Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

Transcript: Lessons from Our Cyber Past – The First Cyber Cops

Full transcript from the May 16, 2012 Cyber Statecraft Initiative event “Lessons From Our Cyber Past: The First Cyber Cops.”

Lessons from Our Cyber Past: The First Cyber Cops

On May 16, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted the event “Lessons from Our Cyber Past: The First Cyber Cops,” a discussion with Steven R. Chabinsky, Shawn Henry, and Christopher M. Painter.

Afghanistan in Transition: Power Dynamics

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center held a discussion about “Afghanistan in Transition: Power Dynamics” with Nick Dowling and Mariam Atash Nawabi on May 16.

Roundtable Discussion with Mr. Munir Daair: Yemen in Transition

By Jason Harmala

The Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG), hosted prominent Yemeni businessman and founding member of the Democratic Awakening Movement (TAWQ) Mr. Munir Daair for a discussion on May 14 on Yemen’s challenges as it moves forward in its transition process. Download a PDF of the […]

The Next Step for Arms Control: A Nuclear Control Regime

By Jason Harmala

On May 14, 2012, the Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable with Richard Burt and Jan Lodal to discuss proposals put forward in their recent joint paper ‘The Next Step for Arms Control: A Nuclear Control Regime.’

Report Launch: Anchoring the Alliance

On May 14, the Atlantic Council launched Anchoring the Alliance, a new report authored by R. Nicholas Burns, former US undersecretary of state, permanent representative to NATO, and current Atlantic Council board director.

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.

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 […]

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.