Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

Kazakh Foreign Minister Idrissov on US-Kazakhstan Partnership

On July 8, 2013, at the Hay-Adams in Washington, DC, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center sponsored a dinner and reception for Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov. The event provided policymakers and academics with an opportunity to engage the minister on his country’s foreign policy priorities, such key regional challenges as Afghanistan and Russia, […]

The Transatlantic Link Series: The Path to the 2014 NATO Summit

On July 3, the Atlantic Council held an off-the-record video conference with high level NATO officials to recommend policies crafted during the Atlantic Council’s NATO in a New Security Landscape conference and discuss agenda topics for the 2014 NATO Summit.

French-American Competitiveness Symposium

By Jason Harmala

On June 28, the Transatlantic Relations Program held an all-day, off-the-record symposium to explore the issue of competitiveness in both the United States and France, followed by a private dinner hosted by the deputy chief of mission of the French embassy Frederic Dore at Ambassador Delattre’s residence.

Strategy Session with Swedish Minister of Defense Enstrom

By Jason Harmala

On June 27, 2013 the Atlantic Council hosted H.E. Karin Enstrӧm, Sweden’s minister of defense, for a strategy session focused on Sweden’s defense and security relationship with the US and NATO, as well as security developments in the Nordic-Baltic region.

US-Iran Cultural Engagement: A Cost Effective Boon to US National Security

On June 27, the Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force launched a new issue brief by Ramin Asgard and Barbara Slavin entitled “US-Iran Cultural Engagement: A Cost Effective Boon to US National Security,” along with a public briefing on people-to-people exchanges with Iran.

Roundtable on US Missile Defense Strategy with Elaine Bunn

On Tuesday, June 25, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion on the United States’ missile defense strategy with Elaine Bunn, the recently appointed deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense policy.

Cyber Experts Weigh in on Threat of Chinese Cyber Espionage

By Jason Harmala

In order to further the discussion of Chinese cyber threats, on June 24, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted Mr. Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and CTO of CrowdStrike Inc.; Dr. James Mulvenon, vice president of the Intelligence Division of Defense Group, Inc.; and Dr. Gregory Rattray, CEO and founding partner of Delta Risk. This discussion […]

Private Dinner for New Georgian Ambassador Archil Gegeshidze

On April 29, the Atlantic Council hosted Georgia’s newly-appointed ambassador to the United States, Dr. Archil Gegeshidze, for a private dinner.

Roundtable on Developments in Libya

Recent events in Libya demonstrate that the country’s transition from authoritarianism to democracy is still tenuous and fraught with a number of immediate challenges. The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, together with Freedom House and the Project on Middle East Democracy, hosted a private roundtable on June 20 to explore the […]