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Oct 31, 2014

Building strong and sustained US-Pakistan Relationship

By Atlantic Council

On October 14, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia hosted US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Daniel Feldman and Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States Jalil Abbas Jilani for a briefing on the state of US-Pakistan relations. The briefing was a part of the US-Pakistan Conference, a track II effort to produce a continuous […]

Pakistan

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Oct 31, 2014

Atlantic Council hosts Inaugural US-Pakistan Conference

By Atlantic Council

On 14-15 October 2014, the Atlantic Council hosted the inaugural United States Pakistan Conference, a high level track 2 convening of leadership from political, military, business and civil society fields from the United States and Pakistan, to discuss common challenges ahead in the US Pakistan relationship and to search for practicable solutions. Despite the shared […]

Pakistan

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Oct 30, 2014

Deconstructing Democracy: Elections in India

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With the world’s largest democracy and a population of 1.3 billion, elections in India are among the most complex democratic exercises in the world. Navin Chawla, former election commissioner of India, spoke to the Atlantic Council about how a country of 814 million registered voters maintains an efficient and universally respected election process and peaceful […]

Elections India

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Oct 29, 2014

Russia’s Energy Relations with the West: The Energy Charter Perspective

By Atlantic Council

On Monday, October 20th, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted a public event Russia’s Energy Relations with the West: The Energy Charter Perspective featuring Ambassador Urban Rusnák, Secretary-General of the Energy Charter Secretariat. Ambassador John Herbst, Director, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, welcomed the audience. The event was introduced by Marat Terterov, Executive Director […]

Energy & Environment Russia

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Oct 29, 2014

Conference Call: Ukraine Votes

By Atlantic Council

On October 28, the Atlantic Council hosted an on-the-record conference call on Ukraine’s recent parliamentary elections. The call featured John Herbst, director of the Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, and Adrian Karatnycky, senior fellow in the Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program and former CEO of Freedom House. It was moderated by Damon Wilson, executive vice president […]

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

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Oct 28, 2014

Strategy Session on Baltic Security with Minister of the Interior for Estonia, H.E. Hanno Pavkur

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A month after an Estonian security officer was kidnapped and forced over the Russian border with scant international response, the Atlantic Council welcomed the Minister of the Interior for Estonia, H.E. Hanno Pavkur, for an off-the-record strategy session on European and Baltic security issues on October 16. With large Russian-speaking populations, many NATO policymakers see […]

NATO Northern Europe

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Oct 28, 2014

The Future of US Commitments to Europe

By Atlantic Council

On October 17, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy James J. Townsend, Jr. and Brigadier General Jackie Van Ovost met with members of the transatlantic defense community to discuss US security commitments to Europe and the capability of NATO Allies to handle increasingly-complex international security issues with a limited resources and […]

NATO Security & Defense

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Oct 28, 2014

The ECB and the Future of Eurozone Bank Supervision

By Atlantic Council

Montanino argues ECB’s comprehensive assessment is a sign of a healthy banking system The Atlantic Council held a members’ call on Monday, October 27 with incoming Global Business and Economics Director Andrea Montanino. The call was in response to the ECB’s results of its highly-anticipated comprehensive assessment, combining an in-depth asset quality review of the […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Cyber Risk Wednesdays

Oct 24, 2014

Cyber Risk Wednesday: Landscape of the cyber threat

By Atlantic Council

On October 22, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative relaunched Cyber Risk Wednesdays, a series of events dedicated to a deeper discussion and understanding of solutions to systemic cyber risks. {soundcloud} https://soundcloud.com/atlanticcouncil/cyber-risk-wednesday-landscape-of-the-cyber-threat {/soundcloud}The first event in the series marked National Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a moderated discussion on the current cyber threat environment with Dmitri Alperovitch, […]

Cybersecurity

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Oct 23, 2014

Parliamentary Elections 2014: Tunisia’s Political Landscape

By Atlantic Council

On October 26, Tunisians head to the polls to elect a parliament amid frustration and uncertainty in the transitioning country’s stability. Fear and distrust of political elites, a sluggish economy, high unemployment, and deteriorating security have tempered electoral enthusiasm, raising prospects for low voter turnout. Parliamentary elections, the first since the adoption of the new […]

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