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The Transatlantic Bargain in 2012: Still a Good Deal?

Alexandr Vondra at ACUS 2012

On January 24, the Atlantic Council hosted the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, H.E. Alexandr Vondra. He offered a central European perspective on the future of the transatlantic partnership and the key issues facing the alliance in the run-up to the NATO Chicago Summit.

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How to Keep Transatlantic Security AAA: Outsmarting the Crisis by Thinking Beyond Institutional Lines

Hans Hillen at ACUS

On January 12, the Atlantic Council hosted H.E. Hans Hillen, the Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, for remarks on NATO defense spending in the context of the Eurozone crisis and the transatlantic economic downturn. 

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NATO: The Case for Collective Defense in the 21st Century

Philip Hammond Atlantic Council

On January 5, the Atlantic Council hosted the United Kingdom’s Secretary of Defense Philip Hammond for his first public remarks in the United States.

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Final Workshop: The Strategic Concept's Impact on US European Command

Final EUCOM Workshop

On Wednesday, February 2, the Strategic Advisors Group and members of the Atlantic Council expert network met for the third and final workshop of the International Security Program’s project on the future of the United States European Command (EUCOM).

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Second Workshop: The Strategic Concept's Impact on US European Command

"Strategic Concept will ensure that NATO remains as effective as ever in defending our peace, our security and our prosperity"

The Program on International Security hosted the second of three workshops to assess how the new NATO Strategic Concept and other initiatives launched at the Lisbon summit will impact the future of the United States European Command (USEUCOM).

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NATO in Lisbon: A Moderate Success

Lisbon Logo

Although the pre-summit hype—mostly generated by NATO itself—had observers thirsting for more, the 19-20 November NATO Lisbon Summit was a moderate success. The alliance took some measured steps toward dealing with new challenges, deftly sidestepped some political landmines and laid a reasonable foundation for the considerable work that remains. Perhaps most important, in Lisbon, NATO reinvigorated itself.

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Post-Lisbon Strategy Session with Estonia's Minister of Defense Jaak Aaviksoo

Jaak Aaviksoo at ACUS

On Thursday, December 2nd, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted Estonia’s Minister of Defense, Jaak Aaviksoo, for a strategy session on NATO after Lisbon and the way ahead for the recently adopted Strategic Concept.  Between various engagements throughout Washington, Ministe

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Videoconference with NATO Secretary General Rasmussen

Anders Fogh Rasmussen Atlantic Council NATO Speech

On Tuesday, November 30, the Atlantic Council hosted a videoconference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen for a discussion about the outcomes of the recent Lisbon summit. Atlantic Council Board Director and former National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush Stephen J. Hadley hosted the discussion and introduced the Secretary General.

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