Podcast

Reading Between the Headlines on Iran

Sarwar Kashmeri — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:13:57 -0600

In this edition of the New Atlanticist Podcast, Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri speaks to Professor Rajan Menon, chairman of the International Relations Department at Lehigh University about the next steps for the US and the West in dealing with Iran.

Is the situation with Iran as tense as the headlines make it? Why should Iran not have an atomic bomb when everyone around them does?

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Atlantic Council's Iran Task Force

Is Nigeria at a Crossroad?

Sarwar Kashmeri — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:27:38 -0600

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.

Nigeria is one of the fastest growing economies in the world with a projected 2012 growth rate of 6.6%. But it is also home to the Boko Haram, a violent Islamist movement. Is Nigeria at a crossroad?

On Tuesday, January 31, the Atlantic Council's Michael S. Ansari Africa Center will host a panel discussion titled "Nigeria on the Edge" on the Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria. Click here if you would like to RSVP.

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Recent Atlantic Council Activity on Boko Haram and Nigeria:

Members Conference Call: Repercussions of Developments in Nigeria for U.S. Interests and Regional Stability
The Islamist Threat to Africa’s Rise in 2012 - J. Peter Pham (New Atlanticist)
J. Peter Pham Congressional Testimony on Boko Haram

Analyzing the Great Game Between the West and Iran

Sarwar Kashmeri — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:55:37 -0600

Hardly a day goes by without Iran featuring in media headlines. In his latest New Atlanticist Podcast, Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri spoke with Boston University Professor of International Relations and History Andrew Bacecvich on the great game between the West and Iran.

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Will Kim Jong-il's Death Spark Change in North Korea?

Sarwar Kashmeri — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:55:46 -0600

Does the death of Kim Jong-il and the appointment of his youngest son Kim Jong-un as leader of North Korea signal a change in the country’s policies and in US-North Korean relations? Or is it no-business as usual? In the latest installment of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series, Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri speaks to Jennifer Lind, assistant professor at Dartmouth College.

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Assessing the Impact of Defense Spending Cuts on US Service Academies

Sarwar Kashmeri — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:16:51 -0600

The Pentagon is facing over $900 billion in spending cuts. How are the cadets at West Point reacting to this news and has it affected their choice of a military career? In the latest installment of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series, Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri speaks to LTG David Huntoon, superintendent at the US Military Academy at West Point.

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Atlantic Council Events on Austerity

Transatlantic Dialogue on US Budget Deal

Sarwar Kashmeri — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:41:15 -0500

After weeks of ferocious debate and political theater in Washington DC, on Sunday, July 31, 2011, the Congress of the United States and President Obama struck a deal to extend America’s debt ceiling and to begin reducing the country’s spending. So what is the message that America has just finished sending to the world? Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Sarwar Kashmeri interviews George Magnus of UBS investment bank from London, and Marc Chandler, chief currency strategist, Brown Brothers Harriman from New York in the latest New Atlanticist podcast.

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Merkel's Visit to Washington: Where do Germany and the US Stand?

Sarwar Kashmeri — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:09:13 -0500

German Chancellor Merkel arrives in Washington this week to receive America’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom. But is the German-American relationship heading upwind after Germany’s refusal to support the war in Libya, and an about turn on nuclear energy? How to interpret these developments? In the latest installment of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series, Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri speaks to Annette Heuser, Executive Director of the Bertelsmann Foundation and Atlantic Council Board Director, to get some answers.

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A European Perspective on NATO in Libya

Jason Harmala — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:58:13 -0500

The conflict in Libya is NATO’s first war without America in the lead. What is the reaction in Europe? The Dutch just announced a drastic cut in their defense budget. How are they reacting to the Libyan campaign? Will there be European boots on the ground in Libya?In the latest installment of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series, Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri interviewed Juurd Eijsvoogel, International Relations Columnist for the NRC Handelsblatt.

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RELATED ATLANTIC COUNCIL MATERIALS

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New Atlanticist Blog on Libya:

Meet the New NATO - Jorge Benitez
Europe Falters in Efforts to Implement the UN Resolution in Libya - Hugh De Santis
America Strikes Out - Harlan Ullman
Welcome to NATO Operation Protecting Disunity - Julian Lindley–French
Operation Libyan Freedom - Harlan Ullman
Libya SNAFU: You Get What You Train For - James Joyner
Global Domestic Politics - Frederick Kempe
America Addicted to War? Hardly - Derek S. Reveron
Unintended and Intended Consequences - Harlan Ullman
The Realist Prism: Libya Could Shift NATO Focus Southward - Nikolas Gvosdev
Celebrity Diplomacy - Arnaud de Borchgrave
Europe Had Better Wake Up - Lord Robertson
Hope and Change Won’t Work in Libya - Jeff Lightfoot
Libya Mission Creep: What If Gaddafi Doesn't Fall Soon? - James Joyner
NATO After Libya - Stanley R. Sloan
NATO in Libya: Why Gaddafi Must Go - Walter Slocombe
Illusions and Delusions of War - Harlan Ullman
Obama Doctrine: If President Doesn't Define, Pundits Will - James Joyner
A Long-Term Strategy for Libya and the Mediterranean: Over to the European Union - Sven Biscop
Libya War: An Obama Doctrine? - James Joyner
NATO Libya Roundtable: Endgame? - James Joyner
NATO Libya Roundtable: A More Martial Europe? - James Joyner
NATO Libya Roundtable: Command and Control - James Joyner
Unify NATO's Libya Operation - Damon Wilson
Libya: The View from Germany - Natascha Braumann
Libya and Africa - J. Peter Pham
Libyan Quagmire - Arnaud de Borchgrave
West's Goal Must be Gaddafi's Removal - Kurt Volker
U.S. Response to Libya: Interview with David Ignatius - Sarwar Kashmeri
NATO's Libya Command and Control Debate Explained - James Joyner
Atlantic Update 3/23/11: Transatlantic Perspectives Toward Libya - Klee Aiken
Libya: Why Turning on a Dime Made Sense - Damon Wilson
Libya Primer: Who is In Charge of Allied Forces? - Jorge Benitez
Libya Through the Georgia Lens - Frederick Kempe
Libya Fight Will Test Coalition Resolve - James Joyner
Libya Mission Creep Inevitable? - James Joyner
Obama's Libya Turnabout - James Joyner
NATO Goes To War. Again. - James Joyner
Time to Lead in the Middle East - Hugh De Santis
Obama's Piecemeal Mideast Strategy - Frederick Kempe
Libya Clock Running Out - James Joyner
“What Is America Waiting For?” in Libya - Donald M. Snow
NATO Action Cannot Replace A Security Council Resolution in Libya - Sarwar Kashmeri
30 Seconds Over Tripoli - Harlan Ullman
West Fighting Libya Intervention Calls—For Now - James Joyner
Libya is Europe's Job - Donald M. Snow
Libyan Ides of March? - Arnaud de Borchgrave