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Council Highlights
Nawaz Offers Views on Changing Pakistani Perceptions of U.S.
Shuja Nawaz, Director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center, was interviewed on The Takeaway morning radio news program on the Pakistan flood situation. The discussion focused on the U.S. being the single largest donor of aid, and the potential for Pakistanis to shift their perceptions of America. Nawaz insists that the U.S. should stay the course with aid to Pakistan, but warns of the long-term effects of America's goodwill, stating that "changing image takes a long time."
Nancy Walker Addresses U.S. Africa Command Conference
Dr. Nancy J. Walker, Director of the Ansari Africa Center, gave the keynote address at Africa Command’s Senior Leader Offsite Conference in Starnberg, Germany on August 26, 2010.
South Asia Center's Shikha Bhatnagar Spotlighted
Shikha Bhatnagar's recent appointment as Associate Director of the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council, is yet another manifestation of a growing trend of second generation Indian Americans' advent into leading Washington, DC think tanks as senior policy analysts and associates.
Chuck Hagel Discusses START Ratification on RussiaToday
Atlantic Council Chairman Chuck Hagel was interviewed for RussiaToday on delays in ratification of the START treaty in both the U.S. and Russia.
FEATURED ISSUE
In August the sunny calm and quiet that is a Swedish summer will be shattered by the impact of Joint Direct Attack Munitions dropped by F-16CM Fighting Falcons from US Air Force Europe.
Biography
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Rob de Wijk
Dr. de Wijk is a member of the Atlantic Council's Strategic Advisors Group.
In 2007 Dr. Rob de Wijk assumed the position of Director of the The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. He is also Professor in the field of International Relations at the Royal Netherlands Military Academy (RNMA), Breda (1999) and Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of Leiden (2000). From 2000 to 2003 he was Director of the Research Centre of the RNMA.
He is also Chairman of the National Security Think Tank, advising the Government on defense and national security issues, including contingency plans for crisis management.
Rob de Wijk started his career in 1977 as a freelance journalist. In 1980 he became editor-in chief of a publishing company specializing in journals and scientific publications.
From 1985 to 1989 he worked at the University of Leiden’s Political Science Department. He was a lecturer in international relations, focusing particularly on international security. At the same time he worked as a journalist.
In October 1989 Rob de Wijk was appointed Head of the Defense Concepts Division of the Defense Staff at the Netherlands Ministry of Defense. He advised the Chief of the Defense Staff and the minister of defense in matters relating to strategic plans and policy. At the national level he laid the foundation of the Defense White Paper 1991 and the Defense Priorities Review, published in 1993, as well as other policy guidelines. These white papers contain the plans for the reorganization and the reduction of the Netherlands armed forces and for restructuring them from regular and conscript forces into all-volunteer forces. He was also responsible for the development of strategic management methods at the Ministry of Defense.
In September 1997 he acquired a secondment with the Clingendael Institute for International Relations in The Hague to study security and defense. In 2003 he established the Clingendael Centre for Strategic Studies. Additionally, in 2005 he became the director of the Clingendael Security and Conflict Program. His main fields of expertise are (national and international) security, defense, and terrorism.
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Ukraine Under Yanukovych: An Analytical Debate
On August 18, New Atlanticist--the Atlantic Council's policy and analysis blog--published a critique of Ukraine's leadership and progress toward democracy since 2004. Entitled "Orange Peels: Ukraine after Revolution," the essay was written by Council Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky.
Lisbon 2010 NATO Young Atlanticist Summit: Call for Applications
The Atlantic Council of the United States’ Young Atlanticist Program, in partnership with the Portuguese Atlantic Commission and the Atlantic Treaty Association/Youth Atlantic Treaty Association, will be hosting a young professionals’ event for the Lisbon Summit, and is currently soliciting applications from exceptional candidates from all NATO and Partnership for Peace (PfP) countries, as well as Mediterranean Dialogue members.
Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award Dinner
On September 23rd, international luminaries will gather at the inaugural Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award Dinner, honoring Professor Klaus Schwab, the Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum, upon the forum's 40th Anniversary.
Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2010
The Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum (BSEEF) is a unique annual initiative that brings business and policy leaders together to discuss Eurasia’s leading economic and energy challenges.
FEATURED INTERVIEW
Transatlantic Relations from German Perspective
In a recent installment of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri interviews Irmtraud Richardson, Brussels-based correspondent for German public radio and television service ARD. Richardson discusses Germany's outlook on the EU, as well as the state of U.S.-German and U.S.-EU relations.
