Featured Publications
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?”
REGISTER
Robert Gates
Obama may pick Lute for European command
Jorge Benitez | February 06, 2012
From Gregge Jaffe, the Washington Post: The Obama administration is considering nominating retired Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute as the next commander of the U.S.
US Ambassador to NATO: ' European commitments to NATO are too-often lacking'
Jorge Benitez | January 19, 2012
From Ivo H. Daalder, U.S. Mission to NATO: [W]hile Europeans don’t spend enough on defense, they also don’t spend efficiently.
Gates renews warning of dim and dismal future for NATO
Jorge Benitez | December 15, 2011
From Jorge Benitez, New Atlanticist: Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has revisited perhaps the most controversial speech in his career.
Gates Renews Warning of Dim and Dismal Future for NATO
Jorge Benitez | December 15, 2011Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has revisited perhaps the most controversial speech in his career.
Gates: Moderate Center Not Holding, American Strategy Imperiled
James Joyner | December 14, 2011Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates bemoaned the "oversized egos and undersized backbones" of America's political leaders, wishing more of them would emulate Brent Scowcroft's "steadfast integrity, common decency, and moral and political courage" to deal with enormous global challenges.
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Stresses Need for Political Compromise in Washington in Time of Crisis
December 14, 2011WASHINGTON – At a celebration honoring former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft on Tuesday night, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates lamented the political gridlock preventing Washington’s leaders from solving the most difficult challenges facing the United States and its allies today, saying that compromise has become akin to selling out.
Germany’s Military Reform: An American Perspective
Jorge Benitez | November 22, 2011
From Peter Flory, the New Atlanticist: [T]he steps announced to reshape German armed forces and meet Germany’s stringent budget cutting goals are cause for concern for the U.S. and NATO, especially at a time when other leading European powers are also scaling back their capabilities.
Free Rider no more! - Canada pulls more than its weight in NATO
Jorge Benitez | October 25, 2011
From Peter Jones, the Ottowa Citizen: From the first Gulf War, to Bosnia and Kosovo, to Afghanistan and now to Libya, Canada has carried much more than its share of NATO’s burdens.
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.
