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Council News
Barry Pavel on NATO in a New Security Landscape (Federal News Radio)
Barry Pavel, Atlantic Council vice president and director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, joins Federal News Radio to speak about why America's rebalance to Asia and the Middle East makes our relationship with European countries and NATO different.
Frederic Hof Discusses G8 Talks on Syria Conflict (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Frederic C. Hof, senior fellow with the Hariri Middle East Center, appeared on Australia’s primetime news program to discuss the G8 countries’ talks on the Syria conflict, the Obama administration’s plans to arm the Syrian opposition while seeking a negotiated settlement, and the broader regional implications of the Syria conflict.
James Joyner on Intelligence Oversight (The National Interest)
Atlantic Council managing editor James Joyner asks in The National Interest, "Why Should Congress and the Courts Care About Snooping If Citizens Don't?"
J. Peter Pham Discusses Al-Qaeda Franchise’s MANPADS Manual (CNN)
J. Peter Pham, director of the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, was interviewed by Brian Todd on CNN’s Situation Room in a segment on the discovery of evidence in northern Mali that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) may have acquired surface-to-air missiles.
Nicolas Sarkozy
France’s beleaguered president
Jorge Benitez | April 06, 2013
From Economist: The French are not known for their optimism, but recently their morosité has been plumbing new depths.
US rejects claims it participated in hacking of French presidential staff
Jorge Benitez | November 21, 2012
From Jamey Keaten, AP: The U.S. Embassy in Paris on Wednesday "categorically" denied claims in a French magazine report that the U.S. government was behind a hacking attack against computers in the French president's palace earlier this year.
French press accuse US of hacking computers in Presidential Palace
Jorge Benitez | November 21, 2012
From Phil Muncaster, the Register: US-sponsored snoopers hacked into the computers of the Élysée Palace earlier this year ahead of the French presidential election and lifted top secret information, using what appears to be the notorious Flame malware, a French newspaper has alleg
France ends combat mission in Afghanistan
Jorge Benitez | November 20, 2012
From Joris Fioriti, AFP: France ended its combat mission in Afghanistan on Tuesday, withdrawing troops from a strategic province northeast of Kabul as part of a speeded-up departure from the war-torn country.
Vedrine Report: France Should Stay in NATO Command
Jorge Benitez | November 14, 2012
From Gregory Viscusi, Bloomberg News: France should remain part of NATO’s integrated military command and push for greater influence within the 28-nation alliance, a former foreign minister recommended in a report.
The Turn Away From Europe
Jorge Benitez | November 05, 2012
From Josef Joffe, Commentary: It almost goes unnoticed that the United States is closing a long chapter in its Atlantic history.
France and transatlantic relations under the Hollande government
Jorge Benitez | October 31, 2012
From Nicholas Dungan, Atlantic Council: On the global stage, France under Hollande will revert to a more traditional Gaullist posture, with the goal of indépendance nationale.
Anchoring the Alliance: An Atlanticist France
R. Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson & Jeff Lightfoot | May 24, 2012
For over sixty years, an ambivalent France sat at the center of the Alliance. For NATO to thrive in the decades ahead, it needs an energetic France to sustain its Atlanticist instincts. That is particularly important now that François Hollande has been elected as France’s new President.
FEATURED EVENTS
The Chinese Cyber Challenge: How to Address the Growing Threat
On June 24, the Brent Scowcroft Center of the Atlantic Council will host a panel discussion on the most recent claims of Chinese cyber espionage and the implications of this threat for the US-China relationship and China's ties with its neighbors in Asia.
US-Iran Cultural Engagement: A Cost Effective Boon to US National Security
On June 27, the Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force will launch a new issue brief by Ramin Asgard and Barbara Slavin entitled US-Iran Cultural Engagement: A Cost Effective Boon to US National Security, along with a public briefing on people-to-people exchanges with Iran.
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