Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

How to Unwind Iran Nuclear-Related Sanctions

By South Asia Center

On June 16, 2014, the Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force hosted the report launch of two papers outlining options for unwinding nuclear-related sanctions against Iran —a key element of any long-term agreement curbing Iran’s nuclear program.

Transcript: Abdullah Vows to ‘Reset’ Afghanistan’s Relations with US and International Community

ABDULLAH VOWS TO ‘RESET’ AFGHANISTAN’S RELATIONS WITH U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY REMARKS BY DR. ABDULLAH ABDULLAH,AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MODERATORS: SHUJA NAWAZ,DIRECTOR, SOUTH ASIA CENTER,ATLANTIC COUNCIL VIKRAM SINGH, VICE PRESIDENT, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY,CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS WASHINGTON, D.C.THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014 TRANSCRIPT PROVIDED BYDC TRANSCRIPTION – WWW.DCTMR.COM

Conversation with Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev

On the morning of June 12th, the Atlantic Council held a private breakfast conversation with Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan. Minister Yerzhan was introduced by Ambassador John Herbst, director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center.

Transition Seminar for The Hon. Helen La Lime

By The Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a transition seminar for the Hon. Helen La Lime, the recently confirmed US ambassador to the Republic of Angola. The not-for-attribution session was moderated by Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham and Atlantic Council Treasurer and Executive Committee Board Director Brian C. McK. Henderson. Guests included representatives from private […]

Transcript: 2014 Freedom Awards

The annual Atlantic Council Freedom Awards recognize extraordinary individuals and organizations that defend and advance the cause of freedom around the world. These awards embody the Council’s mission to strengthen transatlantic leadership on global values. The recipients of the 2014 Freedom Awards were: Baroness Catherine Ashton, European Union Vice President and High Representative for Foreign […]

Abdullah Vows to ‘Reset’ Afghanistan’s Relations with US and International Community

Following Years of US Tensions with Hamid Karzai, Afghan Presidential Front-Runner Calls for Broadened Cooperation The front-runner in Afghanistan’s presidential election on Saturday, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, called for the next Afghan government to act on a “fresh opportunity for Afghanistan to reset its relations with the international community and … especially with the […]

The Economics of the Arab Transitions: Democracy and Growth

Countries that undergo regime change often see economic improvements, but this is not always the case when change leads to democratization, according to a study on the relationship between democracy and growth by Senior Fellow Caroline Freund of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Mélise Jaud, a senior economist at the World Bank. The […]

Tackling Security Sector Reform in Tunisia: An Uphill Battle

Security sector reform (SSR) was a major demand of the Arab uprisings of 2011. And yet, three years later, little progress has been made toward SSR in these countries. On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Bassem Bouguerra and George Washington University […]