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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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NATO Strategic Concept Seminar
February 23, 2010
On February 22 and 23, the National Defense University and Allied Command Transformation hosted the Washington Strategic Concept Seminar. The fourth and final Strategic Concept Seminar focused on future NATO capabilities and forces, as well as provided recommendations for drafting NATO’s next Strategic Concept. The Seminar was held in partnership with the Atlantic Council, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Johns Hopkins SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton kicked off the Seminar with a speech on the future of NATO. General Stéphane Abrial, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation; Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense; and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen also offered their thoughts on a new Strategic Concept for the Alliance. A full schedule is available at NATO's website.
Themes of Remarks by National Security Advisor General James Jones
Media Coverage:
- Gates: NATO, in crisis, must change its ways – Robert Burns, AP
New Atlanticist Analysis:
- Jones: NATO Must be Lean, Agile and Flexible
- NATO's New Strategic Concept Must Make Alliance Relevant
- Clinton: NATO Reform Needed
- Clinton: EU No Threat to NATO
- Clinton: Cyber Security and Energy Security as NATO Priorities
- Clinton on Russia and NATO
Atlantic Council NATO Issue Briefs:
- NATO Reform and Decision-Making
- Article 5 and Strategic Reassurance
- The U.S., NATO and the EU: Partnership in the Balance
- The Challenge: NATO Amidst Geopolitical Realities
- A New Transatlantic Compact for NATO
Related Links:
- "From Washington: A flexible NATO, and a secure Afghanistan" – Video Message from Secretary General Rasmussen
- NATO transformation key to facing new challenges – NATO
- Special Briefing on the Future of NATO – Ivo Daalder, Department of State
- Daily Appointments Schedule for February 23, 2010 – Department of State
Related Atlantic Council Work:
- EVENT: NATO Secretary General Rasmussen: First Major U.S. Speech
- EVENT: Hillary Clinton: Freedom's Challenge
- EVENT: Senator Richard Lugar: Congressional Perspective on the Future of NATO
- CONFERENCE: Missile Defense in Europe: Next Steps
- TESTIMONY: Kurt Volker: Congressional Testimony – New NATO Strategic Concept
- INTERVIEW: Kurt Volker: Alliance Contributions to Obama's Surge
- WORKSHOP: U.S. Force Posture in Europe
- PUBLICATION: Alliance Reborn: An Atlantic Compact for the 21st Century
- EVENT: Gordan Jandrokovic: Southeast Europe in NATO
- EVENT: Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero: U.S.-EU Strategic Partnership
- PUBLICATION: Forging a Strategic U.S.-EU Partnership
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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.
