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Apr 15, 2009

5 Questions for Robert Oakley

By James Joyner

Robert Oakley served as U.S. ambassador to Zaire (1979-82), Somalia (1982-84), and Pakistan (1988-92) and as Special Envoy to Somali (1992-1994) and directed State’s Office of Combatting Terrorism (1984-86).  I had the opportunity to get his thoughts on some key issues of interest to the Atlantic Council community.

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Apr 15, 2009

The U.S.-Mexico Drug Problem: In Our Own Neighborhood

By Lynn Roche

Last week President Obama told Europe that the U.S. is going to behave differently in the international arena.  Whether you believe this can happen or not, our southern neighbors will be waiting for the same news at the Summit of the Americas and in Mexico this week.  We should deliver that message and follow it […]

Mexico United States and Canada

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Apr 14, 2009

5 Questions for Mario Monti

By James OConnor

Mario Monti, a member of the Atlantic Council’s Business and Economic Advisors Group is  president of Bocconi University and the former EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, Tax Policy (1995-1999) and Competiton (1999-2005).  I had the opportunity to get his thoughts on some key issues of interest to the Atlantic Council community.

New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2009

Gas at Gunpoint: Ukraine’s Energy Power Struggle

By Alexandros Petersen

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko traveled together to Brussels last month to ink a 2.5 billion euro ($3.3 billion) deal with the European Union aimed at holding their country’s state-owned energy company, Naftohaz, to EU market standards.

European Union International Organizations

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Apr 14, 2009

Georgia Protests: So Far, So Good

By David Smith

On April 9 and successive days, people took to the streets of Tbilisi calling upon Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to resign.  The President remains in office, as a majority of Georgians want.  However, the demonstrations have not been for naught—the peaceful, democratic demeanor of demonstrators and government alike has burnished Georgia’s image abroad. 

The Caucasus

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Apr 14, 2009

Taking On Somali Piracy

By Harlan Ullman

Sunday’s rescue of Richard Phillips, the skipper of the Maersk Alabama, from Somali pirates brought home an old story.

Somalia

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Apr 14, 2009

North Korea and Iran Nuclear Talks on Different Path to Same Destination

By James Joyner

Efforts to stem progress in the nuclear programs of two members of the erstwhile Axis of Evil are going in decidedly different directions.  North Korea has pulled out of the Six-Party talks while negotiations with Iran appear ready to get underway.

Korea

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Apr 13, 2009

Election Unrest in Moldova: The View from Europe

By Valerie Nichols

Last Wednesday marked the beginning of continued violent protests in Moldova after elections the previous day saw the Communist party retain its power with 50 percent of the vote.  However, OSCE gave the elections a more or less positive review.  So why a degree of unrest not witnessed since the fall of the Soviet Union?

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2009

Publicly Funded Energy Research Needed Yesterday

By Boyko Nitzov

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) has been touted as a major step towards a more secure and cleaner energy future. This much is quite true. The question is, is the step big enough to span the void and aren’t we risking being pushed into it before the step could be actually […]

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Apr 13, 2009

After G-20: Not Quite A New World Order…Yet

By Robert Manning

Now that the dust has settled from the London G20 meeting earlier this month, what did it add up to? The media was not kind to British PM Gordon Brown’s boast that, “I think the New World Order is emerging.”

Economy & Business
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