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Nawaz Offers Views on Changing Pakistani Perceptions of U.S.
Shuja Nawaz, Director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center, was interviewed on The Takeaway morning radio news program on the Pakistan flood situation. The discussion focused on the U.S. being the single largest donor of aid, and the potential for Pakistanis to shift their perceptions of America. However, Nawaz warns of the long-term effects of America's goodwill, stating that "changing image takes a long time."
South Asia Center's Shikha Bhatnagar Spotlighted
Shikha Bhatnagar's recent appointment as Associate Director of the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council, is yet another manifestation of a growing trend of second generation Indian Americans' advent into leading Washington, DC think tanks as senior policy analysts and associates.
Chuck Hagel Discusses START Ratification on RussiaToday
Atlantic Council Chairman Chuck Hagel was interviewed for RussiaToday on delays in ratification of the START treaty in both the U.S. and Russia.
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In August the sunny calm and quiet that is a Swedish summer will be shattered by the impact of Joint Direct Attack Munitions dropped by F-16CM Fighting Falcons from US Air Force Europe.
Afghanistan's Future: A Conversation with Ashraf Ghani
April 22, 2009
Former Afghan Minister of Finance Dr. Ashraf Ghani spoke today at a conversation about the future of Afghanistan hosted the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center. The Atlantic Council also unveiled its Afghanistan Report by Dr. Ghani, A Ten-Year Framework for Afghanistan: Executing the Obama Plan and Beyond.
Just weeks after the Obama administration’s release of its new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Dr. Ghani presented a medium-term framework for Afghanistan that outlined the steps which must be taken by Afghanistan and the international community to ensure that they make good on its second chance for success. The discussion session was moderated by Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council.
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Afghanistan Report
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Media Coverage:
- Europe misplaces Afghan concerns – UPI
- U.S. urged to focus on governance in Afghanistan – Reuters, Paul Eckert
- Emerging Threats: Chalabi blasts sectarianism; Petraeus warns of Afghan challenges – UPI, Daniel Graeber
- Afghanistan: Corruption is the Mother of Insurgency – EurasiaNet, Joshua Kucera
Blogger Reactions:
- Week in Review, 4/19-4/25 – Yale Afghanistan Forum
New Atlanticist Analysis:
- Afghanistan is Irrelevant – Bernard Finel
- Taliban AfPak Strategy: A Jihadi Preemptive War – Walid Phares
- Optimism on Afghanistan – James Joyner
- AfPak: One Theater, Two Countries – James Joyner
- Has NATO Lost Afghanistan? – James Joyner
Related Publications:
- Afghanistan Report: A Ten-Year Framework for the Future
- Pakistan Report: Comprehensive U.S. Policy Needed
- Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World
- Saving Afghanistan: An Appeal and Plan for Urgent Action
Related Events:
- Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Obama: Discussions on the New Strategy
- Pakistan: Future Scenarios
- NATO Head: Pakistan FATA Key to Afghan Security
- Kerry and Hagel Unveil Atlantic Council's Pakistan Report
- Saving Pakistan’s Economy
- NIC Chairman Thomas Fingar Presents "Global Trends 2025"
Ashraf Ghani:
Ashraf Ghani is on leave as Chairman of the Institute for State Effectiveness, which exists to rethink the role of the state in the globalized world from the citizen perspective. Dr. Ghani is also currently involved in a number of activities supporting the reform of global institutions, including work as a Commissioner on the UN High-Level Panel on Legal Empowerment of the Poor, as a Governor of IDEA and at the World Justice Project of the American Bar Association. He is a member of the Atlantic Council’s International Advisory Board. Recently, the Government of Afghanistan nominated him for the position of United Nations Secretary General.
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Ukraine Under Yanukovych: An Analytical Debate
On August 18, New Atlanticist--the Atlantic Council's policy and analysis blog--published a critique of Ukraine's leadership and progress toward democracy since 2004. Entitled "Orange Peels: Ukraine after Revolution," the essay was written by Council Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky.
Lisbon 2010 NATO Young Atlanticist Summit: Call for Applications
The Atlantic Council of the United States’ Young Atlanticist Program, in partnership with the Portuguese Atlantic Commission and the Atlantic Treaty Association/Youth Atlantic Treaty Association, will be hosting a young professionals’ event for the Lisbon Summit, and is currently soliciting applications from exceptional candidates from all NATO and Partnership for Peace (PfP) countries, as well as Mediterranean Dialogue members.
Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award Dinner
On September 23rd, international luminaries will gather at the inaugural Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award Dinner, honoring Professor Klaus Schwab, the Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum, upon the forum's 40th Anniversary.
Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2010
The Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum (BSEEF) is a unique annual initiative that brings business and policy leaders together to discuss Eurasia’s leading economic and energy challenges.
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Transatlantic Relations from German Perspective
In a recent installment of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri interviews Irmtraud Richardson, Brussels-based correspondent for German public radio and television service ARD. Richardson discusses Germany's outlook on the EU, as well as the state of U.S.-German and U.S.-EU relations.
