Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

The Transatlantic Bargain in 2012: Still a Good Deal?

On January 24, the Atlantic Council hosted the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, H.E. Alexandr Vondra. He offered a central European perspective on the future of the transatlantic partnership and the key issues facing the alliance in the run-up to the NATO Chicago Summit.

US-Israel and Iran: Looming Military Confrontation?: Transcript – 1/17/12

By Jason Harmala

Back to event page  The Atlantic Council of the United States “US-Israel and Iran: Looming Military Confrontation?” Introduction by: Shuja Nawaz, Director, South Asia Center, Atlantic Council Moderated by: Barbara Slavin, Senior Fellow, South Asia Center, Atlantic Council Speakers: Michael Eisenstadt, Director, Military and Security Studies Program, Washington Institute for Near East Policy Bruce Riedel, […]

Egypt: What Does an Islamist Majority in Parliament Mean for the Transition?

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted an off-the-record discussion of Egypt’s landmark parliamentary elections on January 17.

Whither Pakistan? A Conversation with Imran Khan

By Adrienne Chuck

On January 13, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center held a video-teleconference with Imran Khan, founder of the Tehreek-e-Insaaf Party.

How to Keep Transatlantic Security AAA: Outsmarting the Crisis by Thinking Beyond Institutional Lines

On January 12, the Atlantic Council hosted H.E. Hans Hillen, the Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, for remarks on NATO defense spending in the context of the Eurozone crisis and the transatlantic economic downturn.

Transcript: How to Keep Transatlantic Security AAA

Full transcript of a NATO Forum public event with H.E. Hans Hillen, the Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Actualizing the Upside of Water: Development, Diplomacy, and Defense

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, in partnership with the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and the WASH Advocacy Initiative, sponsored a workshop on “Actualizing the Upside of Water: Development, Diplomacy, and Defense,” for a select group of government and civil society leaders.