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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.
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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?"
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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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Perspectives on Nuclear Posture: European leaders with Pugwash Conferences at the Atlantic Council
March 02, 2010
The Atlantic Council hosted a group from the Pugwash Conferences and the Top Level Group for a working lunch to discuss U.S. nuclear posture in Europe. The delegation, led by Des Browne, former UK State Secretary for Defence, included Jan Kavan, former Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic, and Giorgio La Malfa, Italy's former Minister of European Affairs. Also featured were Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Jeffrey Boutwell, Martin Butcher, and Shata Shetty from Pugwash. These assembled European leaders advocated the withdrawal of U.S. nuclear weapons from Europe and participated in a lively discussion moderated by Atlantic Council Board Member and former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Walt Slocombe. Ana Palacio, former Foreign Minister of Spain, and members of the Council's Strategic Advisors Group debated the forthcoming Nuclear Posture Review, the role of NATO and the future of nuclear policy.
The report on the delegation's consultations visit around Washington, DC can be found here.
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The purpose of the Pugwash Conferences is to bring together, from around the world, influential scholars and public figures concerned with reducing the danger of armed conflict and seeking cooperative solutions for global problems. Meeting in private as individuals, rather than as representatives of governments or institutions, Pugwash participants exchange views and explore alternative approaches to arms control and tension reduction with a combination of candor, continuity, and flexibility seldom attained in official East-West and North-South discussions and negotiations.
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A unique parliamentary initiative has been formed in the UK to advocate and encourage debate and discussion on multilateral nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues in light of the 2010 NPT Review Conference. The group is comprised of 15 British parliamentarians, nearly all of whom are former Foreign and Defence Secretaries of State along with former Chiefs of Defence staff from the last 2 decades of politics.
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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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