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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.
Atlantic Council SAG Members Nominated for Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature
The Oxford Handbook of War, edited by Atlantic Council Strategic Advisors Group members Julian Lindley-French and Yves Boyer, has been nominated for the prestigious Duke of Westminster’s Medal for Military Literature awarded by the Royal United Services Institute.
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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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Robert Zoellick Assesses the World Economy
December 10, 2009
President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick joined the Council to offer his perspective on the state of the world economy. At the end of a tumultuous year, Zoellick discussed the issues critical to shaping the global economic future and the continuing struggle of emerging economies as they endure the crisis.
Francis Kelly, Atlantic Council Board member and Managing Director and Head of Government Affairs Americas of Deutsche Bank, introduced Zoellick. The event was moderated by Atlantic Council president and CEO Frederick Kempe. The discussion 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 Council’s Global Business and Economics Program.
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Media Coverage:
- World Bank's Zoellick Warns Against Rising Protectionism – Dow Jones Newswires, Henry J. Pulizzi
- Early Word: Peace Prize – The Caucus, New York Times, Janie Lorber
- Wire Watch – Wire Watch, Wall Street Journal, Susan Davis
New Atlanticist Analysis:
- Different Economic Tones in Europe and Asia
- Zoellick: U.S. Must Play Active Role in Multilateral System
Mapping the Economic and Financial Future Series:
- Reforming the World Bank and IMF: A Conversation with Nancy Birdsall
- 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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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.
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