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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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U.S. leaders reinforce Gates' warning to NATO
Jorge Benitez | June 11, 2011
From James Kitfield, the National Journal: [Secretary of Defense Robert] Gates is not the first U.S. official to publicly warn that the NATO alliance is at great risk of emerging from the war in Afghanistan fundamentally weakened
NATO in the Present and Future: A Conversation with General John Craddock
Jason Harmala | May 21, 2010
Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri's latest New Atlanticist Podcast features General John Craddock, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Atlantic Council Board Director. General Craddock discusses NATO in the Horn of Africa, and European contributions to NATO operations and the planned missile defense shield.
NATO Interests vs. National Interests
Jeff Lightfoot | May 12, 2009
In his address yesterday to the Atlantic Council, NATO Supreme Allied Commander outlined a wish list of reforms he hopes the Alliance will take in the years to come to ensure the institution’s continued relevance in the 21st century.
Craddock: NATO Political Leadership AWOL
James Joyner | May 11, 2009Supreme Allied Commander John Bantz Craddock told the Atlantic Council that "political leadership in NATO is AWOL" and that fixing the "imbalance" between an enormous strategic ambition and modest political will is vital for success in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
General Craddock: The Future of NATO, Afghanistan Operations
May 11, 2009
General John Craddock spoke candidly on the future of NATO for the Atlantic Council's Commanders Series, a lecture series of high-level U.S. and European military leaders hosted by the Council's International Security Program. General Craddock is NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of U.S. European Command.
U.S. Commander: Keep Brigades in Germany
James Joyner | March 27, 2009
The commander of U.S. forces in Europe is urging keeping two heavy brigades in Germany rather than sending them back to the United States, citing the benefits of training with NATO allies and logistical advantages for regional deployments.
NATO Blockade Urged Following UN Somalia Sanctions
Peter Cassata | November 25, 2008On Monday, global shippers pressed for a blockade of Somali waters to stop outgoing pirate ships, the WSJ reported:
NATO Commander Issues Call to Action
James Joyner | October 20, 2008
General John Craddock, the Supreme Allied Commander, gave a talk this morning to RUSI, the UK's Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, issuing his boldest pronouncements to date on the problems besetting NATO.
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.
