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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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U.S.-Iran Relations: Best-Case Scenario
March 09, 2010A panel of Iran experts addressed the "best-case scenario" for U.S.-Iran relations at the Atlantic Council. Dr. Kenneth Katzman, a Middle East scholar at the Congressional Research Service, presented his Atlantic Council-commissioned Compendium of Policies, Laws and Regulations that govern U.S. relations with Iran, and the discussion followed. The event was jointly hosted by the Council's South Asia Center and International Security Program.
Panelists:
- Kenneth Katzman, Specialist in Middle East Affairs, Congressional Research Service
- Flynt Leverett, Senior Research Fellow, New America Foundation
- George Perkovich, Vice President for Studies and Director, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Judith Yaphe, Professor at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
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Media Coverage:
- Israel says 'bad options' for Iran getting closer – Edith M. Lederer, AP
- Obama administration shifts gears on Iran sanctions – Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
New Atlanticist Analysis:
- Iran Sanctions: Failing But Multiplying – James Joyner
- Iran: China 1972 or Russia 1987? – James Joyner
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