Category: Event Recap

Young Atlanticist Network Holds International Videoconference on Iran

By Neil Leslie

The Young Atlanticist Network held a live international videoconference with students in Egypt and Morocco on the issue of engagin Iran in public diplomacy. The event was co-hosted with Americans for Informed Democracy at the Atlantic Council’s offices in Washington, D.C., and also involved students from Colombia University in New York. Discussion topics included cultural […]

NIC Chairman Thomas Fingar Presents “Global Trends 2025”

By Peter Cassata

Dr. Thomas Fingar, the Chairman of the National Intelligence Council (NIC), discussed the new report “Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World.”  The report analyzes the global situation 15 to 20 years in the future, touching on international security, political and social trends, globalization, and other transnational issues. 

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski Talks to Council

By Peter Cassata

His Excellency Radoslaw Sikorski, the Polish Foreign Minister, spoke today at the Atlantic Council as part of the Council’s Global Leadership Series.  He praised continuing U.S.-Polish cooperation and solidarity, noting Poland’s “traditional affinity” for the U.S.

Council Hosts Ukrainian President Yushchenko

In a luncheon hosted by the Atlantic Council at the offices of Chadbourne & Parke LLP in New York, President Viktor Yushchenko spoke about the challenges facing Ukraine in the wake of the Georgian crisis. Along with fellow dignitaries and guests, Mr. Yushchenko also spoke about Ukrainian-Russian relations and the domestic political situation facing Ukraine. […]

2008 Leadership Awards: Blair, Murdoch, Mullen and Kissin

The Atlantic Council of the United States celebrated its 2008 Awards Dinner, honoring former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, and Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Distinguished International, Business, and Military Leadership respectively, on Monday, April 21st, at the Ritz Carlton in Washington, […]

Young Atlanticist Summit in Bucharest, Romania

As world leaders met this April for the largest NATO summit in Alliance history, future leaders from across the Euro-Atlantic region and Afghanistan convened in Bucharest to grapple with the major security issues facing the Atlantic Community today and to launch an innovative on-line community – the Young Atlanticist Network.  The Young Atlanticist Summit, held […]

Iraq Debate: Strategy Not Tactics

The current debate on Iraq is wrongly “focused on the tactics of the moment” rather than the long-term strategic questions, retired Marine General James L. Jones told a full house at the Atlantic Council and a C-SPAN audience. The way forward requires thinking “beyond the next election.” Download the PDF

A Road Map for Restructuring: U.S. Relations with Cuba

Calling for the lifting of U.S. sanctions against Cuba, The Atlantic Council of the United States presented “A Road Map for Reversing U.S. Relations with Cuba” on June 21st, 2007.Download the PDF