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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.
FEATURED ISSUE
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.
Press Release: Rupert Murdoch Receives Atlantic Council Leadership Award
MURDOCH CRITICIZES EUROPE FOR INACTION AND CALLS FOR GLOBAL NATO
Washington, D.C. (April 21, 2008) — News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch questioned Europe’s political will to defend itself and called upon NATO to expand beyond current candidates to global members such as Australia, Japan, and Israel.
“We must face up to a painful truth,” Murdoch said on Monday night, April 21st, in a speech upon receiving the 2008 Distinguished Business Award from the Atlantic Council of the United States. “Europe no longer has either the political will or social culture to support military engagements in defense of itself and is allies.”
Speaking to Washington’s most important annual gathering of Atlanticists, he said though strong on paper “this makes NATO weak in practice.” He called for reform from outside, transforming the alliance with new members chosen according to shared principles “rather than the accident of geography.”
Murdoch, who acquired the Wall Street Journal last year, also urged Congress to pass the Colombian Free Trade Agreement in an effort to demonstrate support for allies in the Western hemisphere. “Even the New York Times says the Democratic Congress should ratify this trade deal.” Describing Colombia as “a nation that is fighting poverty, battling the drug lords, and taking on terrorists backed by foreign governments,” the media magnate maintained that a “defeat for the trade deal would be confirmation that the United States is not an ally you could count on.”
Other honorees at last night’s awards dinner were former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen, and Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin.
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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.
FEATURED INTERVIEW
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.
