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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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UN's Evolving Role in Kosovo
July 22, 2009The Atlantic Council's Transatlantic Relation Program hosted Robert Sorenson, Chief of Staff for the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for an off-the-record roundtable discussion on developments in Kosovo. Sorenson discussed the transformation of UNMIK into a Mission for Communities, as the EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) assumes authority in Kosovo.
EU Kosovo Force Launched Tuesday
Peter Cassata | December 09, 2008On Tuesday, December 9, the EU's policing and justice mission in Kosovo, EULEX, assumed responsibilities from UNMIK. The deployment met resistance in November when plans for a separate police force for ethnic Serbian towns within Kosovo were protested by Kosovar officials, who said the proposal was a violation of the country's sovereignty.
Kosovo and Serbia Agree on EULEX
Peter Cassata | November 26, 2008Kosovo and Serbia have agreed on the deployment of the EU's policing and justice mission in Kosovo, EULEX, which is scheduled to take over from UNMIK as early as the end of this year. Last week, Kosovar officials protested that proposals for a separate police force
Future of EU Kosovo Mission in Doubt
Peter Cassata | November 14, 2008The planned EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, is now in doubt after Kosovo authorities rejected UN-proposed changes it considered to be concessions to Serbia. The 2,000-strong police and justice mission was set to take over the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIL)
EU Justice Mission in Kosovo Aims to be Operational in December
Peter Cassata | October 20, 2008The EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) could be operational by December, Deutsche Welle reported. The head of the police and justice mission, Yves de Kermabon, estimated that an agreement with Serbia on the deployment of EULEX would be reached in th
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.

















