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Dec 17, 2013

The State of the Arab Transitions: A Timeline

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

Since its founding, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East has closely followed the Arab transitioning countries as they faced their respective social, political, and economic challenges. In an effort to help map the twists and turns, the Center has produced a timeline for Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen as each had to navigate momentous and […]

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Dec 12, 2013

Factsheet: Unrest in Ukraine

By Samantha Lasley

Ukraine, a nation of 46 million people, bordering four European Union countries—Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania—stands at a pivotal moment in history as it chooses between the East and the West.  AT the Vilnius Summit Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych announced that he was not going to sign an Association Agreement for far-reaching political and trade […]

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Jun 15, 2013

Inaugural Student Competition Features Day-after Responses to Major Cyber Attack

On June 15, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), held the first student competition devoted to high-level policy recommendations for day-after responses to a major cyber attack.

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Mar 26, 2013

Foreign Policy Experts Urge President Obama to Rethink Yemen Policy

By Jason Harmala

In a letter to President Barack Obama, a distinguished group of former diplomats, analysts, and journalists call on the president and his national security team to move beyond the current counterterrorism approach and embrace a long-term strategy that prioritizes helping the Yemeni government address the very factors that allow extremist ideology to spread: the absence […]

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Jun 26, 2012

Danya Greenfield and Other Experts Write Open Letter to President Obama on Yemen

By Jason Harmala

Twenty-seven leading foreign policy experts, including Danya Greenfield, deputy director of the Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, sent a letter to President Obama, calling for a broader approach on US policy towards Yemen that “expands beyond the narrow lens of counterterrorism.”

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Nov 9, 2009

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: Message to Freedom’s Challenge Honorees

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first elected African female head of state, wrote a letter of congratulations to the honorees of the Atlantic Council Freedom’s Challenge awards ceremony held in Berlin on November 8. The text is provided below.

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Apr 25, 2009

Bush and Kohl Discuss the Fall of the Berlin Wall

By Peter Cassata

George Bush Presidential Library and MuseumMemorandum of Telephone Conversation SUBJECT: Telephone Conversation with Helmut Kohl, Chancellor, Federal Republic of Germany PARTICIPANTS:The PresidentChancellor Helmut KohlNotetaker: Robert M. Gates DATE, TIME AND PLACE: November 10, 1989, 3:29 – 3:47PM, The Oval Office

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Apr 25, 2009

Bush and Kohl Discuss Germany’s Reunification

George Bush Presidential Library and MuseumMemorandum of Telephone Conversation SUBJECT: Telephone Call to Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany PARTICIPANTS:The PresidentHelmut Kohl, ChancellorNotetaker: Robert Hutchings, NSC StaffInterpreter: Gisela Marcuse DATE, TIME AND PLACE: October 3, 1990, 9:56 – 9:59 a.m., The Oval Office