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Nawaz Offers Views on Changing Pakistani Perceptions of U.S.
Shuja Nawaz, Director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center, was interviewed on The Takeaway morning radio news program on the Pakistan flood situation. The discussion focused on the U.S. being the single largest donor of aid, and the potential for Pakistanis to shift their perceptions of America. Nawaz insists that the U.S. should stay the course with aid to Pakistan, but warns of the long-term effects of America's goodwill, stating that "changing image takes a long time."
Nancy Walker Addresses U.S. Africa Command Conference
Dr. Nancy J. Walker, Director of the Ansari Africa Center, gave the keynote address at Africa Command’s Senior Leader Offsite Conference in Starnberg, Germany on August 26, 2010.
South Asia Center's Shikha Bhatnagar Spotlighted
Shikha Bhatnagar's recent appointment as Associate Director of the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council, is yet another manifestation of a growing trend of second generation Indian Americans' advent into leading Washington, DC think tanks as senior policy analysts and associates.
Chuck Hagel Discusses START Ratification on RussiaToday
Atlantic Council Chairman Chuck Hagel was interviewed for RussiaToday on delays in ratification of the START treaty in both the U.S. and Russia.
FEATURED ISSUE
In August the sunny calm and quiet that is a Swedish summer will be shattered by the impact of Joint Direct Attack Munitions dropped by F-16CM Fighting Falcons from US Air Force Europe.
NATO One Year after Georgia: National Perspectives
October 08, 2009
The Atlantic Council, in cooperation with the Embassies of Finland, Estonia and Norway, hosted the first of three half-day conferences today concerning the impact of the August 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict on European security.
The event was moderated by Kurt Volker, Senior Advisor at the Atlantic Council and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, and features Boyko Noev, former Bulgarian Minister of Defense; Sven Sakkov, Estonian Undersecretary of Defense for Policy; Janne Kuusela, Defense Policy Advisor for Finland's Ministry of Defense; General Bantz J. Craddock (Ret.), former SACEUR; Keith Eikenes, Norwegian Defense Counselor; Ian Bond, UK Political Counselor; Stephen Blank; Janusz Bugajski; and Angela Stent.
One year after the conflict, the Council's conference examined whether there indeed has been a shift in security priorities, as well as threat perceptions, among NATO allies in response to the conflict and how changes in national policy might impact broader Alliance policy and defense planning. The Russia-Georgia conflict led to calls for a re-thinking of European defense and security policy, as well as of defense planning and military force structure. The conflict called into question the consensus that traditional Article 5 collective defense issues are a thing of the past and that European security policy should be oriented exclusively towards expeditionary stabilization or peacekeeping efforts.
Download Agenda (PDF)
Download Stephen Blank's Russia's Energy Weapon and European Security (PDF)
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Panel 1 – Understanding Russia One Year after Georgia (MP3):
Panel 2 – Impact and Significance of 08/08/08: National Perspectives (MP3):
Panel 3 – Managing Russia and Assuring Allies (MP3):
Media Coverage:
- US Atlantic Council holds hearing on Georgia – Georgian Times
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Ukraine Under Yanukovych: An Analytical Debate
On August 18, New Atlanticist--the Atlantic Council's policy and analysis blog--published a critique of Ukraine's leadership and progress toward democracy since 2004. Entitled "Orange Peels: Ukraine after Revolution," the essay was written by Council Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky.
Lisbon 2010 NATO Young Atlanticist Summit: Call for Applications
The Atlantic Council of the United States’ Young Atlanticist Program, in partnership with the Portuguese Atlantic Commission and the Atlantic Treaty Association/Youth Atlantic Treaty Association, will be hosting a young professionals’ event for the Lisbon Summit, and is currently soliciting applications from exceptional candidates from all NATO and Partnership for Peace (PfP) countries, as well as Mediterranean Dialogue members.
Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award Dinner
On September 23rd, international luminaries will gather at the inaugural Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award Dinner, honoring Professor Klaus Schwab, the Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum, upon the forum's 40th Anniversary.
Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2010
The Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum (BSEEF) is a unique annual initiative that brings business and policy leaders together to discuss Eurasia’s leading economic and energy challenges.
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Transatlantic Relations from German Perspective
In a recent installment of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri interviews Irmtraud Richardson, Brussels-based correspondent for German public radio and television service ARD. Richardson discusses Germany's outlook on the EU, as well as the state of U.S.-German and U.S.-EU relations.
