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Sep 4, 2014

Transcript: Future NATO and Dynamic Transformation

By The Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council Future Leaders Summit: Future NATO and Dynamic Transformation Welcome:Barry Pavel,Vice President and Director ofBrent Scowcroft Center on International Security,Atlantic Council Moderator:Martin Michelot, Program and Research Officer,German Marshall Fund’s Paris office Speaker:General Jean-Paul Palomeros,Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Location: 2014 Wales NATO Summit Time: 9:25 a.m. BSTDate: Wednesday, September 4, 2014 Transcript by Federal News […]

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Sep 4, 2014

Challenges to India’s Nuclear Doctrine

By The Atlantic Council

In a discussion with the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, Vijay Shankar, a retired vice admiral of the Indian Navy, defended India’s “No First Use” doctrine calling it a pillar of India’s nuclear policy. In his remarks, Vice Admiral argued that India’s nuclear program was designed as a political tool and remains a deterrent to […]

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Sep 4, 2014

Joshua Meservey on The Flechas: Insurgent Hunting in Eastern Angola

By Joshua Meservey

Atlantic Council Africa Center Assistant Director Joshua Meservey authored a book review of The Flechas: Insurgent Hunting in Eastern Angola, 1965-1974 for the forthcoming issue of the Journal of the Middle East and Africa.

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Sep 4, 2014

In Wake of US Drone Strike, Atlantic Council Hosts Discussion with Senior Somali Counterterror Adviser

By The Atlantic Council

On Monday, the United States launched a military strike in southern Somalia against Ahmed Abdi Godane, head of the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab group, and other leaders. While details of the operation are still emerging, it is evidence of continued US interest neutralizing the threat posed by al-Shabaab within Somalia as well as to neighboring countries.

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Sep 4, 2014

Column: Israel’s Settlement Push Damages Peace Chances

By Barbara Slavin

Barely a week after reaching a semi-durable cease-fire in a seven-week war that killed more than 2,000 Palestinians and prompted virulent new expressions of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiment in Europe, the Israeli government announced that it was seizing nearly 1,000 acres of land near Bethlehem for expansion of Jewish settlements. If carried out, the confiscation […]

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Sep 3, 2014

Building a Pluralist Future for the Internet

By Alexander Klimburg

This Week’s Internet Conference in Istanbul Follows an Historic Debate at Brazil’s NETmundial  “History,” John W. Gardner reputedly said, “never looks like history when you are living through it.” Maybe that is why one of the recent years’ biggest events in shaping the future of the Internet got so little attention recently. Global news media […]

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Sep 2, 2014

After the European Elections: EU Leadership and Priorities in a Transatlantic Context

By The Atlantic Council

On Wednesday, August 27th, the Transatlantic Relations program hosted an off-the-record discussion with Klaus Welle, secretary general of the European Parliament, and Anthony Teasdale, director-general of the European Parliamentary Research Service. The conversation was moderated by Fran Burwell, vice president and director of transatlantic relations at the Council.

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Sep 2, 2014

Tackling Today’s Challenges

By Damon Wilson

Conflict and bloodshed on the periphery of the NATO region must be dealt with head-on at this year’s summit if the Alliance is to remain relevant to its members’ interests, argues Damon Wilson As NATO leaders gather in Wales, transatlantic security faces the most serious challenges it has confronted since the end of the Cold […]

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Aug 31, 2014

Column: Saudi-Iran Meeting Could Boost Fight Against Islamic State

By Barbara Slavin

To say that there are a lot of moving pieces in the Middle East these days is certainly an understatement. From Libya to Yemen, Gaza to Iraq, outside powers are intervening in complex confrontations that pit religious fundamentalists against secularists, dictators against democrats and ethnic minorities against each other.

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Aug 31, 2014

Three Critical Tests for NATO Leaders in Wales

By Nicholas Burns

Ukraine, the Middle East and Afghanistan test alliance’s future, writes Nicholas Burns When allied leaders meet in Wales at the end of this week, they will confront three critical tests for Nato’s future. Given all that has happened in the past half-year alone, these three challenges – Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, the disastrous unravelling […]

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