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Congressional Relations

Mar 20, 2012

NATO in a New Era: A Congressional Event on the NATO 2012 Chicago Summit

By Jason Harmala

On March 20, Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John McCain (R-AZ), and the Atlantic Council held a conversation on the state of the NATO Alliance and why the May 2012 Chicago summit matters for the United States and the transatlantic community.

Event Recap

Mar 20, 2012

Shifting Century: Leadership Changes and Challenges in Asia

By Adrienne Chuck

On March 20 the Atlantic Council held a panel discussion on the implications of recent and pending leadership transitions in Asia and their implications for US foreign and security policy and cross-strait relations.

Indo-Pacific
United States and Canada

Transcript

Mar 20, 2012

NATO in a New Era: 3/20/2012 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Back to event page  The Atlantic Council of the United States  Event Title: NATO in a New Era Welcome and Moderator: Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, The Atlantic Council Speakers: Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright Lieutenant General David W. Barno (Ret.) Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, […]

Event Recap

Mar 19, 2012

Security Jam: Brainstorming Global Security

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council partnered with the Security & Defence Agenda and IBM on March 19-23 2012, in coordination with the European External Action Service, the European Commission, NATO Allied Command Transformation, and the US Mission to NATO to bring together thousands of global security stakeholders in a virtual conference.

Iran

Event Recap

Mar 19, 2012

Iran’s Internal Politics

By Adrienne Chuck

On March 19, the Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force held a public briefing on the dynamics of Iran’s internal politics on March 19. This briefing also marked the release of the Task Force’s sixth issue brief, “Iran’s Internal Politics: The Supreme Leader Grows Ever Lonelier at the Top” by Yasmin Alem and Barbara Slavin.

Completing Europe: Moldova

Event Recap

Mar 19, 2012

Completing Europe: Moldova’s Path

By Jason Harmala

On March 19, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and Transatlantic Relations Program hosted a conversation with His Excellency Iurie Leanca, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, as part of the Council’s Completing Europe Series.

Eastern Europe

Event Recap

Mar 16, 2012

Task Force on Security Cooperation with the Transitioning Arab Democracies Meeting

By Adrienne Chuck

The Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and International Security Program launched a joint initiative on March 16 with the first meeting of the Task Force on Security Cooperation with the Transitioning Arab Democracies.

Libya
North Africa

Event Recap

Mar 13, 2012

The Atlantic Treaty Association Bureau Visits the Atlantic Council

By Jason Harmala

On March 13, the Transatlantic Relations Program hosted the Atlantic Treaty Association Bureau for an off-the-record lunch discussion with a group of Atlantic Council staff and representatives.

NATO
Security & Defense

Event Recap

Mar 12, 2012

Strategy Session with Elin Suleymanov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States

By Jason Harmala

On March 12, the Atlantic Council held an off-the-record strategy session for newly-arrived ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States, Mr. Elin Suleymanov. A small group of high-level experts participated in the discussion, which included presentations by Greg Saunders, Director of International Affairs at BP; Svante Cornell, Research Director at the Central […]

Energy & Environment
The Caucasus

Event Recap

Mar 9, 2012

Discussion with Libyan Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saad al-Shalmani

By Jason Harmala

During a discussion hosted by the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East on March 9, participants from the US government, think tanks, and the Libyan American community raised concerns about how the Libyan government will incorporate armed fighters, particularly before elections scheduled for June.

Libya