Category: Content Series

Why Greece Must Leave the Euro for Greece and Europe to Survive

By Garrett Workman

In the aftermath of last week’s elections in Greece, in which voters resoundingly rejected further austerity, Europe is struggling to come to terms with Greek voters’ conflicting desire to stay in the Euro while also delaying necessary reforms. However, while debating how to keep Greece in line and in the Euro, a more fundamental question […]

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.

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 […]

Fighting and Rebuilding in Helmand and Nimruz Provinces Revisited: A Commander’s View

By Jason Harmala

The commander of International Security Assistance Force, Regional Command Southwest (RC-SW), Major General John A. Toolan Jr., joined the Atlantic Council on April 23 for a conversation moderated by Barry Pavel, director of the Council’s Program on International Security.

Greece Conference Call: 4/09/12 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Back to event page The Atlantic Council of the United States Conference Call: The Austere Life: The Changing Nature of Europe’s Politics and Societies Speakers: Kostas Bakoyannis, Mayor of Karpenisi, Greece; Alexis Papahelas, Managing Editor, Kathimerini Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Monday, April 9, 2012  Transcript by Federal News Service Washington, D.C. OPERATOR: This recording is […]

Greece: An Effective Model for Europe’s Next Wave of Debt Restructuring? 3/27/2012 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Back to event page Greece: An Effective Model for Europe’s Next Wave of Debt Restructuring? Atlantic Council March 27, 2012 11:00AM ET Operator: Excuse me, everyone. We now have Ms. Anna Gelpern, professor of law at American and Georgetown University, Mr. Mitu Gulati, professor of law at Duke University, and Mr. Alexei Monsarrat, director of […]

Greece: An Effective Model for Europe’s Next Wave of Debt Restructuring?

By Jason Harmala

On March 27, the Global Business and Economics Program hosted a conference call with sovereign debt experts Anna Gelpern and Mitu Gulati to discuss Greece’s private debt restructuring and the possibility of other indebted Eurozone countries following in Athens’ footsteps. Anna Gelpern is a professor of law at Georgetown and American Universities, and Mitu Gulati is a professor of law at Duke University. Their analysis of what we have learned from the Greek experience, and what we should expect going forward, provided the following takeaways.

Atlantic Council Names Steven Grundman as Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council has named Steven Grundman as its first M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges.

Yemen Policy Initiative Roundtable Discussion

By Jason Harmala

Recognizing a dearth of policy-oriented dialogue on Yemen in Washington, the Hariri Center for the Middle East and the Project on Middle East Democracy are launching a Yemen policy initiative to provide a platform for dialogue and opportunities for advocacy to advance a more coherent and comprehensive US policy toward Yemen.