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Dispatch from Hong Kong: How the ‘geoeconomic city’ is weathering global headwinds

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From Chinese and US economic growth to stablecoin regulations, a recent visit to Hong Kong offered important insights for two Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center experts.

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First Lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani’s Remarks at Atlantic Council Featured in Outlook Afghanistan

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Starlink’s India launch is a crash course on New Delhi’s approach to tech sovereignty

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A recently announced partnership to deploy the Elon Musk-led company’s satellite internet in India offers a window into New Delhi’s “hybrid” approach.

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First Lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani’s Remarks at Atlantic Council Featured in Outlook Afghanistan

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Reading between the lines of Taiwan’s new Quadrennial Defense Review

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The recently released Quadrennial Defense Review offers a window into the Taiwanese military’s issues with prioritization, operational readiness, and manpower retention.

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Apr 3, 2016

First Lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani’s Remarks at Atlantic Council Featured in Outlook Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

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Apr 1, 2016

The European Refugee Surge: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities

By Alvaro Morales Salto Weis & TK Spandhla

Asylum applications to the European Union (EU) set an all-time record in 2015, more than doubling the 2014 figure, according to EUROSTAT. After the recent agreement between Turkey and the EU, the influx of refugees is expected to decrease significantly.

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Apr 1, 2016

First Lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani’s Remarks at Atlantic Council Featured in Tolo News

By Atlantic Council

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Event Recap

Mar 31, 2016

The new Afghanistan: A conversation with Rula Ghani

By South Asia Center

On March 31, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted First Lady of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Rula Ghani for a public and on the record conversation about the progress made under the Ghani Presidency, and the challenges that remain for Afghanistan. The Atlantic Council’s President and CEO Frederick Kempe made welcome remarks, underscoring […]

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Mar 31, 2016

Rula Ghani: Afghanistan’s First Lady. Myth Buster.

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Afghanistan’s First Lady, Rula Ghani, delivered a spirited defense of her husband’s administration on March 31 and warned that “repeated half truths take a life of their own…and suddenly become conventional wisdom.” Speaking at the Atlantic Council, Ghani described and disputed numerous “myths” about Afghanistan that she said exist in the West, particularly in the […]

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Mar 31, 2016

Manning in Global Times: Regional Bodies Could Provide Solutions to Growing Nuke Security Threats

By Robert A. Manning

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Mar 31, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Nuclear Energy, Proliferation, and the Nuclear Security Summit

By Jamie Metzl

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New Atlanticist

Mar 29, 2016

Trump’s ‘Sopranos’ Worldview Would Undo Asian Alliances

By Robert A. Manning

In a series of recent comments—most notably in extensive interviews with the New York Times— Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, has sketched a worldview and policies toward US allies that could unravel the entire post-World War II order. Among other things, Trump says he would renegotiate all existing trade agreements, and […]

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Mar 29, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by The Jordan Times on Trade with Israel and China

By Brenda Shaffer

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Mar 29, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by the Times of Israel on Israel’s Offshore Energy Industry

By Brenda Shaffer

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