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Defense Industrialist

Oct 6, 2014

A JDAM for Human Rights

By James Hasik

Major Mariam al Mansouri’s exploits are an unintended benefit of a looser arms export regime.   Arms sales bear a bad reputation for mortgaging global political sensibilities to domestic economic interests. But as a diplomat in Washington reminded me over dinner last week, to have influence, one must be willing to talk. As sociologist Ori […]

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Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, September 4, 2014

NATOSource

Sep 26, 2014

Outgoing NATO Chief: Russia Considers Us an Adversary

By David Jackson, USA TODAY

The retiring secretary general of NATO says he is leaving behind a more efficient fighting organization that will have to deal with an increasingly aggressive Russia.

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Event Recap

Sep 19, 2014

Scotland’s ‘No’ to Independence Avoids Cataclysm for UK, Former NATO Chief Says

Lord George Robertson: Scottish Vote May Calm Other Secession Moves Yesterday’s decisive rejection of independence by Scottish voters has sidestepped a “cataclysmic” degradation of Britain, a pillar of the transatlantic community, said Lord George Robertson, a former secretary-general of NATO. It is likely to slow down other secession movements, which challenge governments in Spain, Belgium, […]

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Sep 2, 2014

After the European Elections: EU Leadership and Priorities in a Transatlantic Context

By The Atlantic Council

On Wednesday, August 27th, the Transatlantic Relations program hosted an off-the-record discussion with Klaus Welle, secretary general of the European Parliament, and Anthony Teasdale, director-general of the European Parliamentary Research Service. The conversation was moderated by Fran Burwell, vice president and director of transatlantic relations at the Council.

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In the News

Sep 1, 2014

Bryza: Call Putin’s Bluff- He Will Not Cut Off Europe’s Gas

By Matthew Bryza

Eurasia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Bryza writes for the Financial Times on how Europe can survive this year’s winter without importing more Russian energy:

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Italian troops in Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2011

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Aug 25, 2014

Special Summit Series: Italy and NATO

By Stefano Stefanini

Italy feels the heat from the Mediterranean, a conveyor belt for the growing insecurity in North Africa and the Middle East.

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In the News

Aug 25, 2014

LeBaron on Qatari Foreign Policy

By Richard LeBaron

The National quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron on Qatar’s role in securing the release of American journalist Peter Theo Curtis from Syria:

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In the News

Aug 20, 2014

Brattberg: Europe’s Neighborhood Nightmare

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg writes for the Huffington Post on Europe’s security environment: 

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In the News

Aug 1, 2014

Brattberg: Europe’s Real Test

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg writes for US News and World Report on how Europe must maintain pressure on Russia after a new round of EU sanctions:

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Event Recap

Jul 31, 2014

Shifting Political Alliances: Are Gains from Yemen’s National Dialogue Slipping?

Three years after Yemen adopted the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) initiative, the country is slowly moving forward with its transition process. However, internal and external factors threaten to impede the country’s progress. On Wednesday, July 31, 2014, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted Mohammed Almaitami, chairman of the Khobara Center […]

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