia is Likelier Than You Think

By Max Fisher, Vox

There is a growing chorus of political analysts, arms control experts, and government officials who are sounding the alarm, trying to call the world’s attention to its drift toward disaster. The prospect of a major war, even a nuclear war, in Europe has become thinkable, they warn, even plausible.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 1, 2015

Making History, Obama Announces Opening of US Embassy in Havana

By Larry Luxner

On July 20, the Stars and Stripes will rise over a US Embassy in Havana for the first time in fifty-four years—and the Cuban flag will flutter over the newly reconstituted Cuban Embassy in Washington. If all goes according to plan, US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Havana to witness the historic event. […]

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New Atlanticist

Jul 1, 2015

From Chile to the Czech Republic: Diplomats Debate the Future of the Nation-State

By Larry Luxner

Five Washington-based foreign ambassadors shared the stage with US officials June 29 to discuss the 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR)—a report that deals with complex issues such as the rise of non-state actors. Thomas Perriello, QDDR Special Representative since his February 2014 appointment by Secretary of State John Kerry, unveiled the study at […]

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In the News

Jul 1, 2015

BBC Brasil Features Marczak Op-Ed

By Jason Marczak

Foreign-language BBC Brasil features an op-ed written by Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak for the San Jose Mercury News as one of five top US headlines on President Rousseff’s visit to the United States: Read the full article here.

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Jul 1, 2015

Atlantic Council Experts Urge President Obama to Use Today’s Announcement to Finish the Job on US-Cuba Opening

By Atlantic Council

In an open letter to President Obama, Peter Schechter, Director, and Jason Marczak, Deputy Director, of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center at the Atlantic Council, urge that the time is now to  seize the momentum of recent policy changes toward Cuba and fully reignite relations by pushing the current session of Congress to end […]

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In the News

Jul 1, 2015

Reuters Features Atlantic Council Open Letter on Cuba

By Atlantic Council

Reuters features an open letter written by Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter and Deputy Director Jason Marczak in an article about how a US-Cuba embassy deal could undercut the trade embargo:

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Jun 30, 2015

Marczak on Dilma’s State Visit Hopes

By Jason Marczak

Fox News Latino quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on how Brazil’s President Rousseff hopes to repair her image and the Brazilian economy during her US visit:

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