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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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Future of EU Kosovo Mission in Doubt
Peter Cassata | November 14, 2008The planned EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, is now in doubt after Kosovo authorities rejected UN-proposed changes it considered to be concessions to Serbia. The 2,000-strong police and justice mission was set to take over the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIL) as early as the end of this year.
RFE/RL reports that the suggested amendments, unveiled last Monday, called for a two-track chain of command for Kosovo police forces: one for majority Kosovar Albanians and a second for minority Serbs. Specifically, Albanian police would operate under the EU authority, while Serbian police would fall under UNMIK supervision. Government officials say the plan violates Kosovo's sovereignty.
Although perhaps not unexpected, the development is somewhat surprising. Serbia and Russia had previously vowed only to accept EULEX if it was approved by the UN Security Council, a doubtful prospect given Russia's fierce opposition to Kosovo's independence. However, it now seems Kosovo too has become an obstacle to EULEX's deployment.
