February 19, 2008
“NATO Membership: Has the time come?” featuring Albanian Minister of Defense Fatmir Mediu, Croatian Minister of Defense Branko Vukelic, and Macedonian Minister of Defense Lazar Elenovski. Moderated by Ambassador Robert Hunter. [Read More...]

February 14, 2008
“Changing Calculus: Evolving Chinese-Korean Political and Military Relations” A panel discussion on the changing dynamics in China's political and military relations with the two Koreas and how those dynamics are related to North and South Korea's bilateral relations with Alexandre Mansourov of the National Committee for North Korea; Michael McDevitt, Vice President & Director of the Center for Naval Analysis Corporation; and Derek Mitchell, Director & Senior Fellow for Asia at Center for Strategic and International Studies' International Security Program. Moderated by Jack Pritchard, President of the Korea Economic Institute, which co-sponsored the event. [Read More...]

January 31, 2008
Herv'e Morin , the French Minister of defense attended a breakfast discussion at the council to discuss NATO’s role and future as well as French American relations.

January 30, 2008
The Atlantic Council presented a report entitled ‘Saving Afghanistan : An appeal for urgent action’, along with the Center for the Study of the Presidency Afghanistan Study Group to the Senate foreign relations committee.

December 12, 2007
Exclusive Q&A Discussion -  Cyber Security Risks: How Prepared are we? Featuring: Mr. Robert W. Holleyman, II President and CEO, Business Software Alliance Mr. Paul B. Kurtz (invited) Partner and COO, Good Harbor Consulting, LLC H.E. Väino Reinart The Estonian Ambassador to the United States Dr. Paul Twomey President and CEO, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). and Mr. Frederick Kempe (moderator) President and CEO. [read more]

December 6, 2007
“Report from Afghanistan” with General Dan K. McNeill, Commander of the International Security Assistance Force. General McNeill offered his views on the progress of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) of some 40,000 troops from over 38 allied and partner nations and their efforts to secure and reconstruct Afghanistan.

November 13, 2007
Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, European Union Representative, Kosovo Troika “Kosovo: Challenges and Prospects”  Please join us for a sudden opportunity to hear Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger discuss the current situation in Kosovo while he is briefly visiting Washington. Ambassador Ischinger was appointed the EU Representative to the Kosovo Troika by Javier Solana in the summer of 2007, and has since been deeply involved in the future of Kosovo and the final political status question.

October 31- November 2, 2007
The 53rd General Assembly of the Atlantic Treaty Association in Ottawa, Canada.  This year’s General Assembly will offer a rich discussion on current security and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan as well as other issues critical to the theme: “NATO and Global Partners: A comprehensive approach to rebuilding Afghanistan and other Challenges”. [read more]

October 24, 2007
The Atlantic Council of the United States hosted the second annual Chrsitopher J Makins Lecture delivered by Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, former President of the Republic of Latvia with an introduction by Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Member of the Atlantic Council’s International Advisory Board.

October 15, 2007
"Ukraine’s Foreign Policy After the Elections" Former Foreign Ministers of Ukraine Borys Tarasyuk,  Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, and Hryhoriy Nemyria, foreign policy advisor to former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, discussed the direction foreign policy is to head in the wake of the Orange forces' narrow victory over the ruling Party of Regions and its allies in September's parliamentary elections.

October 1, 2007
On the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik, the Atlantic Council hosted "The Sputnik Moment: Lessons for 21st Century Global Challenges".  Panelists Sergei Khrushchev, son of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev; Roger Launius, chair of the Division of Space History at the National Air and Space Museum; Barbara Morgan, NASA’s first educator astronaut; Thomas Stafford, former NASA astronaut and co-leader of the Apollo-Soyuz flight; and Jay Walker, founder of Priceline.com, discussed the lessons learned from the “Sputnik Moment,” its implications on U.S. and foreign policy, and future shocks to U.S. competitiveness. The event also featured a premiere screening of the highly acclaimed “Sputnik Mania,” the never-before-told story of America’s growing fear and panic to the launch of Sputnik.  [read more]
 

