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Council News
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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Reforming the World Bank and IMF: A Conversation with Nancy Birdsall
October 13, 2009
Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development and a member of the Atlantic Council's Business and Economics Advisors Group, analyzed the responses of the IMF and World Bank to the financial crisis and the new challenges the institutions now face. In light of the G20’s recent mandate to expand their roles in the global recovery process, some experts question whether the IMF and World Bank have the capabilities to effectively meet the growing demands of the international community.
The call was part of the Mapping the Economic and Financial Future Series, a lecture series featuring high-level business leaders and economic policymakers from the U.S. and Europe hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program. The discussion was moderated by Francis J. Kelly, a member of the Atlantic Council Board of Directors and the Managing Director and Head of Government Affairs, Americas, of Deutsche Bank.
The conversation with Birdsall addressed several key areas:
- Rethinking the governance structures of the IMF and World Bank
- Encouraging emerging nations such as China, India, and Brazil to be active in the policy-setting discussion
- Redistributing voting rights and representation to give small nations a greater voice
- Enhancing transparency in decision-making and resource allocation
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Related Atlantic Council Economic Analysis:
- G20 Report: Renewing Globalization and Economic Growth
- Nancy Birdsall: Congressional Testimony on the Financial Crisis
- Tim Adams: Congressional Testimony on the G20
- G20 Report: Stimulus and Regulation Compromise Needed
Mapping the Economic and Financial Future Series:
- Tim Adams on China and the Global Economic Recovery
- EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy: Regulating Financial Markets in Crisis
- Youssef Boutros Ghali Discusses IMF, Economic Crisis
- Josef Ackermann on the Global Economic and Financial Crisis
- Kroes Speaks on Economic Crisis
The Mapping the Economic and Financial Future Series is generously supported by Deutsche Bank.
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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.
