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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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Australia and New Zealand Guarantee All Bank Deposits
Peter Cassata | October 12, 2008On Sunday, Australia and New Zealand pledged to guarantee all bank deposits in a coordinated effort to curb further losses to their currencies and markets. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 16 percent last week while New Zealand's NZX 50 dropped 11 percent. According to the Financial Times, the countries had been the only two in the developed world not to provide a government-backed bank deposit guarantee.
Australia's guarantee covers the country's entire deposit base of approximately A$600 ($395.5) billion to A$700 ($461) billion and will last for three years. New Zealand, which is presently in a recession, will guarantee all institutions with less than NZ$5 ($3) billion in deposits for two years, while larger institutions will be charged a 0.1 percent annual fee for the guarantee.
