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Michele Dunne and Amy Hawthorne on US Policy in Middle East (NPR)
Hariri Center Director Michele Dunne and Senior Fellow Amy Hawthorne reflect on US policy toward the Middle East and North Africa in the two years since President Barack Obama promised to make it a top priority to support democracy and human rights in the region.
J. Peter Pham Speaks on Sahel Politics and Security in The Hague
J. Peter Pham, director the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, was one of four experts invited to address a high-level international conference on the crisis in the Sahel region convened today in The Hague.
Rudolph Atallah Testifies before House Panel on Crisis in the Sahel
Rudolph Atallah, senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, testified at a House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on “The Growing Crisis in Africa’s Sahel Region.”
Mihaela Carstei on the US-Canada Keystone Pipeline Project (CTV)
On the heels of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s visit to the United States, Energy & Environment Program Associate Director Mihaela Carstei joins CTV to discuss the Keystone Pipeline project that would transport tar sands oil from Canada and the northern United States to refineries in the Gulf coast of Texas.
Council Hosts Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili
September 24, 2008
The Atlantic Council hosted a luncheon with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili at the Union Club in New York City. At a small, single-table sit down lunch, the President discussed his understanding of the circumstances not only facing his country, but the broader region in military, economic and cultural terms. He assessed the Russian-Georgian relationship as a David and Goliath story, condemning Russian aggression in the region. Echoing President Yushchenko’s remarks from the previous day Saakashvili called for NATO membership for both Ukraine and Georgia. He explained Russia’s interest in the two countries, stating: “Crimea is the crown, while Georgia is the jewel in that crown.”
President Saakashvili praised the American government for their bipartisan support. He stated that wider regional implications of the events rest on the support and coordination of the United States and the European Union. The coalition is divided on how to act in regards to NATO and the Membership Action Plans (MAP) for both countries. He warned the coalition of either “overplaying” or “underestimating” Russia during this sensitive time.
The lunch ended with a look forward to the ways in which the Georgian democratic system could be improved in the years after the Rose Revolution. Saakashvili discussed the need for limitations to presidential power as well as an increase in transparency and accountability.
This event was generously hosted by Atlantic Council board member Andrew Prozes, Global CEO of the LexisNexis Group.
Notable Guests and Dignitaries
- Mikhail Saakashvili - President of Georgia
- H.E. Irakli Alasania - Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations
- Mr. Dimitri Sanakoev - Head of the Region of South Ossetia
- H.E. Vasil Sikharulidze - Ambassador of Georgia to the United States
- Ms. Ekaterina Tkeshelashvili - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
- The Honorable Richard C. Holbrooke - Vice-Chairman Perseus LLC
- Mr. Richard Gere - Founder and President of the Gere Foundation and Healing The Divide
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