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Congress Viewed from Across the Pond

James Joyner | January 27, 2010
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"Viewed from across the pond, the U.S. Congress seems at best incompetent and at worst a joke," Alex Massie argues. And that perception is not without consequence.

Guantanamo Detainees: The View from Europe

Andrew Kessinger | August 02, 2009
An American flag flutters in the wind at Guantanamo Bay

Thanks to renewed transatlantic cooperation, President Barack Obama is one small step closer to keeping his campaign promise to close the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention center.

Torture a Looming Crisis in Transatlantic Relations

Bernard Finel | April 22, 2009
Europe Torture Protest

Blogger Andrew Sullivan has likened torture to a cancer on America’s democracy, that “metastasizes quickly and poisons everything it touches.”

Spain Rejects 'Bush Six' Torture Trial

Valerie Nichols | April 16, 2009
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Spain’s Attorney General today rejected a judge’s decision to open an investigation against six Bush Administration officials. The AG’s recommendation was sought by a group of human rights lawyers and the judge hoping to bring cases against “The Bush Six” for their alleged sanctioning of torture.

Fred Kempe on Morning Joe

March 23, 2009
Fred Kempe, Atlantic Council President and CEO

Atlantic Council president and CEO Frederick Kempe was a guest on Morning Joe at MSNBC.  He talked about the planned closure of Gitmo, among other issues.

Beyond Closing Guantanamo: Rebuilding a Transatlantic Partnership in International Law

March 09, 2009
Shut Down Guantanamo

In one of his first acts as president, Barack Obama signed an executive order closing the Guantanamo Bay prison camp within a year.  According to a new paper published by the Atlantic Council, Beyond Closing Guantanamo, this is a step in the right direction, but the new U.S. administration should undertake several additional measures aimed at restoring the United States as a leader in the international legal system.

5 Questions for Jim Inhofe

James Joyner | March 04, 2009
Senator Jim Inhofe

Senator James M. Inhofe is the second ranking Republican on the Armed Services Committee and is a former chairman of (and now ranking Republican on) the Environment and Public Works Committee.  I had the opportunity to get his thoughts on some key issues of interest to the Atlantic Council community.

EU Agrees to Take Non-Dangerous Gitmo Prisoners. Maybe. Some Day.

James Joyner | January 27, 2009
Bernard Kouchner EU

The foreign ministers of several EU members say that will consider taking prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay, provided that the United States can prove to a degree of absolute certainty that they are not dangerous. 

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Estonian President Ilves: The Future of NATO

Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves addressed the Atlantic Council on March 19 as part of the Global Leadership Series. Atlantic Council Board Director and CEO of LexisNexis, Andrew Prozes, provided introductory remarks while Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic, moderated the Q&A session.

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