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Sep 16, 2011

Third Annual Members’ Conference – Exit or Exodus: Implications of the Drawdown for Afghanistan and Pakistan

By Jason Harmala

Summary of the town hall “Exit or Exodus: Implications of the Drawdown for Afghanistan and Pakistan” at the 2011 Annual Members’ Conference. Participants Marc Grossman, United States Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, United States Department of State Moderated by Barbara Slavin, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council South Asia Center

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Sep 16, 2011

Third Annual Members’ Conference – Russia 2012 and Beyond: Reset or Rewind?

By Adrienne Chuck

Summary of the town hall “Russia 2012 and Beyond: Reset or Rewind?” at the 2011 Annual Members’ Conference.   Participants Alexander Vershbow,* Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, United States Department of Defense; former United States Ambassador to NATO and to the Russian Federation Moderated by Annette Heuser,** Executive Director, Bertelsmann Foundation

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Sep 16, 2011

Third Annual Members’ Conference – The Arab Awakening: How to Avoid the Transatlantic Community Missing the Boat

By Adrienne Chuck

Summary of the town hall “The Arab Awakening: How to Avoid the Transatlantic Community Missing the Boat” at the 2011 Annual Members’ Conference. Participants Bahaa Hariri,^ Member, Atlantic Council International Advisory Board Aziz Mekouar,* Ambassador of Morocco to the United States Moderated by Michele Dunne, Director, Atlantic Council Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

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Sep 16, 2011

Third Annual Members’ Conference – Is Washington Broken? The Future of American Global Leadership

By Adrienne Chuck

Summary of the town hall luncheon “Is Washington Broken? The Future of American Global Leadership” at the 2011 Annual Members’ Conference. Participants A conversation with Senator Chuck Hagel,** Chairman, Atlantic Council Moderated by Frederick Kempe,** President and CEO, Atlantic Council

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Sep 16, 2011

Third Annual Members’ Conference – Doing Business in a Volatile World: The US and European Debt Crises

By Adrienne Chuck

Summary of the master class “Doing Business in a Volatile World: The US and European Debt Crises” at the 2011 Annual Members’ Conference. Participants Mikael Hagstroem,** Executive Vice President, SAS Philip Lader,** Non-Executive Chairman, WPP; former Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s Sean O’Keefe,** CEO, EADS North America Maciej Witucki,** […]

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Sep 16, 2011

Third Annual Members’ Conference – The Crisis of the West and its Impact on the Global Future

By Adrienne Chuck

Summary of the town hall “The Crisis of the West and its Impact on the Global Future” at the 2011 Annual Members’ Conference. Participants Drew Erdmann, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company; Former Director for Iran, Iraq, and Strategic Planning, United States National Security Council Mathew J. Burrows, Counselor, United States National Intelligence Council Moderated by […]

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Sep 16, 2011

Third Annual Members’ Conference – The Future of the West: Atlanticism at Risk?

By Adrienne Chuck

The 2011 Atlantic Council Members’ Conference featured town hall sessions with General James L. Jones, Brent Scowcroft, Senator Chuck Hagel, and Denis McDonough. Prominent experts in the public and private sectors led the discussions in six “master classes” on various topics related to the conference’s main theme of Atlanticism.

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Sep 16, 2011

Third Annual Members’ Conference – Catalyzing our Allies and Partners for Global Action

By Adrienne Chuck

Summary of the town hall “Catalyzing our Allies and Partners for Global Action” at the 2011 Annual Members’ Conference. Participants A conversation with Denis McDonough, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor Moderated by Frederick Kempe,** President and CEO, Atlantic Council

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Sep 15, 2011

How Reliable is Intelligence on Iran’s Nuclear Program?

By Jason Harmala

On September 15, the Iran Task Force of the Atlantic Council hosted a public briefing to mark the release of the Task Force’s fourth issue brief, “How Reliable is Intelligence on Iran’s Nuclear Program?”  

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Sep 14, 2011

Germany’s Choice: The Fate of the Euro

By Adrienne Chuck

On September 14, the Council hosted a global conference call with David Marsh, co-chairman of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), to discuss the current state of the Euro, options for the European Central Bank, and the fate of the Eurozone.

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