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May 8, 2014

Iraq’s Post-Election Environment: A Preliminary Assessment

Following Iraq’s April 30 parliamentary elections, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted a discussion on implications of the latest round of voting on Iraq’s future. Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson moderated a discussion with Ambassador James Jeffrey, the former US envoy to Iraq, and Ambassador Feisal Istrabadi, who was previously […]

Iraq

Event Recap

May 7, 2014

The Gulf Rising: Defense Industrialization in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Dramatic changes in the world of defense, coupled with increasing political, financial, and fiscal pressures in the transatlantic community, have forced some of the most advanced US industrial allies and partners to make tough choices regarding their national defense programs, leaving them either more dependent on the United States or with capability shortages. Facing even […]

The Gulf

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May 7, 2014

The Future of the US-Taiwan Relationship

Signed in 1979, the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) serves as the cornerstone of US-Taiwan relations. It guarantees crucial support for Taiwan’s security, economic prosperity, and democratization from the United States. The Atlantic Council celebrated the thirty-fifth anniversary of the TRA on Capitol Hill with a discussion on the future of the US-Taiwan relationship. Rep. Ed […]

Commanders Series

May 6, 2014

Schissler: The “Transatlantic Link is Under Renovation”

Faced with a coercive Russia, declining defense resources, and additional contingencies in Europe’s east, how can NATO plan, deter against, and form a strategy to deal with these and other challenges? What does the future of NATO look like as it looks to adapt to face the challenges of individual empowerment and other global trends? […]

NATO Security & Defense

Event Recap

May 6, 2014

Policy Priorities for India’s New Government

No matter the outcome of India’s marathon election on May 16, the economy will be a central concern of the incoming government in New Delhi. Speaking at a South Asia Center discussion on May 6, Observer Research Foundation’s Distinguished Fellow C. Raja Mohan, Vice President Samir Saran, and Director Sunjoy Joshi stressed various policy priorities […]

Pakistan

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May 5, 2014

Libya’s Faustian Bargains: Breaking the Appeasement Cycle

Many Libya observers cite the Qaddafi-era legacy of weak institutions and the conduct of the 2011 revolutionary war as key obstacles to the country’s democratic transition. The new Libyan authorities’ policy of appeasement, however, is just as much a factor in undermining political progress. On Monday, May 5, 2014, the Rafik Hariri Center for the […]

Libya

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May 1, 2014

Council Recognizes Distinguished Leadership and Honors Europe at Annual Awards Dinner

The Atlantic Council presented its 2014 Distinguished Leadership Awards April 30 before an audience of more than 900 US and international foreign policy and business leaders. The annual awards celebrate people and institutions that make extraordinary contributions to building transatlantic relations. Opening the ceremony for the first time, following his appointment in January, was the […]

Captains of Industry Series

Apr 30, 2014

Thomas Enders Delivers Remarks on the State of European Defense

“European defense is in an appalling state,” Thomas Enders, CEO of Airbus Group said during an Atlantic Council Captains of Industry event held immediately following the Council’s two-day Toward a Europe Whole & Free conference on April 30.

Event Recap

Apr 30, 2014

President Obama to Visit Europe Amid Russia Crisis, Biden Says

Vice President Tells Council: Ukraine-Russia Conflict ‘Was Born in Putin’s Mind’ President Barack Obama will visit Poland in June for the 25th anniversary of the free elections that marked that country’s exit from its era of communist rule under Soviet domination, Vice President Joe Biden said at the Atlantic Council today. Obama’s visit to Poland […]

European Union International Organizations

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Apr 30, 2014

Defending the Vision of a Europe Whole and Free

Eastern European Defense Ministers on NATO and the Crisis With Russia Four Eastern European defense ministers discussed the transatlantic community’s need to respond to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine today, joining NATO’s deputy secretary general, Alexander Vershbow, at a conference on Europe’s future sponsored by the Atlantic Council. Barry Pavel, director of the council’s Brent Scowcroft […]

Eastern Europe Europe & Eurasia
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