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Jan 24, 2012

The Transatlantic Bargain in 2012: Still a Good Deal?

On January 24, the Atlantic Council hosted the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, H.E. Alexandr Vondra. He offered a central European perspective on the future of the transatlantic partnership and the key issues facing the alliance in the run-up to the NATO Chicago Summit.

Central Europe NATO

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Jan 17, 2012

Egypt: What Does an Islamist Majority in Parliament Mean for the Transition?

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted an off-the-record discussion of Egypt’s landmark parliamentary elections on January 17.

North Africa
Iran, Israel, US panel discussion

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Jan 17, 2012

US-Israel and Iran: Looming Military Confrontation?

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force held a public briefing on January 17 on the rising conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran.

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Jan 13, 2012

Whither Pakistan? A Conversation with Imran Khan

By Adrienne Chuck

On January 13, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center held a video-teleconference with Imran Khan, founder of the Tehreek-e-Insaaf Party.

Pakistan

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Jan 12, 2012

How to Keep Transatlantic Security AAA: Outsmarting the Crisis by Thinking Beyond Institutional Lines

On January 12, the Atlantic Council hosted H.E. Hans Hillen, the Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, for remarks on NATO defense spending in the context of the Eurozone crisis and the transatlantic economic downturn.

NATO Security & Defense
Strategy Session with Norwegian Minister of Defence, Espen Barth Eide

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Jan 12, 2012

Strategy Session with Norwegian Minister of Defence, Espen Barth Eide

By Jason Harmala

On January 12, 2012, the Atlantic Council welcomed Norwegian Minister of Defence, H.E. Espen Barth Eide for a strategy session to discuss the implications of the financial crisis in Europe on transatlantic security.

Northern Europe

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Jan 12, 2012

Actualizing the Upside of Water: Development, Diplomacy, and Defense

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, in partnership with the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and the WASH Advocacy Initiative, sponsored a workshop on “Actualizing the Upside of Water: Development, Diplomacy, and Defense,” for a select group of government and civil society leaders.

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment
A New World of Global Migration 2030

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Jan 11, 2012

A New World of Global Migration 2030

By Jason Harmala

What will be the drivers of global migration in 2030? What will be the reactions – political, economic, and social – of countries that receive migrants? The Strategic Foresight Initiative and the US National Intelligence Council (NIC) January 11th hosted the workshop “A New World of Global Migration” to inform the NICs global trends 2030 […]

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Jan 11, 2012

Repercussions of developments in Nigeria for US interests and regional stability

By Africa Center

On January 11, 2012, the Atlantic Council organized a conference call briefing with J. Peter Pham, director of the Africa Center, to discuss the extremist militant sect Boko Haram and rising security challenge it poses to Nigeria. Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson moderated discussion. As the most populous country in Africa, the fourth […]

Extremism Nigeria
Building Regional Security – Making Smart Defense Work in Practice

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Jan 6, 2012

Building Regional Security – Making Smart Defense Work in Practice

By Jason Harmala

On Friday, January 6th, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted H.E. Rasa Juknevičiene, Minister of National Defense of Lithuania, and Baltic Ambassadors to the United States for an off-the-record strategy session.

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