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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.
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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?"
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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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Bulgarian Minister Traykov: Growth, Energy, and Sustainability in Bulgaria and the Region
April 05, 2010
Traycho Traykov, Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism, of Bulgaria joined the Atlantic Council on April 5 for a Roundtable on Growth, Energy, and Sustainability in Bulgaria and the Region. Minister Traykov addressed challenges and opportunities on the economy, with particular focus on markets and on the energy sector. He also offered assessments of prospects of growth and sustainable energy, the status of markets, renewable energy initiatives, and the outlook of important projects in Bulgaria, such as the Nabucco Pipeline Project and the EU-backed interconnections to Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Serbia. Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council, moderated the roundtable. The event is part of the Eurasia Discussion Series.
Minister Traykov also participated in last month's Sofia Energy Roundtable hosted by the Atlantic Council.
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Bulgaria Minister in US: Belene Nuclear Plant 'Very Painful' Project - Sofia News Agency
Minister Traykov:
Minister Traykov has expert knowledge in the area of corporate management, restructuring and turnaround. His professional career started as a merger and acquisition consultant at the UK strategic and financial advisory firm Central Europe Trust. He has taken part in a series of projects in Central and Eastern Europe, such as the privatisation of Electrica Oltenia and Electrica Moldova by the Romanian Electricity Holding, development of business strategy for Eastern Electricity (UK) for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, strategic consulting projects in Hungary, sell-side advisory to the Serbian Privatisation Agency pool Machinebuilding, and others. In 2004 he joined the German company Roland Berger- one of the world leaders in strategic consulting.
Eurasia Discussion Series:
- Kanat Saudabayev: Geopolitics in Eurasia
- Nuclear Energy in Eurasia
- Energy in Serbia: Risks and Opportunities
- Nabucco Pipeline's Future
- Energy Security in Europe: After the Prague Summit
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