Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

Launch of the 2012 African Economic Outlook Report

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center partnered with the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution and the African Development Bank to host the Washington launch of the latter’s 2012 African Economic Outlook (AEO) Report with a panel discussion at the Council today.

Private Lunch with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso

By Jason Harmala

On September 25, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted an off-the-record lunch discussion with European Commission President José Manuel Barroso at the Metropolitan Club in New York.

Rafik Hariri Debates on the Arab Transition: Are the United States and Europe Meeting the Challenge of the Arab Awakening?

By Jason Harmala

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Secretary General of NATO Javier Solana discussed how the United States and Europe can support core transatlantic values while also taking a practical approach toward the Arab uprisings in the second Rafik Hariri Debate on the Arab Transitions on September 25, 2012.

Transcript: 2012 Global Citizen Awards

September 21, 2012, the Atlantic Council hosted its annual Global Citizen Awards Dinner in New York City. The Council honored Aung San Suu Kyi, Henry Kissinger, Sadako Ogata, and Quincy Jones. We are also proud to announce the official launch of the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.

Atlantic Council Launches the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

By Jason Harmala

On September 21 at the 2012 Global Citizen Awards Dinner, the Atlantic Council’s flagship International Security Program officially became the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. The Council is launching the Scowcroft Center on its 50th anniversary with the goal of engaging traditional transatlantic allies and new global partners on meeting the urgent policy demands […]

Transcript: Georgia’s October 1 Parliamentary Elections

By Jason Harmala

Welcome and Moderator:Ross Wilson, Director of the Patriciu Eurasia Center,Atlantic Council Speakers: Steve Nix,Eurasia Regional Director,International Republican Institute; Cory Welt, Associate Director and Professorial Lecturer of International Affairs,The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs; Damon Wilson,Executive Vice President,Atlantic Council; Ken Yalowitz,Former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia (1998-2001),To Belarus (1994-1997) Location:Washington, D.C. Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2012  Transcript […]

Georgia’s October 1 Parliamentary Elections

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center held a discussion on September 19 about Georgia’s upcoming parliamentary elections with IRI Eurasia director Stephen Nix, associate director at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George Washington University Dr. Cory Welt, Atlantic Council executive vice president Damon Wilson, and former US Ambassador to […]

Roundtable with Nigerien minister of justice on crisis in the Sahel

By Africa Center

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a roundtable today on the crisis in the Sahel with H.E. Marou Amadou, minister of justice, guardian of seals, and spokesperson of the government the Republic of Niger. The minister, who is in Washington for meetings with US officials before traveling to New York to represent his country […]

The Role of the Marine Corps in the New Defense Strategy

By Jason Harmala

On September 18, the Atlantic Council held a public address and conversation with Commandant of the Marine Corps General James F. Amos.