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Jun 5, 2014

D-Day’s meaning

By Nicholas Burns

CAEN, France – SEVENTY YEARS later, it is what they managed to do here that is still so striking and inspiring. The greatest amphibious invasion in history — led by young American, British, and Canadian paratroopers, soldiers, sailors, and airmen — delivered Europe from Hitler’s evil and paved the road to the collapse of the Third […]

Viktoria Siumar, a career journalist who now is the deputy secretary of Ukraine's National Security Council, spoke to the Atlantic Council June 4.

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Jun 4, 2014

Ukrainian National Security Council Official on Russia’s Disinformation War

Kyiv Battles Kremlin Myths, Siumar Says; Is Not Considering Martial Law As Ukraine and its government battle Russian-backed secessionist militias in its two southeastern provinces, it also confronts public fears and suspicions among many of the 6.6 million people there (14 percent of Ukraine’s population). That is largely because Russia has had a free hand […]

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Jun 4, 2014

How to Interpret Obama at West Point?

By Nicholas Dungan

Does Barack Obama’s speech last week to the graduating class of West Point outlining his philosophy on the United States role in the world represent a new “Obama Doctrine” or is it actually more in line with traditional US foreign policy since the Second World War ?

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Jun 4, 2014

The Future of American Space Launch

What is the future of American space launch? As defense and space budgets decline, what is the future of US involvement in space? Gwynne Shotwell, president and COO of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), gave an address entitled “The Future of American Space Launch” as part of the Atlantic Council Captains of Industry series on June […]

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Jun 3, 2014

US-Iran Relations Past, Present, and Future

Lessons can be learned from 30 years of mistrust, misperception, and misconception that has persisted between the United States and Iran. While rapprochement is far from inevitable, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, diplomat and author, outlined the path to success for current negotiations while speaking at a South Asia Center panel.

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Ukrainians hold flags and signs bearing their latest concerns as they gather in a veche (people’s assembly) at Maidan Nezalezhnosti on Sunday, June 1. The meeting was the latest in a long public debate over the future of the Maidan movement that toppled the corrupt presidency of Viktor Yanukovych in February. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

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Jun 1, 2014

Ukraine and the Logic of Civil Resistance: Confronting Russian-Fueled Insurgency

By Maciej Bartkowski and Maria J. Stephan

As Ukraine and its supporters consider how the country can best confront Russia’s violent aggression, two scholars focus on non-violent resistance. Here, they explore some lessons of history that suggest how Ukraine might non-violently defend its unity and independence. See their companion article, which notes that Ukraine’s EuroMaidan movement (as well as the Orange Revolution […]

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Kyiv's Maidan movement presses its demands last winter for rule of law, an end to official corruption, and closer relations with the European Union. (CC License)

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Jun 1, 2014

How Ukraine Ousted an Autocrat: The Logic of Civil Resistance

By Maciej Bartkowski and Maria J. Stephan

As Ukraine and its supporters consider how the country can best confront Russia’s violent aggression, two scholars focus on non-violent resistance. They write that the EuroMaidan movement and the Orange Revolution of 2004 show the Ukrainians’ ability to force change with this approach. A companion article notes lessons of history that suggest how Ukraine might […]

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May 30, 2014

Obama’s Vacuous West Point Foreign Policy Speech

By Rajan Menon

In his May 28 West Point speech on foreign policy President Obama took a swipe at “so-called realists.” But the acolytes of this particular school of thought will by and large be satisfied with his manifesto. The most scathing attacks on Obama’s foreign policy have come from neo-conservatives such as Robert Kagan. They are the […]

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May 30, 2014

India’s Watershed Moment: Reflections from the Ground

By South Asia Center

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi ushers in a new era in India, The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted Dr. Shashi Tharoor of the Indian National Congress and Mr. Prodyut Bora of the Bharatiya Janata Party to reflect on the sea change occurring across the spectrum in Indian politics.

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May 30, 2014

A Conversation with Afghanistan Presidential Candidate Dr. Ashraf Ghani

Welcome and Moderator: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Speaker: Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan Presidential Candidate

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