September 17, 2007
"Electoral Drama in Poland, Ukraine and Russia: A Regional Perspective" Aleksander Kwasniewski,  Former President of Poland and Leader of “Left and Democrats” will share his observations in a discussion moderated by Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter and member of the Atlantic Council’s International Advisory Board.  A questions and answer session will follow. This is a Global Leadership Series event. [read more]
 

September 13, 2007
"The Future of the U.S.-Turkey Relationship"  R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, outlined the prospects and challenges for U.S. relations with Turkey. The discussion was moderated by Marc Grossman, former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, Vice Chairman of The Cohen Group, and Member of the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Council.
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September 12, 2007
"State of the Security Forces of Iraq"  Atlantic Council Chairman Gen. James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.), discussed his findings from the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq.  The commission, chaired by Jones and composed of 20 military and law enforcement experts, presented its report to Congress on September 6.[read more]

May 3, 2007
Young Atlanticist Discussion with Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga brought students in Washington DC together with students across the country via webcast to hear Her Excellency address Latvia's experience in overcoming communism and promoting democracy in Eastern Europe. [read more]

Monday, April 30, 2007
The 2007 Annual Awards Dinner honoring Alan Greenspan, General James L. Jones and Blackstone co-founder and CEO Stephen Schwarzman for their Distinguished International, Military and Business Leadership respectively. [read more]
 

19 April, 2007
The Atlantic Council hosted 'Third Site,' a unique conference on the prospects and challenges of missile defense in Europe. The Czech Foreign Minister, Karel Schwarzenberg, opened this event with an address, and he was followed by distinguished experts on missile defense in Europe. [read more]
 

April 16, 2007
The Program on International Security held a Commanders Series event with General Barry McCaffrey, USA Ret. on his recent trip to Iraq.
 

Friday, April 13, 2007
National Press Club held a 'NEWSMAKER' Media Briefing with The Atlantic Council to discuss the Council's Report on North Korea
 

March 28, 2007
The Atlantic Council's Program on International Security and The Royal Netherlands Embassy hosted a discussion with Mr. Rochus Pronk, Political Advisor with the Dutch PRT in Uruzgan, on “Reconstructing Afghanistan”
 

March 27, 2007
The Atlantic Council's Program on Transatlantic Relations hosted a lunch discussion on Turkey-U.S. Relations in an Evolving Transatlantic Context with Ambassador Osman Faruk Loğoğlu President, Eurasian Strategic Studies Center (ASAM), Dr. F. Stephen Larrabee, Corporate Chair in European Security, RAND Corporation, and Dr. Philip Robins, Faculty Fellow, Middle East Center, St. Antony’s College
 

March 16, 2007
The Atlantic Council hosted a discussion with Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who gave a presentation about his recent trip to Afghanistan.
 

February 21, 2007
A Global Leadership Series Event with R. Nicholas Burns, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs.  This event was aired on C-SPAN and can be viewed on their website. Please click here to read the transcript.
 

January 26, 2007
The Atlantic Council presented the inaugural session of the Commanders Series on “The EU in Africa” with Lieutenant General Karlheinz Viereck, commanding officer of the EU Force (EUFOR) in Congo. LTG Viereck provided a briefing on the EU operation in Congo, as well as the lessons learned for future EU military operations.
 

January 23, 2007
The OECD Washington Center and the Atlantic Council of the United States present “European Economic Recovery: Fact or Fiction?” A Videoconference Presentation of the OECD Economic Survey: Euro Area with Jean-Philippe Cotis, OECD Chief Economist and Head of the Economics Department.
 

December 21, 2006
The Atlantic Council hosted a presentation on "Future of NATO" with General James L. Jones, Outgoing Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander, U.S. European Command. This event was aired live on C-SPAN and can be viewed on their website. Please click here to read the transcript.