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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.
NATO Summit Preview: German and French Ambassadors
March 25, 2009
On March 25, the Atlantic Council's International Security Program hosted the German and French ambassadors to the U.S. for a discussion about the upcoming Strasbourg/Kehl NATO summit on April 3-4, which the two countries are hosting jointly. Klaus Scharioth of Germany and Pierre Vimont of France discussed their priorities going into the summit as well as their desired outcomes. A Q&A session was moderated by Atlantic Council president and CEO Frederick Kempe.
Ambassador Scharioth opened with ten points about how the German government sees the upcoming summit. Of special attention were his remarks that (1) NATO and EU cooperation is essential and must not conflict and compete with each other; (2) we must keep an open door on membership for the West Balkans, as they have no alternative but membership; (3) there is no alternative but to cooperate with Russia via the NATO-Russia Council, especially over missile defense; and (4) we need commitment to arms control.
Vimont followed with 3 main points: (1) France’s return to NATO integrated command structures is welcomed by the majority of the public, contrary to other claims, enabling France to better influence the upcoming strategic concept review; (2) NATO and EU defense are complementary – France will spend 300 billion Euros on defense between now and 2020; and (3) the summit must tackle the issue of a new Secretary General and develop a strategic concept to improve civilian and financial aid for Afghanistan.
During the Q&A session, Vimont expressed concern about dialogue with the Taliban, noting that the Saudis have failed in the past. Scharioth said that Germany had preferred the missile defense issue to take place in NATO; once the bilateral U.S. deals with Poland and the Czech Republic are settled, Germany wants to put NATO missile defense to the NATO-Russia Council as a way of demonstrating the strong resolve of the alliance and Russia.
Participants:
- H.E. Pierre Vimont, French Ambassador to the U.S.
- H.E. Klaus Scharioth, German Ambassador to the U.S.
- Frederick Kempe, Altantic Council President and CEO (Moderator)
Media Coverage:
- Obama, NATO chief discuss Afghanistan war, Russia – AP, Steven R. Hurst and Barry Schweid
- International leaders urge Obama to back nuke ban – AP, Barry Schweid
New Atlanticist Analysis:
- Where is Obama on Europe? – James Joyner
Related Events:
- Defense Business Transformation: Audacity for Change
- Balkan Issues for NATO and EU: New Friends, Old Problems?
- "Alliance Reborn" NATO Policy Paper Launched
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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
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Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2010
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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.
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