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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
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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.
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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 analytic writing skills for its New Atlanticist Internship during the Fall 2010 semester.
The intern will provide support to the Managing Editor in running the Council’s website and its international affairs blogs, the New Atlanticist and NATOSource. The intern is expected to regularly contribute pieces to the blog, edit blog submissions, generate summaries of Atlantic Council events, and assist in adding various other content to the website.
The internship requires demonstrated writing skills and/or editorial 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. Experience with HTML and photo editing is also desirable.
The internship begins in September and is unpaid. Interns are expected to commit between 20 and 35 hours per week of their time for at least three months.
Duties are not limited to, but will include:
- Support the activities of the Managing Editor and his staff.
- Upload, format, and maintain Council submissions to its web site and international affairs blogs, New Atlanticist and NATOSource.
- Write analytical pieces for publication on the New Atlanticist blog.
- Maintain and update information on Council staff and their credentials.
Qualifications:
- Must be at least a college junior in good standing. Graduate students and recent master’s graduates strongly favored.
- Demonstrated interest in international affairs and/or transatlantic relations.
- Demonstrated writing skills and/or editorial experience.
- Some experience with HTML highly preferred. Experience with Drupal, WordPress, or other web content management systems desirable.
- Must work well with others and interact professionally with senior figures.
- Must have at least a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale), or equivalent from a non-U.S. institution.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
To be considered for this position, please email a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to: internship@acus.org.
In the subject line, please indicate which program you are applying to.
The Atlantic Council of the United States is an equal opportunity employer.
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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.
Counter-Piracy Task Force: Strategic Approaches to the Piracy Challenge
On February 8, 2012, the International Security Program and the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a meeting of the Atlantic Council Maritime Piracy Task Force, chaired by Atlantic Council Board Director Franklin D. Miller. This is the third in a series of meetings looking into the challenge of piracy and possible strategic approaches.
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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.
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