Category: Event Recap

The Day After: President Saakashvili on Post-Revolutionary Societies: 2/1/2012 – Prepared Remarks

By Jason Harmala

Back to event page Atlantic Council/USIP Event The Day After: President Mikheil Saakashvili on Post-Revolutionary Societies & What Comes After the Arab Spring United States Institute of Peace February 1, 2012 Prepared Remarks Ladies and gentlemen, I am honored to be here today. The Institute is indeed a remarkable institution. It stands as a testament […]

Twenty Years of Kazakhstan Independence and US-Kazakhstan Relations: 1/31/2012 – Blake Prepared Remarks

By Jason Harmala

Back to event page Remarks for the Atlantic Council Conference on Twenty Years of Kazakhstan’s Independence and U.S.-Diplomatic Relations Robert O. Blake, Jr. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Washington, DC January 31, 2012 It is an honor and a pleasure to join you today for this discussion and celebration of Kazakhstan’s […]

Twenty Years of Kazakhstan Independence and US-Kazakhstan Relations: 1/31/2012 – Poneman Prepared Remarks

By Jason Harmala

Back to event page U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman Atlantic Council Conference on the 20th Anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Independence Ritz-Carlton in Washington, DC January 31, 2012 Remarks as prepared for delivery  Thank you, Ambassador Wilson, for the kind introduction. Thanks also to you and your colleagues at the Atlantic Council for organizing today’s […]

Nigeria on the Edge

By Adrienne Chuck

On January 31, the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a panel discussion, “Nigeria On The Edge,” featuring Ambassador John Campbell, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and former US Ambassador to Nigeria; Peter Lewis, Director of African Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School […]

Strategy Session with the Norwegian Atlantic Committee

By Jason Harmala

On January 31, the International Security Program hosted a delegation from the Norwegian Atlantic Committee to discuss a range of issues including the NATO Chicago Summit in May and prospects for greater multilateral defenses and international cooperation in light of major fiscal stress on Western economies.

Global Trends 2030: Urbanization Nexus

The Strategic Foresight Initiative and the US National Intelligence Council (NIC) held a joint workshop, “Urbanization Nexus” on January 25 to inform the NIC’s Global Trends 2030 report. What do urbanization trends mean for the world of 2030? Which will be the impact of resource constraints and demographic realities on urban and rural populations? What […]