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  • Iranian-American actor Nazanin Nour on Iran's protests

    Iranian-American actor, writer, and activist Nazanin Nour spoke to the Atlantic Council about the ongoing protests and decades-long fight for gender equality and social justice in Iran—including the role of the diasporas in amplifying the movement.

    "They don't have the means a lot of the times t...

  • GeoEconomics Center's Josh Lipsky breaks down CBDC

    What exactly is a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)? Josh Lipsky from the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center explains.

    ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 03/24/2023

  • Gen. Wesley Clark on challenges posed by China, Russia to US

    General Wesley Clark spoke to the Atlantic Council about how Russia and China threaten the established world order, and how the US and its allies can further support Ukraine. Clark was NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 1997 to 2000.

    "We've worked assiduously (...) to put together a syste...

  • Gen. Richardson on China in Latin America

    Commander of US Southern Command General Laura J. Richardson spoke to the Atlantic Council about the US response to strategic threats in Latin America and the Caribbean.

    "We are very much in strategic competition in the Western Hemisphere, and with the People's Republic of China, Russia—a third ...

  • Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on looking beyond Ukraine

    Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte spoke to the Atlantic Council about Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine and the future of the transatlantic alliance.

    "If we would accept for one moment that Putin could be successful in Ukraine (...), it won't end there—he will continue. History has taug...

  • Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges on the war in Ukraine

    Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Hodges spoke to the Atlantic Council about the strategic importance of Crimea as Ukraine resists Russian aggression through winter.

    He spoke at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, moderated by the Center's Senior Director Ambassador John Herbst...

  • Pakistan’s FM Bhutto Zardari on dealing with climate change

    Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari spoke to the Atlantic Council about Pakistan's foreign policy goals and opportunities for deepening the Pakistan-US relationship amid the climate crisis and ensuing economic challenges.

    "We experienced this year what can be only described as a c...