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Frederick Kempe at Davos
Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe spoke with the BBC's Nik Gowing about his experience at Davos this year, touching on the future of American power and divergent views of capitalism after the crisis.
Hagel, Scowcroft Appointed to Department of Energy Nuclear Commission
Atlantic Council Chairman Senator Chuck Hagel and International Advisory Board Chairman Brent Scowcroft were appointed by Energy Secretary Steven Chu to a new Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future.
The Future of Iran
Jonathan Paris, a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and adjunct fellow at the London-based Legatum Institute, co-authored an editorial in the Wall Street Journal with Nazenin Ansari entitled "The Future of Iran."
FEATURED ISSUE
NATO Steps up to the Plate
Afghanistan has eroded support for NATO in Washington. An alliance that has long enjoyed strong bipartisan support is now facing bipartisan skepticism.
A Senate hearing this fall made clear that many on Capitol Hill are asking what the value of the alliance is in the future if it cannot succeed in Afghanistan today.
General Kip Ward: AFRICOM and African Security Challenges
September 29, 2009
General William "Kip" Ward, Commander of United States Africa Command, joined the Atlantic Council to discuss present and future challenges to peace and security on the African continent. He offered his perspective on current U.S. security efforts in Africa as well as on how the U.S. can work with friends and allies on missions in Africa ranging from capacity building to humanitarian relief.
General Ward is the first commander of the recently established Africa Command, a combatant command with a unique set of challenges and missions and with an innovative approach to inter-agency collaboration. His remarks were part of the Atlantic Council's Commanders Series, a lecture series of high-level U.S. and European military leaders hosted by the Council's International Security Program.
He is an infantry officer who has commanded at all levels of the U.S. Army. His overseas tours include Korea, Egypt, Somalia, Israel, Germany and Bosnia. Before taking up his current command, General Ward was the Deputy Commander of the United States European Command. He also served as the United States Security Coordinator, Israel-Palestinian Authority in 2005.
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Podcast (MP3):
Media Coverage:
- Africom head defends military exercise in Gabon – AFP
- Ward: 'No Plans' To Shift AfriCom HQ to Africa – Defense News, John T. Bennett
- Ward reports on Africa Command progress – American Forces Press Service, Jim Garamone
Blogger Reaction:
- What Gen. McChrystal Said – Democracy Arsenal, Michael Cohen
Recent Commanders Series Discussions:
- General Jean-Louis Georgelin, French Army: Chief of Defense of France
- Admiral Timothy Keating, USN: Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
- General George W. Casey, Jr., USA: Chief of Staff
- General John Craddock, USA: Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO and Commander, U.S. European Command
- General David McKiernan, USA: Commander, ISAF and Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan
The Commanders Series is generously supported by Saab AB.
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Online Security Jam: Security and Defense Agenda
From February 4 through 9, Security and Defense Agenda will host its 2010 Security Jam in partnership with the Atlantic Council.
Pakistan: Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism
Ikram Sehgal, Chairman of Pathfinder G4S (Pakistan’s largest private security firm), will join the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council on Thursday, February 11, for a discussion on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism in Pakistan.
2010 Awards Dinner: Clinton, Ackermann, Abrial, Mattis
FEATURED INTERVIEW
General Stéphane Abrial on Allied Command Transformation
Sarwar Kashmeri, a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's International Security Program, interviewed General Stéphane Abrial, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, for the New Atlanticist Podcast Series.
