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Oct 24, 2011

Transatlantic Challenges in International Law: Dinner with Legal Adviser Koh

By Jason Harmala

On October 24th, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program held an off-the-record dinner and discussion with Harold Koh, Legal Adviser to the Secretary of State, who addressed the persistent differences across the Atlantic in attitudes and approaches to international law.

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Oct 24, 2011

Rising Powers and International Law: A Transatlantic Challenge

By Jason Harmala

On October 24th and 25th, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program, in partnership with the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), hosted the workshop, “Rising Powers and International Human Rights Law – A Transatlantic Challenge.”

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Oct 21, 2011

European Banking at the Crossroads

By Jason Harmala

On October 21, the Atlantic Council hosted a conference call discussion with Michael Lafferty, a globally recognized expert on banking and finance, who provided an insider’s perspective on Europe’s banking crisis in advance of this weekend’s critical European Council summit. “European banking really is at a crossroads – the likes of which we have not […]

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia
Counter-Piracy Task Force: Strategic Approaches to the Piracy Challenge

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Oct 20, 2011

Counter-Piracy Task Force: Strategic Approaches to the Piracy Challenge

By Adrienne Chuck

The International Security Program and the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center launched the Atlantic Council Maritime Piracy Task Force, chaired by Atlantic Council Board Director Franklin D. Miller. This was the first in what will be a series of meetings addressing the challenge of piracy and possible strategic approaches.

Maritime Security Security & Defense

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Oct 19, 2011

Strategy Session with General Abrial: The Run-Up to Chicago 2012—A Smart Defense Agenda

By Jason Harmala

On October 19, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record strategy session with General Stéphane Abrial, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. The session, entitled, “Preparing for Chicago 2012 – A Smart Defense Agenda,” focused on the individual components and overall implementation of a smart defense initiative for the months leading up to the May 2012 summit.

NATO Security & Defense

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Oct 18, 2011

Transatlantic Missile Defense: Phase II and the Lead Up to the NATO Chicago Summit

By Jason Harmala

On October 18, the Atlantic Council held its annual conference on transatlantic missile defense. This year’s conference focused on the progress of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA), the implementation of its second phase, and the future of transatlantic missile defense.

Missile Defense Security & Defense

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Oct 13, 2011

Getting Caspian and Other Regional Gas to Europe: the View from Greece

By Jason Harmala

On October 13, the Atlantic Council held an off-the-record discussion with Harry Sachinis, Chairman and CEO of DEPA S.A., Greece’s Public Gas Corporation, on the Southern Corridor being developed to bring Caspian gas to markets in Europe and potentially elsewhere. Senior experts from the energy industry and various governments attended the session. DEPA imports both […]

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

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Oct 13, 2011

Roundtable Discussion with Julianne Smith

By Jason Harmala

On Thursday, October 13, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted Julianne Smith, Principal Director for Europe and NATO Policy at the US Department of Defense, for an off-the-record briefing on the outcomes of this month’s NATO Defense Ministers Meeting, which she attended with US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. 

Europe & Eurasia NATO

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Oct 13, 2011

Georgia in the West Report Launch

By James Joyner

On October 13, the Atlantic Council and Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Lindsey Graham launched a new Council report, Georgia in the West: A Policy Road Map to Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic Future.

The Caucasus

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Oct 12, 2011

Off-the-Record Dinner with Vitaliy Klychko

By Jason Harmala

On October 12, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record working dinner with Vitaliy Klychko, leader of the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform, and current world heavyweight champion in boxing.

Ukraine