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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
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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.
FEATURED ISSUE
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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Young Atlanticists in Berlin: U.S. Delegation to the 54th ATA General Assembly
November 10, 2008The Council assembled an outstanding delegation of young professionals and students to attend the Atlantic Treaty Association's 54th General Assembly in November. Joining Council Assistant Director Brooke Heaton and Fran Burwell, 20 passionate young leaders from across the country including Fulbright program scholars, the Central European University, Virginia Tech, Nazareth College, Georgetown University among others took part in the fantastic program focused on NATO's current priorities and challenges. The Young Atlanticists were addressed in keynote speeches from German Angela Merkel, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker, Heat of NATO Policy and Planning Jamie Shea, former Inspector General of the German Armed Forces Dr. H.C. Klaus Naumann, Russian Ambassador to the NATO Dmitry Rogozin and many other renowned experts and policy makers. The U.S. delegation looks forward to continuing their collaboration in the future with particularly emphasis in joint activities in Europe.
U.S. Delegation:
| Name | Affiliation |
| Christine Lejeune | Alfa Fellow, Moscow |
| Brooke Heaton | Atlantic Council of the United States |
| Boyan Stanoev | Atlantic Council of the United States |
| Marion Smith | Central European University, Hungary |
| Petya Mandazhieva | Central European University, Hungary |
| Somdeep Sen | Central European University, Hungary |
| Iryna Ievdokymova | Central European University, Hungary |
| Svetozar Dimitrov | Central European University, Hungary |
| John Sannar | Department of Defense |
| David Armstrong | Fulbright Research Fellow |
| Halley Espy | Fulbright Research Fellow |
| Allison Kenney | Fulbright Research Fellow |
| Thomas Baumgartner | Nazereth College of Rochester |
| Lindsey Spector | Nazereth College of Rochester |
| Jeri Rae Beckens | Nazereth College of Rochester |
| Kevin Otte | Richard Stockton College |
| Maria Mendieta | University of Miami, Senior |
| Jesse Ward | University of Miami, Senior |
| Ellen Mendyk | Virginia Tech |
| Suzanne E. Zitzer | Fulbright Research Fellow |
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.
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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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.
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