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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. Nawaz insists that the U.S. should stay the course with aid to Pakistan, but warns of the long-term effects of America's goodwill, stating that "changing image takes a long time."
Nancy Walker Addresses U.S. Africa Command Conference
Dr. Nancy J. Walker, Director of the Ansari Africa Center, gave the keynote address at Africa Command’s Senior Leader Offsite Conference in Starnberg, Germany on August 26, 2010.
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.
Council Hosts General David Petraeus
October 09, 2008
In a luncheon hosted at the offices of the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C., General David Petraeus participated in an off-the-record exchange with the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG). The General, who was recently confirmed by the Senate as chief of U.S. Central Command, engaged in a frank dialogue with Council experts about the challenges faced by the U.S. and NATO in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The luncheon was co-chaired by Atlantic Council president and CEO Frederick Kempe and Lt Gen Brent Scowcroft, chairman of the Council's International Advisory Board.
Petraeus repeatedly emphasized that winning in Afghanistan will require "sustained commitment" from the United States and NATO on the military front but, far more importantly, on the diplomatic and development fronts. As hard as Iraq was and continues to be, this will be "the long theater in the Long War."
Notable Guests and Dignitaries:
- General David Petraeus - Commander, U.S. CENTCOM
- Mr. Frederick Kempe - President and CEO, Atlantic Council
- Lt Gen Brent Scowcroft (USAF, Ret.) - Chairman, Atlantic Council International Advisory Board
- The Hon. Walter Slocombe - Secretary, Atlantic Council Board of Directors
- The Hon. Franklin Kramer - Atlantic Council Board of Directors
- Dr. Frances Burwell - Vice President for Transatlantic Programs, Atlantic Council
- Mr. Jim Townsend - Vice President for International Security Programs, Atlantic Council
- Mr. Joseph Snyder - Director of Asia Programs, Atlantic Council
- LTG P.T. Mikolashek (USA, Ret.) - Raytheon International
- Gen Charles F. Wald (USAF, Ret.) - L-3 Communications
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Related Commentary on New Atlanticist Blog:
- Builders, Diplomats, Guardians, and Warriors - Derek Reveron
- Afghanistan: Necessary But Not Sufficient - James Joyner
- Winning in Afghanistan: Whose Side is Pakistan Really On? - James Joyner
- Surging in Afghanistan - James Joyner
- Iraq: Time for a Deadline - Neil Leslie
- NATO's Afghanistan Strategy Needs Changes Now - Peter Cassata
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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.
