Featured Publications
Kazakhstan and the United States: Twenty Years of Ambiguous Partnership
The Five Futures of Cyber Conflict and Cooperation
US Lessons for the Eurozone Restoring Confidence through Transparency
Prospects and Challenges for Increasing India-Pakistan Trade
A US-EU Action Plan for Supporting Democratization: Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia
Council News
Jonathan Paris Discusses Syrian Crisis with France 24
Jonathan Paris, nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center, appeared on France 24 to discuss Russia's support for the Assad regime and what it means for a possible UN resolution against Syria.
Damon Wilson US Senate Testimony: Ukraine at a Crossroads
On February 1, Atlantic Council executive vice president Damon Wilson testified at a hearing of the US Senate Committe on Foreign Relations on the topic: "Ukraine at a Crossroads: What's at Stake for the US and Europe?"
Michele Dunne on US-Egypt Relations for NPR's Morning Edition
Relations between the US and Egypt have taken a downturn since Egyptian authorities raided the offices of seventeen nongovernmental organizations in December - three of them US-funded. Michele Dunne, director of the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, spoke on NPR's Morning Edition about the situation and what it means for US aid to Egypt.
FEATURED ISSUE
The South Asia Center receives guidance and support from many experts throughout the world. Our senior fellows, guest-speakers, Center patrons, and visitors contribute heavily to the Center’s mission to “wage peace,” and engage the international community in the region. The Center asked our contributors the simple, but key question, “What you do expect in 2012?”
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Chinese Economy
J. Peter Pham Testifies Before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
April 13, 2011
On Wednesday April 13, Dr. J. Peter Pham, Director of the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission at a hearing on “China’s Current and Emerging Foreign Policy Priorities.”
Guess Hu’s in Europe?
Jeff Lightfoot | November 09, 2010
Chinese President Hu Jintao opted not to sit idly in Beijing and watch President Obama circle the Middle Kingdom in his ‘post-shellacking’ tour of Asia. Hu showed that two could enhance the influence of their countries far from home. While both leaders are strengthening long-term ties through their visits, the victor of the flurry of G-2 diplomacy may become apparent as soon as the November 11-12 G-20 summit in Seoul when the U.S. and China clash over the imbalances in the global economy.
Behind the Currency Noise: China's Third Quarter Economic Performance
October 26, 2010
On October 26, the Atlantic Council's Asia Program hosted a discussion examining China’s third quarter economic performance and implications for the country's strategies to address future economic growth challenges.
China: The State and Economic Growth Trajectory
July 15, 2010
The Atlantic Council's Asia Program and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce co-hosted a conference on July 15 that addressed China’s current economic affairs and their implications for the global recovery and U.S.-China relations.
China's March to a Consumption-Led Economy
September 30, 2009
The Atlantic Council's Asia Program and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce jointly hosted a roundtable discussion on the Chinese economy's transformation to a consumption-driven model. The conversation analyzed the McKinsey Global Institute’s new study, If you've got it, spend it: Unleashing the Chinese consumer.
In China, You Might Not Be Able to Read This
Andrew Kessinger | August 14, 2009
Chinese Internet users won a small but encouraging victory on Thursday when Information Technology Minister, Li Yizhong, eased the controversial requirement to install website-filtering software on all new personal computers.
U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue
Patrick deGategno and Damien Tomkins | August 07, 2009
If you think the first U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue last week lacked substance, you are wrong. It was a promising step in the growing bilateral relationship.
U.S.-China Relations: The Changing Climate of Diplomacy
Banning Garrett | July 14, 2009
From the start of the global economic crisis, it has become clear that a new world order has emerged. While the world is increasingly interconnected, it is specifically the U.S.-China relationship that will determine how and if our leaders can meet the major global challenges of the 21st century.
FEATURED EVENTS
The Way Forward in Europe
On February 13, the Atlantic Council's Global Business and Economics Program will host Luc Frieden, finance minister of Luxembourg, and an influential member of the European Union’s Eurogroup and Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
Libya Revisited: Coalition Building and the Future of NATO Operations
Please join the Atlantic Council for a public address and conversation with General Charles Bouchard, commander of the NATO military mission in Libya.
Pivotal Partnerships: The Prospects for International Defense Cooperation in an Age of Austerity
On Wednesday, February 15, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will join the Atlantic Council for a public address and conversation on international defense cooperation.
Counter-Piracy Task Force: Strategic Approaches to the Piracy Challenge
On February 8, 2012, the International Security Program and the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a meeting of the Atlantic Council Maritime Piracy Task Force, chaired by Atlantic Council Board Director Franklin D. Miller. This is the third in a series of meetings looking into the challenge of piracy and possible strategic approaches.
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FEATURED INTERVIEW
Is Nigeria at a Crossroad?
In this edition of the New Atlanticist Podcast, Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri speaks to Mr. Tutu Agyare, founder and managing partner of Nubuke Investments, one of Africas’s largest asset managers.
