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May 14, 2012

Atlantic Council/Foreign Policy Survey: The Future of NATO

By Jason Harmala

Does the 63-year-old Alliance still matter today? In advance of the NATO summit in Chicago, The Atlantic Council and Foreign Policy asked politicians, scholars, and other observers from both sides of the Atlantic to weigh in.

United States and Canada

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May 11, 2012

Russia After Presidential Elections: Putin’s Inauguration and the Future of Russian Opposition

By Jason Harmala

On May 11, the Atlantic Council’s Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted a conversation with Mr. Vladimir Kara-Murza, prominent Russian journalist and member of the federal council of Solidarnost (“Solidarity”) — Russia’s democratic opposition movement, which was instrumental in organizing mass protests after Russia’s 2011 parliamentary elections in Russia.

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May 11, 2012

Russia After Presidential Elections: 5/11/12 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Back to event page The Atlantic Council of the United States “Russia After Presidential Elections: Putin’s Inauguration and the Future of Russian Opposition” Introduction: Ross Wilson, Director, Patriciu Eurasia Center, The Atlantic Council Moderator: Dr. Donald N. Jensen, Senior Fellow, Johns Hopkins Center for Transatlantic Relations Speaker: Vladimir Kara-Murza, Federal Council of Solidarnost Location: The […]

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May 10, 2012

Assessing Policies Between Governments and Transatlantic Muslims

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and the Muslim Public Affairs Council, held a discussion with Mehdi Hasan, senior editor (politics) at the New Statesman and author of Ed: The Milibands and the Making of a Labour Leader. The session was moderated by Shuja Nawaz, director of the South Asia Center.

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May 9, 2012

Keys to Prosperity: The Dynamics of Stability, Security, and Economics in South Asia

By Jason Harmala

On May 9, 2012, the Atlantic Council hosted a members’ roundtable with H.E. Shaukat Aziz, former prime minister of Pakistan, on South Asian financial, security, and regional relations, and the increasingly strategic role the region plays in global affairs.

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May 9, 2012

The Future of Europe in an Interconnected and Polycentric World

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council and the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) hosted a lunch debate and presentation of the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) report.

European Union International Organizations
Forum on the Ratification of the Law of the Sea Convention

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May 9, 2012

Forum on the Ratification of the Law of the Sea Convention

By Adrienne Chuck

On May 9, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to a gathering of US national security and business leaders in Washington, DC, convened by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Atlantic Council.

United States and Canada

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May 9, 2012

Forum on the Ratification of the Law of the Sea Convention: 05/09/12 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Back to event page The Pew Charitable Trusts and Atlantic Council Forum on Law of the Sea Transcript – Select Highlights Willard InterContinental Washington Hotel Washington, DC Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Keynote Addresses by: Secretary Leon Panetta General Martin E. Dempsey Remarks by: Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr. Panel One: How Ratification Will Enhance and […]

Ansari Africa Center Hosts Visit by ACCORD Delegation

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May 8, 2012

Ansari Africa Center Hosts Visit by ACCORD Delegation

By Adrienne Chuck

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a visit today by a delegation from the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), led by its founder and executive director Vasu Gounden and accompanied by senior advisor Aziz Pahad, former Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of South Africa, and Ambassador Welile Nhlapo, National […]

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May 8, 2012

Will the ‘Merkozy’ Economic Strategy Survive the French Elections?

By Jason Harmala

On May 8, 2012, the Atlantic Council hosted an on-the-record members’ conference call with Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs columnist at the Financial Times, on the repercussions of the French and Greek elections, as voters in both countries delivered a stinging rebuke to political parties which called for continued austerity and fiscal retrenchment.

Economy & Business France
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