Category: Event Recap

Lessons from Our Cyber Past: The First Cyber Cops

On May 16, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted the event “Lessons from Our Cyber Past: The First Cyber Cops,” a discussion with Steven R. Chabinsky, Shawn Henry, and Christopher M. Painter.

Afghanistan in Transition: Power Dynamics

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center held a discussion about “Afghanistan in Transition: Power Dynamics” with Nick Dowling and Mariam Atash Nawabi on May 16.

Roundtable Discussion with Mr. Munir Daair: Yemen in Transition

By Jason Harmala

The Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG), hosted prominent Yemeni businessman and founding member of the Democratic Awakening Movement (TAWQ) Mr. Munir Daair for a discussion on May 14 on Yemen’s challenges as it moves forward in its transition process. Download a PDF of the […]

The Next Step for Arms Control: A Nuclear Control Regime

By Jason Harmala

On May 14, 2012, the Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable with Richard Burt and Jan Lodal to discuss proposals put forward in their recent joint paper ‘The Next Step for Arms Control: A Nuclear Control Regime.’

Report Launch: Anchoring the Alliance

On May 14, the Atlantic Council launched Anchoring the Alliance, a new report authored by R. Nicholas Burns, former US undersecretary of state, permanent representative to NATO, and current Atlantic Council board director.

Russia After Presidential Elections: Putin’s Inauguration and the Future of Russian Opposition

By Jason Harmala

On May 11, the Atlantic Council’s Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted a conversation with Mr. Vladimir Kara-Murza, prominent Russian journalist and member of the federal council of Solidarnost (“Solidarity”) — Russia’s democratic opposition movement, which was instrumental in organizing mass protests after Russia’s 2011 parliamentary elections in Russia.

Assessing Policies Between Governments and Transatlantic Muslims

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and the Muslim Public Affairs Council, held a discussion with Mehdi Hasan, senior editor (politics) at the New Statesman and author of Ed: The Milibands and the Making of a Labour Leader. The session was moderated by Shuja Nawaz, director of the South Asia Center.