Category: News

Oren on Bergdahl Release

By Michael Oren

The National Journal quotes Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren on what the United States can learn from the Israeli experience in examining the release of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl and thinking about possible future prisoner exchanges: 

Marczak and Workman: Don’t Overlook Latin America in Trade Negotiations

By Garrett Workman, Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak and Global Business and Economics Program Associate Director Garrett Workman cowrite for Roll Call on why it would be a mistake to overlook Latin America in upcoming trade negotiations:

Wilson in Croatian Media on Sixty-Five Years of NATO

By Damon Wilson

Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson is featured in Croatian media on his address to the “65 Years of NATO: Peace, Security and Development in Europe” conference in Croatia:

Prunier in Le Monde

By Gerard Prunier

Le Monde quotes Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Gerard Prunier. The article is in French:

Slavin: Senate Should Not Pass New Iran Sanctions Now

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Voice of America on why the Senate should not introduce new sanctions against Iran:

Kordosova on New European Reassurance Initiative

By Simona Kordosova

Scowcroft Center Associate Director Simona Kordosova commented on the new European Reassurance Initiative announced by President Obama during his recent trip to Poland. The show is in Slovak. The interview starts at 23:45. WATCH ONLINE.

Kordosova on Continued Military Presence in Afghanistan

By Simona Kordosova

Scowcroft Center Associate Director Simona Kordosova commented on the Slovak National TV on Obama’s decision to leave troops in Afghanistan through 2016 and what it means for the Slovak armed forces. The show is in Slovak. The segment starts at 27:00. WATCH ONLINE

Algeria Needs Reform Strategy to Avoid Upheaval

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A new Atlantic Council report warns that although the Algerian government has effectively maintained the status quo and avoided its own Arab Spring, it risks future instability if it does not commit to serious political and economic reforms.  In “No Arab Spring for Algeria,” Mohsin Khan and Karim Mezran, senior fellows at […]

Transition to Federalism in Yemen Hopeful but Not Without Challenges

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A new Atlantic Council issue brief maps key considerations as Yemen embarks on the next stage in its political evolution—the transition from a unitary to federal state system, as outlined by the final agreement from the multistakeholder National Dialogue Conference. In “The Challenge of Federalism in Yemen,” Rafat Al-Akhali, nonresident fellow at […]