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Jul 9, 2014

Kerry’s Visit to Kabul Will Be Critical to Defusing Afghanistan’s Election Crisis

Zalmay Khalilzad, David Sedney Analyze Hopes for Resolving a Dangerous Dispute This weekend’s visit to Afghanistan by Secretary of State John Kerry will be a critical opportunity to defuse the dispute over Afghanistan’s presidential election that threatens the country’s stability, two former US top officials said. Kerry is to travel to Kabul as presidential candidates […]

Afghanistan Elections

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Jul 9, 2014

Transcript: Facing a Revisionist Russia: Discussion with Carl Bildt

Facing a Revisionist Russia: Discussion with Carl Bildt Introduction:Paula Dobriansky,Former Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs,Atlantic Council Moderator:Frederick KempePresident and CEOAtlantic Council Speaker:H.E. Carl Bildt,Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Location:1030 15th Street, N.W., 12th Floor (West Tower),Washington, D.C. Time: 9:00 a.m. EDTDate: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Transcript byFederal News ServiceWashington, D.C.

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Jul 7, 2014

NATO Secretary General Rasmussen: The West’s Insurance Premium for Security ‘Just Went Up’

With Western economies improving slowly, and with security threats evolving from Africa to East Asia, the NATO alliance will press this year for Europe to increase its defense spending “in real terms for the first time since the end of the Cold War,” Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said today. The alliance will push its […]

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Jul 7, 2014

Don’t Panic: Russia’s Energy Pivot to Asia and European Energy Security

By David Koranyi

Russia’s Energy Pivot to Asia and European Energy Security After almost a decade of haggling, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed an agreement on Russian gas supplies to China in late May. The contracts stipulates Russia’s obligation to supply 38 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas annually for 30 years through […]

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Jul 7, 2014

Armenia and the West: A New Vision for the Caucasus?

On Wednesday, July 2nd, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted an off-the-record workshop on Armenia’s relationship with the West and the future vision for the Caucasus. The workshop, organized jointly with Washington-based think tank Policy Forum Armenia (PFA), built upon the discussion that took place a year ago at the Atlantic Council (on Armenia-NATO relations), […]

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Jul 3, 2014

NATO in the Caucasus: The Case of Azerbaijan

On Tuesday, July 1st, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted a public forum on the present and future relationship between NATO and the Republic of Azerbaijan. The panelists included H.E. Khazar Ibrahim, Head of the Azerbaijani mission to NATO; Dr. Brenda Shaffer, Visiting Researcher at CERES, Georgetown University; and Mr. Eric Rubin, Deputy Assistant Security […]

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Jul 3, 2014

Why the Way We Think About Social Entrepreneurship Needs to Change

Social entrepreneurship is changing the face and meaning of social work worldwide. Latin America is leading the charge in the development of new models of private involvement in social work and in the creation of a new class of socially minded innovators that is radically affecting the lives of those who need it most in […]

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Jul 3, 2014

Egypt’s Looming Energy Crisis: Short Term Responses for Energy Security

For the past two years, Egyptians have faced electricity shortages resulting in rolling blackouts across the country. Power outages have been hard on households and have also been detrimental to industry, which is operating at only 60 to 70 percent of capacity, constraining an already weakened economy. The issue is not the supply, but rather […]

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Jul 3, 2014

Off-the-Record Dinner with Members of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq Delegation

By The Atlantic Council

On June 30, 2014, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted a private dinner for a delegation from Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) consisting of H.E. Fuad Hussein, Chief of Staff to the President, and H.E. Falah Mustafa Bakir, Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Iraq

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Jul 3, 2014

NATO in an Era of Global Competition

On June 25, the Atlantic Council and Norwegian Institute of Defence Studies held a capstone conference and report roll-out for the joint project: NATO in an Era of Global Competition. This eighteen-month effort, conducted jointly between the Atlantic Council and the Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies, aimed to define the role of NATO and the […]

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