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Frederick Kempe at Davos
Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe spoke with the BBC's Nik Gowing about his experience at Davos this year, touching on the future of American power and divergent views of capitalism after the crisis.
Hagel, Scowcroft Appointed to Department of Energy Nuclear Commission
Atlantic Council Chairman Senator Chuck Hagel and International Advisory Board Chairman Brent Scowcroft were appointed by Energy Secretary Steven Chu to a new Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future.
The Future of Iran
Jonathan Paris, a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and adjunct fellow at the London-based Legatum Institute, co-authored an editorial in the Wall Street Journal with Nazenin Ansari entitled "The Future of Iran."
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NATO Steps up to the Plate
Afghanistan has eroded support for NATO in Washington. An alliance that has long enjoyed strong bipartisan support is now facing bipartisan skepticism.
A Senate hearing this fall made clear that many on Capitol Hill are asking what the value of the alliance is in the future if it cannot succeed in Afghanistan today.
EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy: Regulating Financial Markets in Crisis
June 01, 2009Charlie McCreevy, the EU Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, joined the Atlantic Council to discuss his central role in shaping the European response to the global economic crisis. His remarks, entitled “Regulating Financial Markets in Crisis: A Transatlantic Challenge," and the Q&A session that followed were particularly important in light of the European Commission’s recent proposals for new financial regulations.
With the financial system under continued pressure and economies continuing to contract, few issues are as urgent or controversial as how best to strengthen financial regulation and coordinate policies across the global banking system. As Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, Charlie McCreevy has a crucial role in overseeing the European financial system, regulations governing the banking system and the development of a single market in financial services throughout the EU. As the United States and Europe discuss options to better regulate their banking systems, a key challenge will be to avoid protectionist instincts and reconcile domestic pressures with the need to preserve global financial flows.
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| Charlie McCreevy and Fred Kempe |
McCreevy's speech was part of the Mapping the Economic and Financial Future Series, a lecture series featuring high-level business leaders and economic policymakers from the U.S. and Europe hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program. Frederick Kempe, president and CEO of the Atlantic Council, moderated the discussion. An introduction was provided by Francis J. Kelly, a member of the Atlantic Council Board of Directors and the Managing Director and Head of Government Affairs of Deutsche Bank.
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Mapping the Economic and Financial Future Series:
- Youssef Boutros Ghali Discusses IMF, Economic Crisis
- Josef Ackermann on the Global Economic and Financial Crisis
- Kroes Speaks on Economic Crisis
The Mapping the Economic and Financial Future Series is generously supported by Deutsche Bank.
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Pakistan: Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism

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