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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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Georgia
The Day After: President Saakashvili on Post-Revolutionary Societies and What Comes After the Arab Spring
February 01, 2012
On February 1, the Atlantic Council held a discussion with the Honorable Mikheil Saakashvili, president of Georgia, at the US Institute of Peace.
Obama supports Georgia 'ultimately' becoming a member of NATO
Jorge Benitez | January 31, 2012
From Barack Obama, the White House: On defense and security, I expressed my gratitude to the President for the extraordinary contributions that have been made by the Georgian military in Afghanistan.
Georgia warns against ‘offensive’ Russian exercise
Jorge Benitez | January 17, 2012
From Democracy and Freedom Watch: Russia’s South Strategic Command is planning the exercise ‘Caucasus 2012’ in September.
Barack Obama’s new defence plans neglect Europe at their peril
Jorge Benitez | January 13, 2012
From the Economist: Perhaps the least remarked upon part of the new strategy is the seemingly bleak future for American forces in Europe.
Georgia releases new National Security Concept, but no mention of Western European nations
Jorge Benitez | January 11, 2012
From Joshua Kucera, the Bug Pit: Georgia has released its new "National Security Concept" document, updating it from the 2005 version which said there was “little possibility of open military aggression against Georgia." Now, unsurprisingly, Russia dominates the document: of the twelve "Threats, Risks and Challenges to the National Security of Georgia" it identifies, ten are tied to Russia and its role in the breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Georgia soon to surpass Australia as largest non-NATO troop contributor in Afghanistan
Jorge Benitez | December 21, 2011
From Civil Georgia: The Parliament approved on Tuesday President Saakashvili’s request to send one additional infantry battalion to Afghanistan on top of 936 Georgian soldiers who already serve as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
Russia says Georgia's entry to NATO could lead to war
Jorge Benitez | December 09, 2011
From RIA Novosti: Russia’s foreign minister has warned of a repetition of its 2008 war with Georgia if the South Caucasus state joins NATO.
The Russian-Georgian war as a geostrategic turning point
Jorge Benitez | November 27, 2011
From Fyodor Lukyanov, Russia in Global Affairs: President Dmitry Medvedev made a remarkable statement during a speech to military officers in southern Russia early this week.
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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