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Dec 14, 2020

Ashford at CSIS: A new era for US alliances

By Atlantic Council

Emma Ashford joined CSIS international security program for an online event that examined the challenges and opportunities for the U.S.-led system of alliances in the next decade and beyond. The Global Security Forum 2020 considered alliance dynamics for three scenarios: a climate change catastrophe, a Chinese blockade of Taiwan, and military escalation after Russian interference […]

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Dec 13, 2020

Bell and Yellen quoted in ABC News on green hydrogen

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Dec 13, 2020

Biden’s best chance for Mideast gains: go slow on Iran and build fast off the Abraham Accords

By Frederick Kempe

Imagine President-elect Biden standing before two doors that represent the Middle Eastern quandary he faces. One door is marked “Return to Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal.” The other is labeled “Build Upon Trump’s Abraham Accords.” As it is with most of these tales, there are perils in both paths.

Economy & Business Elections

Fast Thinking

Dec 12, 2020

Why Biden’s agriculture Secretary will matter

The Atlantic Council's Claire Branley and David Bray break down what to expect from Biden's pick—and how tech and big data can usher in the next agricultural revolution.

United States and Canada

Fast Thinking

Dec 12, 2020

FAST THINKING: Get up to speed on India’s new mass protests

By Atlantic Council

Mass protests led by Indian farmers are presenting perhaps the greatest challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to date. The protests have drawn in supporters from across Indian society, as farmers vow to dig in outside the capital for months. Why is the new movement so powerful—and how will Modi respond?

India Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Dec 11, 2020

Friedlander tells Vox of ties between the Magnitsky Act and the Biden administration

By Julia Friedlander

Read the full article here.

Europe & Eurasia Human Rights

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Dec 11, 2020

In the news: Dr. David Bray on how tech might shape the future of nation states

By GeoTech Center

GeoTech Director Dr. David Bray argues “success for the United States” will depend on “assemble[ing] a coalition of ‘digital democracies and more’, who seek not surveillance states, nor surveillance capitalism. Such a coalition,” he says, “would work across borders and sectors to build a world where we employ data and tech for greater digital empathy, diversity and shared humanity across nations and economic sectors.”

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Dec 11, 2020

Samad joins Figaro to discuss US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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Dec 11, 2020

Biden’s Susan Rice pick shows how domestic policy is becoming international

President-elect Biden has named one of America's leading foreign-affairs veterans to a surprising position: as a top advisor on domestic policy.

United States and Canada

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Dec 10, 2020

Hasik participates in GMU conference on government contracting

By Atlantic Council

On December 8, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow James Hasik participated in the virtual Government Contracting Conference hosted by The George Mason University School of Business Center for Government Contracting.

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