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James Joyner on Intelligence Oversight (The National Interest)
Atlantic Council managing editor James Joyner asks in The National Interest, "Why Should Congress and the Courts Care About Snooping If Citizens Don't?"
J. Peter Pham Discusses Al-Qaeda Franchise’s MANPADS Manual on CNN
J. Peter Pham, director of the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, was interviewed by Brian Todd on CNN’s Situation Room in a segment on the discovery of evidence in northern Mali that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) may have acquired surface-to-air missiles.
James Joyner on the NSA Controversy (The National Interest)
Atlantic Council Managing Editor James Joyner published an editorial in The National Interest arguing it's better to "trust in those charged with safeguarding our nation's secrets to do so honorably than to make every disgruntled Army private or low-level contractor a de facto national classification authority."
Frederic Hof on US Military and Political Options in Syria (NPR)
Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof of the Council's Hariri Middle East Center speaks with host Scott Simon of NPR Weekend Edition about the worsening crisis in Syria and the United States' limited military and political options.
The Future of the United States Air Force: Prospects for Partnerships and International Cooperation
April 09, 2012
On April 9, the Atlantic Council held a public address and conversation with Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Norton Schwartz. Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe provided the introduction. Barry Pavel, director of the Council's Program on International Security moderated the discussion.
In his remarks, General Schwartz discussed the new strategic guidance, released a few months ago from the Department of Defense, which described a pivot to Asia for the United States in terms of resources and focus. Schwartz noted that while the United States has strategic and economic incentives to shift attention to the Indo- and Asia-Pacific regions, the Middle East and South Asia will remain an area of significant US interest and attention. However, the United States will also continue to foster an even deeper partnership with its transatlantic allies in order to increase the total capacity and quality of alliance forces.
General Schwartz particularly stressed the value of building personal relationships among the military leadership of international partner countries. Through cooperative, multilateral training, education, and operational exercises, the United States Air Force will continue to deepen relationships among the United States and its global partners.
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