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Kazakhstan and the United States: Twenty Years of Ambiguous Partnership
The Five Futures of Cyber Conflict and Cooperation
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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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OSCE
Spain's view of NATO and "military missions abroad" according to its official Security Strategy
Jorge Benitez | December 01, 2011
From the Office of the Prime Minister of Spain : Ensuring the security of Spain, its inhabitants and its citizens is an essential responsibility of the Government and the Public Administrations, but also of society as a whole. Security today is everyone´s responsibility.
US and OSCE condemn the verdict in the case of Ales Byalyatski
Jorge Benitez | November 28, 2011
From the U.S. Embassy in Minsk: The United States strongly condemns the selective prosecution and conviction of Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski.
Robert Simmons appointed policy coordinator for upcoming NATO summit in Chicago
Jorge Benitez | November 16, 2011
From the State Department: The United States will host back-to-back G8 and NATO Summits May 19-21, 2012, in Chicago. The White House has the overall lead for summit planning through various working groups chaired by the National Security Staff.
NATO conducts annual Crisis Management Exercise (CMX)
Jorge Benitez | October 12, 2011
From NATO: NATO will conduct its annual Crisis Management Exercise (CMX) between 19 and 26 October 2011.
NATO calls on OSCE for joint responses
Jorge Benitez | July 04, 2011
From NATO: NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Vienna on 30 June 2011 and met with the OSCE Secretary General, Mr. Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, as well as with representatives of the Lithuanian chairmanship of the OSCE.
OSCE laments lack of democracy in Kazakhstan following elections
Jorge Benitez | April 05, 2011
From RIA Novosti: The results of Kazakhstan’s presidential elections on Sunday show that the country still lacks democracy and freedom of assembly and speech
Strategy Session with Lithuanian Foreign Minister
February 17, 2011
On February 17, the Council hosted a dynamic and results-oriented strategy session with Lithuania’s Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office (CiO) Audronius Ažubalis. Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe provided welcoming remarks, and Executive Vice President Damon Wilson moderated the discussion.
During our session, the CiO was offered strategic counsel from expert panelists and high-level participants to articulate an action plan for Lithuania’s OSCE chairmanship.
Medvedev Frowns
David J. Smith | December 14, 2010
“It’s a victory! We are hosting the 2018 World Cup,” a beaming Russian President Dmitry Medvedev tweeted his countrymen, moments after the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) made its December 2 announcement in Zurich. It was a big turnaround from the frown he wore just 24 hours earlier as he stormed off from the Astana Summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
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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