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Apr 2, 2010

NATO Initiatives for an Era of Global Competition

By Franklin D. Kramer

Franklin D. Kramer, Atlantic Council vice chair and member of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), recommends five initiatives for NATO designed to respond to global challenges in both the immediate and longer term. Download PDF

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Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Mar 12, 2010

NATO’s Nuclear Policy in 2010

Annette Heuser and Walter Slocombe, members of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), address the critical issue of NATO’s nuclear policy and offer recommendations for its inclusion into the new Strategic Concept. Download the PDF

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Nuclear Deterrence

Issue Brief

Feb 23, 2010

NATO Reform and Decision-Making

Edgar Buckley and Kurt Volker, members of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), outline four crucial areas of the NATO decision-making process that require immediate consideration for reform in the SAG issue brief “NATO Reform and Decision-Making.” Download the PDF

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Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Feb 23, 2010

Article 5 and Strategic Reassurance

Edgar Buckley and Ioan Mircea Pascu, members of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), discuss the implications of the use of force, preemption, and assessment of new risks as it relates to the Strategic Concept in the SAG issue brief “Article 5 and Strategic Reassurance.” Download the PDF

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Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Feb 23, 2010

The United States, NATO and the EU: Partnership in the Balance

By Robert Hunter and Sven Biscop

Robert Hunter and Sven Biscop, members of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), detail a comprehensive approach for cooperation between the United States, NATO, and the European Union in the SAG issue brief “The United States, NATO, and the European Union: Partnership in the Balance.” Download PDF

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Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Feb 22, 2010

The Challenge: NATO Amidst Geopolitical Realities

Rob de Wijk, member of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), highlights the need for NATO to address three new challenges as it drafts the 2010 Strategic Concept in “The Challenge: NATO in the Realm of New Geopolitical Realities.” Download the PDF

NATO
Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Dec 14, 2009

New Transatlantic Compact for NATO

Kurt Volker, Atlantic Council senior advisor and member of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), describes the challenges facing NATO and calls for unity to the divergent goals and ambitions of member states in the SAG issue brief “A New Transatlantic Compact.” Download the PDF

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Security & Defense
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Issue Brief

Jan 28, 2008

Saving Afghanistan: An Appeal and Plan for Urgent Action

Make no mistake, the international community is not winning in Afghanistan. Unless this reality is understood and action is taken promptly, the future of Afghanistan is bleak, with regional and global impact. The purpose of this paper is to sound the alarm and to propose specific actions that must be taken now if Afghanistan is […]

Afghanistan
NATO

Issue Brief

Dec 25, 2007

A Road Map for Restructuring U.S. Relations with Cuba

The U.S. government has sought to advance democratic and free-market change in Cuba for 47 years. Those efforts have failed. Indeed, the transfer of power from Fidel Castro has produced little change in Cuba’s politics and took place with no manifestations of broad popular demands for an end to one-party Communist rule. Instead, the Cuban […]

Cuba
Economy & Business

Issue Brief

Mar 31, 2007

Can German Locomotive Drive the European Economy?

During the second half of 2006 and in early 2007, the German economic eng­ine seemed to gain speed, moving into recovery after several years of stagnation. Whether this recovery is sustainable is still unclear, however. With its­ reliance on exports, Germany remains vulnerable to any downturn in the global economy. Nor is it yet clear […]

Economy & Business
European Union
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