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Kazakhstan and the United States: Twenty Years of Ambiguous Partnership
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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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World leaders praise Havel's legacy
Jorge Benitez | December 19, 2011
From the BBC: Tributes have been pouring in for the man many consider a driving force in the overthrow of communist rule in eastern Europe.
Beware the Guns of August
Jorge Benitez | August 02, 2011
From Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times: When something really drastic happens in the month of August, European leaders are often caught on the hop.
Stop searching for an Obama Doctrine
Jorge Benitez | July 07, 2011
From Fareed Zakaria, the Washington Post: Every few months, commentators find a new grand strategy that animates Barack Obama.
RIP former Secretary of State and Atlantic Council Board member, Lawrence Eagleburger
Jorge Benitez | June 04, 2011
From President Barack Obama, POLITICO: With the passing of former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, our nation has lost a distinguished diplomat and public servant.
PR issues impact Obama's visit to Poland
Jorge Benitez | May 27, 2011
From the AP: President Barack Obama's last stop on his European tour brings him to Poland for the first time, giving him the chance to inject new vigor in a relationship with an ally that has sometimes felt slighted by Washington.
The Gates Doctrine: Discernment of US interventions
Jorge Benitez | March 15, 2011
From Michael Gerson, the Washington Post: [Secretary of Defense Robert] Gates’s skepticism about the practical applicability of foreign policy ideals is a throwback to the days of President George H.W. Bush.
End of EU Arms Embargo with China may Spark Transatlantic Quarrel
Jorge Benitez | January 11, 2011
From John Vinocur, the International Herald Tribune: [T]he E.U.’s attitude on its 20-year-old embargo on supplying China with military wherewithal looks wobbly.
Former US Ambassador to NATO previews key issues at Lisbon Summit
Jorge Benitez | November 18, 2010
From the Council on Foreign Relations: Excerpts from interview of Robert E. Hunter (Senior Advisor at the RAND Corporation and U.S. ambassador to NATO from 1993 to 1998) by Bernard Gwertzman (Consulting Editor, Council on Foreign Relations).
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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