Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

Briefing by Leadership of Angola’s Main Political Opposition Party, UNITA

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a briefing and roundtable discussion today with the leadership of Angola’s largest opposition political party, the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA).

Somaliland’s Achievement in a Fragile Region

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a speech today by His Excellency Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo, president of the Republic of Somaliland.

Roundtable and Dinner Discussion with Former First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Khoroshkovsky

On Monday, April 22, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted H.E. Valery Khoroshkovsky, former first deputy prime minister of Ukraine, for an off-the-record discussion of Ukraine’s trajectory towards the European community.

Discussion with Zimbabwean Minister of Finance Tendai Biti

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a not-for-attribution roundtable discussion with the Right Honourable Tendai Biti, MP, minister of finance of the Republic of Zimbabwe and secretary-general of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).

The United States Should Reform Defense Cooperation with Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia

By Jason Harmala

With a number of political systems in the Middle East upended by the Arab Spring and increasing concerns about military-to-military relationships with transitioning countries, the United States has a unique opportunity to reexamine and reform its defense cooperation with Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia in particular. On April 19, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle […]

Roundtable on Libya’s Economic Challenges

The Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted a visiting economic delegation from Libya on Thursday, April 18 for a roundtable discussion on the economic challenges the country faces during its transition process.

Former French Prime Minister François Fillon, Senator Chris Coons discuss threats in Northwest Africa in Capitol Hill briefing

By Africa Center

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center organized a briefing on Capitol Hill on “Collective Security Threats in North and West Africa” featuring a keynote presentation by former French Prime Minister François Fillon and remarks by Senator Chris Coons, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs. Also participating in the event, […]

Strategy Session on Future of US-Europe Relations with Mircea Geoana

On April 17, the Atlantic Council hosted Ambassador Mircea Geoană, Romania’s former foreign minister and ambassador to the United States, for a strategy session about the future of the US-European relationship in an era of budget austerity and emerging security challenges.