Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is in the United States this week, following recent visits to Egypt and the United Kingdom. One year after his first meeting with President Trump, Mohammed bin Salman continues to advance dramatic social and economic change in the Kingdom. Under the Crown Prince, Saudi Arabia has loosened some restrictions &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=421" class="more-link">Continue reading Press Call: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman&#8217;s US Visit &#8594;</a>

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Press Call: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s US Visit

On January 31st, the Atlantic Council hosted a conversation with female thought leaders about the current state of the transatlantic relationship. In today’s turbulent political and security environment, the transatlantic alliance is at a critical crossroads. Pressing foreign policy and security challenges – from terrorism and Russian aggression to rising nationalism and waning confidence in &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=414" class="more-link">Continue reading Taking Stock of the Transatlantic Relationship: Female Leaders Reflect on 2017 &#8594;</a>

Taking Stock of the Transatlantic Relationship: Female Leaders Reflect on 2017

What are the short and long-term issues and potential fixes to election cybersecurity issues? Can paper ballots help restore faith in electronic voting? And how important is federal and state cooperation in cybersecurity policy formation? In this episode, Jane Holl Lute, Atlantic Council board director and president and CEO of SICPA North America, and Anni &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=408" class="more-link">Continue reading Cybersecurity and Elections, a conversation with Jane Holl Lute &#8594;</a>

Cybersecurity and Elections, a conversation with Jane Holl Lute

What does the Trump administration&#8217;s strategy toward the Asia-Pacific mean for US-ROK relations? The December 12 forum, &#8220;Reimagining the US-Republic of Korea Partnership in the Trans-Pacific Century,&#8221; explored priorities for the US-ROK security alliance and economic partnership. This podcast features the keynote address &#8220;Meeting the Foreign Policy Challenges of 2017 and Beyond&#8221; delivered by Secretary &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=406" class="more-link">Continue reading 2017 Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Forum &#8594;</a>

2017 Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Forum

What are the best practices for countering hybrid warfare? Where does responsibility lie in mitigating these threats? On this episode of Channeling Brussels, Teri Schultz speaks with Hanna Smith about Finland&#8217;s use of its history with Russia to help its partners address hybrid warfare concerns. Hanna Smith is Director of Strategic Planning and Responses for &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=396" class="more-link">Continue reading Helsinki and Hybrid Threats &#8594;</a>

Helsinki and Hybrid Threats

The Transatlantic Forum on Strategic Communications and Digital Disinformation (StratCom) addressed the threat from hostile governments and radical groups who try to disrupt Western democracies through targeted digital disinformation campaigns. StratCom brought together key stakeholders, researchers, government officials, and members of civil society from the transatlantic community. It featured panels on: Social Media and Radicalization: &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=385" class="more-link">Continue reading Transatlantic Forum on Strategic Communications and Digital Disinformation &#8594;</a>

Transatlantic Forum on Strategic Communications and Digital Disinformation

On Wednesday August 9, 2017 the Atlantic Council held a conference call where the options and impacts of US sanctions to Venezuela were discussed. Speakers included: Francisco Monaldi, a fellow in Latin American Energy Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, and David Mortlock, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council&#8217;s Global Energy Center. &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=378" class="more-link">Continue reading Conference Call – Sanctioning Venezuela: Options and Impact &#8594;</a>

Conference Call – Sanctioning Venezuela: Options and Impact

The title of Sir Peter Westmacott&#8217;s new paper, Turkey&#8217;s European Journey, does not indicate where he thinks the country stands on that path, whether he believes Ankara is still headed toward Europe or whether it has turned off that road permanently. In this episode, host Teri Schultz speaks to Sir Peter Westmacott, a distinguished ambassadorial fellow &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=360" class="more-link">Continue reading Westmacott: &#8216;Turkey&#8217;s European Journey&#8217; Has Taken a Detour &#8594;</a>

Westmacott: ‘Turkey’s European Journey’ Has Taken a Detour

Even as the pervasive and destructive capacity of cyberattacks becomes ever more evident with the alleged Russian meddling in European and American politics, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, a former president of Estonia, marvels at the European Union’s under-performance in dealing with the threat. In this episode, host Teri Schultz speaks to former Estonian President Toomas Ilves &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=357" class="more-link">Continue reading A Decade After &#8220;Web War 1,&#8221; Former Estonian President Blasts EU Cyber Inertia &#8594;</a>

A Decade After “Web War 1,” Former Estonian President Blasts EU Cyber Inertia

Bearing a title that obligates him to manage evolving security threats, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges Sorin Ducaru has his hands more than full.  With the threat landscape against the alliance changing constantly in unpredictable ways, many of them breaking new terrain in warfare, Ducaru and his staff have to be prescient, &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=353" class="more-link">Continue reading Sorin Ducaru, NATO&#8217;s Man with Many Helmets &#8594;</a>

Sorin Ducaru, NATO’s Man with Many Helmets

It&#8217;s not a secret that expatriate Americans, along with Europeans, tend to feel more closely aligned with the Democratic Party in the United States. However,  Michael Kulbickas, chairman of Republicans Overseas, says he has spent many years hoping a candidate as transformative as Donald Trump would come along. In this episode, host Teri Schultz speaks &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=351" class="more-link">Continue reading Lonely GOP Outpost in Brussels Sees Supporters Slowly Emerge &#8594;</a>

Lonely GOP Outpost in Brussels Sees Supporters Slowly Emerge

On Monday, June 5, 2017 the Atlantic Council held its annual Distinguished Leadership Awards. Each year the Atlantic Council honors several distinguished leaders for their versatile contributions to the strengthening of the transatlantic relationship. The event convenes an elite audience of some eight hundred guests from more than fifty countries, including the highest level of government, &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=332" class="more-link">Continue reading 2017 Distinguished Leadership Awards &#8211; Part 2 &#8594;</a>

2017 Distinguished Leadership Awards – Part 2

On Monday, June 5, 2017 the Atlantic Council held its annual Distinguished Leadership Awards. Each year the Atlantic Council honors several distinguished leaders for their versatile contributions to the strengthening of the transatlantic relationship. The event convenes an elite audience of some eight hundred guests from more than fifty countries, including the highest level of government, &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=330" class="more-link">Continue reading 2017 Distinguished Leadership Awards &#8211; Part 1 &#8594;</a>

2017 Distinguished Leadership Awards – Part 1

Latin America, with its history of female heads of state, seems to be a rising global leader in terms of notable women in top-level leadership roles. What is the region&#8217;s secret sauce? Does this phenomenon translate to the empowerment of women throughout Latin American societies? And are women rising to the top across sectors? On &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=326" class="more-link">Continue reading Women&#8217;s Leadership in Latin America &#8594;</a>

Women’s Leadership in Latin America

Our guest this week for a special Women&#8217;s Day episode of Channeling Brussels is Ambassador Marriet Schuurman, NATO&#8217;s special representative for &#8220;Women, Peace and Security&#8221;, tasked with helping implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325. The measure obligates UN member governments to elevate the concerns and well-being of women and children, to work to prevent &#8230; <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncilpodcasts.org/?p=322" class="more-link">Continue reading Channeling Brussels: NATO Fights to Close the Gender Gap &#8594;</a>

Channeling Brussels: NATO Fights to Close the Gender Gap

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