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Nov 19, 2008

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.

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Sep 23, 2008

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. […]

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Apr 21, 2008

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, […]

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Apr 5, 2008

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 […]

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Oct 24, 2007

Vike-Freiberga Delivers Christopher J. Makins Lecture

Former Latvian President Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga delivered the second annual Christopher J. Makins Lecture, hosted by Ambassador Jonas Hafström at the House of Sweden. She was introduced by Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski as “a symbol of the New Europe,” noting the parallels between her own amazing journey and that of the countries of Central and Eastern […]

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Sep 12, 2007

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

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Jun 21, 2007

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

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Apr 30, 2007

2007 Leadership Awards: Greenspan, Schwarzman and Jones

The 2007 Awards Dinner of the Atlantic Council of the United States was held on April 30, 2007 at the Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC.

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Apr 19, 2007

Third Site: Missile Defense in Europe

On Thursday April 19th the Atlantic Council hosted a major conference featuring key European and U.S. policy makers who provided their perspectives on the evolving debate about U.S. missile defense arrangements in Europe.

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May 31, 2006

Zbigniew Brzezinski Gives First Annual Christopher J. Makins Lecture

In 2005, the Atlantic Council of the United States established the Christopher J. Makins Lecture Series to honor Christopher J. Makins (1942-2006), the Council’s past president, who served from 1999 to 2005. The first Lecture was given by the Honorable Zbigniew Brzezinski on the evening of May 31, 2006 at the residence of Sir David […]

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