Press Release
Apr 24, 2012
Orhan Taner Appointed Director of Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit
By
Jason Harmala
The Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Turkish businessman and entrepreneur Orhan Taner as its new director in Istanbul heading the Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit, and representing the Council in Turkey. As an accomplished leader and problem-solver, Taner will lend his extensive business development and large-scale […]
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Apr 18, 2012
US Chamber President and CEO Donohue Calls for More Ambitious US-EU Economic Partnership
By
Jason Harmala
US Chamber President and CEO Thomas Donohue invoked the historic and deep ties between Europe and the United States, calling on the transatlantic community to “inject more ambition into our own economic partnership,” by completing a US-EU economic and trade pact to lower barriers, converge regulations, and expand job-creating trade and investment. At an event […]
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Apr 4, 2012
Atlantic Council Recommends New Russia Reset: Partner with Europe to boost Russian economic ties and support for rule of law
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON – With Vladimir Putin in power again as president of Russia, the US administration must now forge a new relationship with an often difficult leader. Against this backdrop, the Atlantic Council released an issue brief today, “Rethinking the Russia Reset,” which recommends that US policymakers refocus the reset on creating stronger economic ties between […]
Press Release
Mar 28, 2012
Promoting Transatlantic Values in International Engagement
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON – A new Atlantic Council issue brief argues that the transatlantic community can transcend its current malaise and best address the challenges of a globalized world by putting the advancement of transatlantic values at the forefront of a more integrated policy of international engagement. Published today by Jeff Lightfoot and Simona Kordosova, respectively deputy […]
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Mar 23, 2012
Atlantic Council Report Calls for Europe to Share More of the Burden Following the US ‘Pivot’ to Asia
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON – Europe will need to take on a greater share of the burden in leading crisis management and contingency operations in Europe and its periphery, argues a new Atlantic Council issue brief. Under this transatlantic bargain, the United States will remain steadfast in its Article 5 security commitments, but will focus more of its […]
Press Release
Mar 19, 2012
Atlantic Council Recommends Agenda for More Unified NATO Strategy Ahead of Chicago Summit
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON – As world leaders prepare for the NATO Summit in Chicago this May, a new Atlantic Council report argues for renewed transatlantic leadership that will allow NATO to better address significant global issues with a unified voice—specifically in the greater Middle East and around cyber security—in order to remain relevant in today’s increasingly interconnected […]
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Mar 19, 2012
New Atlantic Council Report Outlines Political Turmoil Within Iran
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON – With tensions increasing between Iran and the West, the Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force is releasing a new Issue Brief highlighting growing political turmoil within the country, and recommending steps the United States can take to boost Iranian political rights while containing advances toward nuclear weapons. Published today, "Iran’s Internal Politics: The Supreme […]