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International Security

A rapidly evolving and uncertain world – in which new challenges and threats can develop either suddenly or over time – demands a reevaluation of traditional security relationships and strategies. The Council’s Program on International Security examines U.S. relationships with allies and adversaries in an effort to build consensus around policies that contribute to a more stable, secure and well-governed world.

To help continue this dialogue, the International Security Program works closely with the Strategic Advisors Group and Senior Fellows to maintain several initiatives that focus on issues related to the Transatlantic relationship.

Commanders Series National Security Series
Completing Europe NATO Forum
Cyber Statecraft Initiative Missile Defense
Eurasia Task Force Project on Georgia's Euro-Atlantic Integration
Force Posture in Europe Strategic Advisors Group
Georgia Task Force Strategy Sessions
Global Security and Risk Forum Transatlantic Initiative on Nordic-Baltic Security


Building a Secure Cyber Future: Attacks on Estonia, Five Years On

May 23, 2012
An Internet cafe announcing itself with an internationally known symbol in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.

Please join the Atlantic Council for an interactive conference titled: “Building a Secure Cyber Future: Attacks on Estonia, Five Years On,” which will take place on Wednesday, May 23 at the Madison Hotel in Washington, DC.

The Atlantic Council Covers the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago

May 20, 2012
2012 NATO Summit in Chicago logo 300

For over fifty years, the Atlantic Council has served as a preeminent, nonpartisan institution devoted to promoting transatlantic cooperation and international security. This May, as the NATO Summit converges on Chicago, the Atlantic Council maintains that the transatlantic alliance remains not only relevant, but vital, to today’s changing world.

Economic Competitiveness and U.S. National Security

James Jones | May 16, 2012
Oval Office

As America considers its global strategy in this still young and opportunity-filled century, we have the chance to deploy a potent but under-utilized asset. This is our nation’s vast and highly capable private sector. U.S.

The Challenge of Change

Chuck Hagel | May 15, 2012
Oval Office

A new world order is being built today by seven billion global citizens.

America’s responsibilities in this new world and to future generations are as enormous as they are humbling. The challenges and choices before us demand leadership that reaches into the future without stumbling over today. They also require challenging every past frame of reference.

Change Management and Cultural Transformation in NATO

May 14, 2012
NATO headquarters in Brussels

In an Atlantic Council issue brief, “Change Management and Cultural Transformation in NATO: Lessons from the Public and Private Sectors,” Edgar Buckley, former assistant secretary general of NATO, and Nancy DeViney, vice president for Organizational Change Management at IBM argue that applying lessons learned from change management and cultural tran

The Next Step for Arms Control: A Nuclear Control Regime

May 14, 2012
Richard Burt and Jan Lodal issue brief

On May 14, 2012, the Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable with Richard Burt and Jan Lodal to discuss proposals put forward in their recent joint paper ‘The Next Step for Arms Control: A Nuclear Control Regime.’

Anchoring the Alliance

May 14, 2012
NATO Anchoring The Alliance Atlantic Council Report

On the eve of the Chicago summit, a new Atlantic Council report argues for the enduring importance of NATO, and calls for renewed leadership from the Alliance's members to ensure NATO's vibrancy in the decade to come.

Atlantic Council Report Calls for Renewed Leadership from NATO Member States

May 14, 2012

WASHINGTON — On the eve of the Chicago summit, a new Atlantic Council report argues for the enduring importance of NATO, and calls for renewed leadership from the Alliance's members to ensure NATO's vibrancy in the decade to come. 

'Anchoring the Alliance' Report Launch

May 14, 2012
Nick Burns report launch

On May 14, the Atlantic Council launched ‘Anchoring the Alliance,’ a new report authored by R. Nicholas Burns, former US undersecretary of state, permanent representative to NATO, and current Atlantic Council board director.

It's Time to Put the Nuclear Issue Behind Us

May 13, 2012
Nuclear ICBM

In a new Atlantic Council issue brief, authors Lord Robertson, Franklin C. Miller, and Kori Schake urge NATO heads of states to put nuclear issues behind them when they gather in Chicago this week.

Program Leadership

Director
Barry Pavel
Director, Cyber Statecraft Initiative
Jason Healey
M.A. and George Lund Fellow
Steven Grundman
Deputy Director
Magnus Nordenman
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Deputy Director
Jeffrey Lightfoot
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Assistant Director
Riley Barnes
Assistant Director
Simona Kordosova

Staff

Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow
HuiHui Ooi, Program Assistant
Robert Nurick, Senior Fellow
 

PROGRAM EVENTS

Building a Secure Cyber Future: Attacks on Estonia, Five Years On

Please join the Atlantic Council for an interactive conference titled: “Building a Secure Cyber Future: Attacks on Estonia, Five Years On,” which will take place on Wednesday, May 23 at the Madison Hotel in Washington, DC.

The Atlantic Council Covers the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago

For over fifty years, the Atlantic Council has served as a preeminent, nonpartisan institution devoted to promoting transatlantic cooperation and international security. This May, as the NATO Summit converges on Chicago, the Atlantic Council maintains that the transatlantic alliance remains not only relevant, but vital, to today’s changing world.

The Next Step for Arms Control: A Nuclear Control Regime

On May 14, 2012, the Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable with Richard Burt and Jan Lodal to discuss proposals put forward in their recent joint paper ‘The Next Step for Arms Control: A Nuclear Control Regime.’

'Anchoring the Alliance' Report Launch

On May 14, the Atlantic Council launched ‘Anchoring the Alliance,’ a new report authored by R. Nicholas Burns, former US undersecretary of state, permanent representative to NATO, and current Atlantic Council board director.

Forum on the Ratification of the Law of the Sea Convention

On May 9, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to a gathering of US national security and business leaders in Washington, DC, convened by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Atlantic Council.

The United States and Nordic-Baltic Cooperation: An Enhanced Partnership in a Global World

On April 10, the Atlantic Council held a discussion on recent developments and future prospects of the Enhanced Partnership in Northern Europe (e-PINE), which seeks to strengthen US cooperation with the eight Nordic and Baltic countries.

International Engagement in Cyberspace 2012

On April 10, 2012, Georgetown University’s Institute for Law, Science, and Global Security and the Atlantic Council co-hosted “International Engagement in Cyberspace 2012: Establishing International Norms & Improved Cyber Security,” the second annual day-long conference to promote a dialogue between policymakers, key industry stakeholders, and academics regarding the issues, problems, and opportunities in the global commons that is cyberspace.

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