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Feb 11, 2015

Opinion: Former US Congressman Makes Historic Visit to Iran

By Barbara Slavin

With little fanfare, another taboo in U.S.-Iran relations has shattered. Jim Slattery, a former six-term Democratic Congressman from Kansas, late last year became the first former or current American legislator to visit the Islamic Republic of Iran. In Tehran to attend a conference on countering violent extremism, Slattery encountered a largely friendly reception from both […]

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Feb 11, 2015

Rearticulating NATO’s Strategy Toward Georgia

By Mariam Tirkia

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s remark that the NATO summit in Chicago in 2012 should be “the last summit that is not an enlargement [one]” raised expectations in Georgia that were already quite high. Georgia is seeking the elusive Membership Action Plan (MAP), which is NATO’s program of advice, assistance, and practical support tailored to the individual […]

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Feb 9, 2015

Inside the US Military’s Battle against Ebola

By Africa Center

The World Health Organization recently announced that the Ebola epidemic—which has killed nearly 9,000 people in the affected West African nations of Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia—is subsiding. 

Africa North & West Africa

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Feb 9, 2015

The Ukraine Crisis: Withstand and Deter Russian Aggression

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

The Atlantic Council hosted a panel discussion on February 2 to introduce a report produced in collaboration with Brookings Institution and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The report, Preserving Ukraine’s Independence, Resisting Russian Aggression: What the United States and NATO Must Do, notes that the US must provide lethal defensive military assistance to raise […]

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Feb 9, 2015

European Energy Security Challenges and Transatlantic Cooperation in 2015

By Global Energy Center

The issue of energy security has become one of the most important issues facing Europe today. The recent Russian aggression against Ukraine has once again stressed the importance of cooperation within the European Union (EU), as well as transatlantic ties with the United States. The importance of energy security is understood and stressed by the […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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Feb 9, 2015

Transcript: Mapping Europe’s Strategic Landscape

By Global Energy Center

Atlantic Council Toward a Transatlantic Strategy for Europe’s East Mapping Europe’s Strategic Landscape Speakers: Radoslaw Sikorski, Marshal of the Sejm, Republic of Poland Stephen Hadley, Founding Partner, RiceHadleyGates LLC; Former National Security Adviser Moderator: Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council Location:  Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Time:  9:00 a.m. EDT Date:  Friday, January 30, 2015 […]

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Feb 9, 2015

Transcript: Toward a Europe Whole and Free

By Global Energy Center

Atlantic Council Toward a Transatlantic Strategy for Europe’s East Toward a Europe Whole and Free Speakers:Miroslav Lajčák,Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs,Slovak Republic Tamar Beruchashvili,Minister of Foreign Affairs,Georgia Vadyam Prystayko,Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs,Ukraine Konrad Pawlik,Undersecretary of State for Development Cooperation, Polish Diaspora and Eastern Policy, and Minister of Foreign Affairs,Poland […]

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Feb 9, 2015

Transcript: The Way Forward for the Eastern Partnership and Conclusion

By Global Energy Center

Atlantic Council Toward a Transatlantic Strategy for Europe’s East The Way Forward for the Eastern Partnershipand Conclusion Speakers:Hryhoriy Nemyria,Chairman, Human Rights Committee,Parliament of Ukraine Štefan Füle,Former European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Ana Palacio,Member, Consejo de Estado of Spain;Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain Elmar Brok,Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,European […]

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Feb 9, 2015

Transcript: European Energy Security Challenges and Transatlantic Cooperation in 2015

By Global Energy Center

Atlantic Council European Energy Security Challenges and Transatlantic Cooperation in 2015 Keynote Speech: Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, European Commission Welcome: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Discussant: Richard Morningstar, Founding Director, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council   Moderator: David Koranyi, Director, Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative, Atlantic Council Time:  1:30 […]

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Feb 9, 2015

Transcript: The Road to the Riga Summit

By Global Energy Center

Atlantic Council Toward a Transatlantic Strategy for Europe’s East Welcome and Opening Remarks:  The Road to the Riga Summit Welcome: Jon M. Huntsman Jr., Chairman, Atlantic Council Speaker: Edgars Rinkēvičs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Latvia Moderator: Craig Kennedy, Former President, German Marshall Fund of the United States Location:  Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C Time:  […]

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