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Kazakhstan and the United States: Twenty Years of Ambiguous Partnership
The Five Futures of Cyber Conflict and Cooperation
US Lessons for the Eurozone Restoring Confidence through Transparency
Prospects and Challenges for Increasing India-Pakistan Trade
A US-EU Action Plan for Supporting Democratization: Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia
Council News
Jonathan Paris Discusses Syrian Crisis with France 24
Jonathan Paris, nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center, appeared on France 24 to discuss Russia's support for the Assad regime and what it means for a possible UN resolution against Syria.
Damon Wilson US Senate Testimony: Ukraine at a Crossroads
On February 1, Atlantic Council executive vice president Damon Wilson testified at a hearing of the US Senate Committe on Foreign Relations on the topic: "Ukraine at a Crossroads: What's at Stake for the US and Europe?"
Michele Dunne on US-Egypt Relations for NPR's Morning Edition
Relations between the US and Egypt have taken a downturn since Egyptian authorities raided the offices of seventeen nongovernmental organizations in December - three of them US-funded. Michele Dunne, director of the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, spoke on NPR's Morning Edition about the situation and what it means for US aid to Egypt.
Atlantic Council SAG Members Nominated for Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature
The Oxford Handbook of War, edited by Atlantic Council Strategic Advisors Group members Julian Lindley-French and Yves Boyer, has been nominated for the prestigious Duke of Westminster’s Medal for Military Literature awarded by the Royal United Services Institute.
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The South Asia Center receives guidance and support from many experts throughout the world. Our senior fellows, guest-speakers, Center patrons, and visitors contribute heavily to the Center’s mission to “wage peace,” and engage the international community in the region. The Center asked our contributors the simple, but key question, “What you do expect in 2012?”
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The Atlantic Council is seeking a candidate with a passion for international relations and excellent social media experience for its Social Media Internship.
The intern will provide support to the Managing Editor in managing the Council’s Facebook accounts and blogs.
The intern will be expected to regularly work with programs and centers, attend assigned Council events, and generate summaries of them for the website.
The internship requires demonstrated writing skills and/or web experience. Graduate students or recent master’s degree recipients will be strongly favored. Published material in print or on the web is an advantage. The ideal candidate will have a background in some combination of the following: international security; European and transatlantic relations; comparative politics; and global business and economics.
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The Office of Development and External Relations (OER) seeks a talented and motivated intern to assist the Atlantic Council in strengthening its member relations (including board, corporate, and individual members). While the intern will focus on this area, h/she will also gain exposure to OER’s other two divisions: outreach and fundraising, and events.
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The Atlantic Council is seeking an enthusiastic graduate student, or exceptional undergraduate student, with excellent web skills for its Web Developer Internship. The intern will provide support to the Managing Editor in web design projects and in the overall maintenance of the Council’s website.
The ideal candidate will have a strong command of HTML and experience with Drupal, WordPress or other web content management systems. Knowledge of PHP, CSS and/or XML is highly desirable. The Atlantic Council is a foreign policy think tank, so an interest in international relations is beneficial also.
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We are currently seeking Interns for the Executive Office of the President, which oversees all activities of the Council. Interns will have the opportunity to work closely with the President and CEO, assisting with a variety of substantive research projects. Research tasks will include work on an upcoming book, and writing, preparing meeting briefings, assisting with speech writing and talking points, and several other important day-to-day tasks. Administrative duties will also be required.
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To apply, please send your resume, cover letter and writing sample to internship@acus.org.
FEATURED EVENTS
The Way Forward in Europe

On February 13, the Atlantic Council's Global Business and Economics Program will host Luc Frieden, finance minister of Luxembourg, and an influential member of the European Union’s Eurogroup and Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
Libya Revisited: Coalition Building and the Future of NATO Operations

Please join the Atlantic Council for a public address and conversation with General Charles Bouchard, commander of the NATO military mission in Libya.
Pivotal Partnerships: The Prospects for International Defense Cooperation in an Age of Austerity

On Wednesday, February 15, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will join the Atlantic Council for a public address and conversation on international defense cooperation.
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FEATURED INTERVIEW
Is Nigeria at a Crossroad?
In this edition of the New Atlanticist Podcast, Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri speaks to Mr. Tutu Agyare, founder and managing partner of Nubuke Investments, one of Africas’s largest asset managers.

















