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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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G8
Adbusters Wants 50,000 G8/NATO Protesters in Chicago
Jorge Benitez | February 09, 2012
From Lisa Balde and Phil Rogers, NBC Chicago: The activist group that helped initiate Occupy Wall Street is rallying troops for a "big bang in Chicago" ahead of the G8/NATO summits this May.
Clinton: 'Europe is and remains America's partner of first resort'
Jorge Benitez | February 04, 2012
From Hillary Clinton, Department of State: I have heard all the talk about where Europe fits in to America's global outlook.
France seeks "sustainable financial support" for Afghanistan from Chicago summit
Jorge Benitez | January 02, 2012
From AFP: The international community must provide long-term financial support for Afghanistan after NATO-led forces leave the country in 2014, French defence minister Gerard Longuet said Sunday.
NATO, G8 Chicago meeting planning ramps up
Jorge Benitez | December 08, 2011
From Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times: The Chicago G8 NATO host committee's new web site is http://www.chicagog8nato.org/
No one in the White House sees the Chicago summit "as an opportunity for making major" changes in NATO
Jorge Benitez | November 10, 2011
From Harlan Ullman, the New Atlanticist: The White House is preoccupied with the election and is in full campaign mode. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen met with U.S. President Barack Obama two days ago in Washington. But because of the November election, NATO isn't going to remain high on the agenda
John Bryan to lead host committee for the NATO/G-8 summits
Jorge Benitez | October 04, 2011
From Kristen Mack, the Chicago Tribune: Mayor Rahm Emanuel has tapped a group of experienced fundraisers to help cash-strapped Chicago come up with money to host the NATO and G-8 summits next spring.
French Diplomacy as it Evolves from the G8 to the G20
Ralph Winnie | July 18, 2011
Traditionally, French diplomacy has been dominated by almost exclusive representation of the French aristocracy who controlled the selection and promotion processes of French diplomatic service.
Time to Wake Up, Germany
Jorge Benitez | July 07, 2011
From Wolfgang Ischinger, Spiegel: China is booming, the Arab world is in tumult and the Internet is fundamentally changing the way we live -- and what is Germany doing?
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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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.
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