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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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China and the Economic Crisis
July 17, 2009
Expert China economist Albert Keidel joined the Atlantic Council's Asia Program on to present China’s 2009 second quarter economic results and their implications for the upcoming U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. Economist Pieter Bottelier, Senior Adjunct Professor at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and former head of the World Bank Mission in China, also shared his thoughts on the China's latest data. Banning Garrett, director of the Asia Program, moderated the discussion.
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Related Atlantic Council Analysis:
- China and the Global Economic Recovery
- Tim Adams: Congressional Testimony on the G20
- G20 Report: Stimulus and Regulation Compromise Needed
More on the Participants:
Albert Keidel is an independent researcher with over 25 years' experience analyzing China's economy. Earlier in the decade he was acting Director and Deputy Director of the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of East Asian Nations after first serving briefly as Treasury's China desk officer. Keidel currently teaches a graduate course on China's economy at Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute. His recent article, “China and the Economic Crisis,” is available at here.
Pieter Bottelier is a Senior Adjunct Professor of China Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. Holder of various World Bank positions, including: Senior Adviser to the Vice President for East Asia, Chief of the Resident Mission in Beijing, Director for Latin America, Director for North Africa, Division Chief for Mexico, Resident Chief Economist in Jakarta, and Desk Economist for African countries.
Photos by Julie Hittle.
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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.
