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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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Senator Richard Lugar: Congressional Perspective on the Future of NATO
September 28, 2009
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), the ranking minority member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke for the Atlantic Council to provide a Congressional perspective on how a new Strategic Concept for NATO can best ensure the continued relevance of the Alliance. He also addressed NATO's role in Afghanistan and the future of the transatlantic security relationship.
Senator Chuck Hagel, Chairman of the Atlantic Council, introduced Senator Lugar, and Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe moderated the event. Lugar's speech will precede the first major U.S. address from NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Atlantic Council from 5:00 to 6:00 PM on September 28 also. Rasmussen will discuss the future of the Afghanistan mission.
Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana is the senior Republican in the U.S. Senate and serves as the Republican leader of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Transcripts:
- Text of Sen. Lugar's prepared remarks
- Full Transcript, including Introduction, Speech as Delivered, and Questions and Answers
Media Coverage:
- Lugar faults Obama over missile defense: Sees 'abruptness' in decision – Washington Times, Jon Ward
- WIRE WATCH: Much Ado about Afghanistan, Zoellick on World Bank, Heritage on Homeland Security – Washington Wire, WSJ Blogs, Susan Davis
New Atlanticist Analysis:
- Lugar Wants 'Boots on the Ground' in Eastern Europe
- Lugar: Energy Cutoff Equivalent to Armed Invasion
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- Alliance Reborn: An Atlantic Compact for the 21st Century
- Afghanistan Report: A Ten-Year Framework for the Future
- Pakistan Report: Comprehensive U.S. Policy Needed
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