Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

The European Union’s External Energy Policy Priorities with Special Focus on Russia and Ukraine

On March 5, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and Energy and Environment Program  held an off-the-record discussion on “The European Union’s External Energy Policy Priorities with Special Focus on Russia and Ukraine.”

Czech Energy Strategy: National Priorities in the European Energy Policy Context

On March 1 the Eurasian Energy Futures Inititative will host the Minister of Industry and Trade for the Czech Republic, Martin Kuba, for a speech on the evolution of the country’s energy strategy to be followed by a moderated discussion with the audience.

Transcript: Jones Prepared Remarks from Third Geremek Lecture

Prepared remarks by former National Security Advisor General James L. Jones, Jr. at the 2013 Bronislaw Geremek Lecture.

Transcript: 2013 Annual Bronislaw Geremek Lecture

Full transcript of the Atlantic Council’s Third Annual Bronislaw Geremek Lecture, delivered by former President Aleksander Kwasniewski and former National Security Advisor General Jim Jones.

NATO Defense Ministerial Debrief

By Jason Harmala

On February 26, the Atlantic Council hosted James J. Townsend, Jr., deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO Policy, for a roundtable discussion on the outcomes of the NATO Defense Ministerial Meetings which took place February 21-22, 2013 in Brussels.

Setting a Defense-Industrial Policy Agenda for the Second Term

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council welcomed Brett Lambert, deputy assistant secretary of defense for manufacturing and industrial base policy at the US Department of Defense, and William Greenwalt, vice president of acquisition policy at Aerospace Industries Association on Wednesday, February 20 at the Army-Navy Club to discuss an effective defense-industrial policy for the second Obama administration.

Strategy Session on the US Air Force and Cyber Operations

By Jason Harmala

On Friday, February 15, 2013, the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable discussion on the US Air Force and cyberspace operations with Lt Gen Michael Basla, the Air Force’s A6, chief of information dominance and chief information officer.