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Dec 11, 2014

What Do the Presidential Elections Mean for Tunisia’s Future?

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

On December 21, Tunisians will cast their ballots in the runoff presidential election between Interim President Moncef Marzouki and Nidaa Tounes leader Beji Caid Essebsi. The landmark vote will close the first chapter of a delicate political transition, but perhaps more importantly, will mark the beginning of real governance challenges.

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Dec 8, 2014

US Ambassador: Ukraine’s Greatest Danger is ‘Business as Usual’

Kyiv’s Implementation of Reform is the Key Step to Stabilize Ukraine, Geoff Pyatt Says As it confronts Russia’s invasion and economic crisis, “the greatest single risk factor facing Ukraine today is business as usual,” US Ambassador Geoff Pyatt told the Atlantic Council today. To stabilize the country, “the political class will have to put aside […]

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Dec 4, 2014

Obama needs to act on Syria

By Nicholas Burns

OF ALL the international crises facing President Obama in his final two years in office, how to cope with a burning Iraq and disintegrating Syria may be the most daunting. Syria, especially, is facing the most serious humanitarian crisis in the world today.

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Dec 4, 2014

Adapting Intelligence for New National Security Challenges

By Atlantic Council

In his first public event, the new chairman of the US National Intelligence Council (NIC) Dr. Gregory F. Treverton went over a wide range of policy hot topics – from challenges in the Middle East to building governance structures that can handle cyberspace – that benefit from high quality, current intelligence. As the moderator for […]

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Dec 4, 2014

New Iraqi-Kurdish Agreement Bolsters National Unity

By Barbara Slavin

Iraq’s chances of remaining a unitary state increased significantly with the signing of a new oil and budget agreement between the Baghdad government and the Kurds. Building on a partial deal reached last month that permitted the Kurds to legally sell 150,000 barrels of oil a day through a pipeline to Turkey, the new agreement […]

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Dec 4, 2014

Breakthrough or Extension: Implications for US and European Relations with Iran

By Elijah Logsdon

On December 2, 2014, the Atlantic Council hosted an event focused on the failure of negotiators to conclude a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran last month and the decision to extend an interim accord for another seven months. Moderator Barbara Slavin, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, guided a panel discussion on […]

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Nov 26, 2014

Column: Truce, Not Breakthrough, Avoids Hard Choices by US and Iran

By Barbara Slavin

After failing to reach their own deadline for a comprehensive nuclear agreement, the world’s major powers and Iran settled for an extended truce that avoids the hard political choices that neither Washington nor Tehran could make. The decision to prolong last year’s interim agreement for another seven months – the best negotiators could achieve after […]

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Nov 21, 2014

Day 2 Recap: Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit Continues in Istanbul

By Eric Gehman

ISTANBUL— The sixth Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit continued for a second day at the Grand Tarabya Hotel in Istanbul featuring a keynote address from Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, moderated by CNN Anchor Nina Dos Santos.

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Nov 21, 2014

No Easy Options for Europe’s Energy Security

By Eric Gehman

While Russian and European energy codependence is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, a raft of new projects will help Europe diversify its energy supply and security over the medium- and long-term, concluded experts at the opening panel of the Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit’s second day in Istanbul, Turkey. Led by Ambassador […]

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Nov 21, 2014

Sixth Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Wraps up Day 1 in Istanbul

By Eric Gehman

ISTANBUL– Opinion leaders from politics, media, academia, and the corporate world convened in Istanbul this morning for two days of talks on how governments and companies manage emerging risks and uncertainty in today’s turbulent times. The sixth annual Energy & Economic Summit began with a welcome by Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., President […]

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