International Organizations

Following the Second World War, the United States and its democratic allies sought to create a rules-based international order to guarantee stability and prosperity for their societies. Understanding that international cooperation was crucial to tackle global issues and ensure peace, multilateral organizations were created to facilitate discussion, pool resources, mediate conflict, and coordinate joint action. Whether focusing on security, economics, health, the environment, or energy, these organizations are vital forums of international engagement and global problem-solving.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 3, 2012

Syrian Opposition Must Prove It Can Handle Foreign Funds

By Barbara Slavin

In the aftermath of its latest meeting with international supporters, the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) faces a crucial test: whether it can spend millions of dollars in foreign aid efficiently and without corruption.  Syria analysts and SNC members concede that the council has been slow to organize behind a single leader or vision to […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

Event Recap

Apr 3, 2012

Brent Scowcroft on Renewing the Transatlantic Community Through Global Partnerships

By Jason Harmala

On April 3, the fifth annual Christopher J. Makins Lecture featured a unique and forward looking conversation with Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, who has served, in both official and unofficial capacities, as a national security advisor to every US president since Richard Nixon.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Mar 28, 2012

EU announces new cyber crime center

By the European Commission

From the European Commission:  [W]orldwide, more than one million people become victims of cybercrime every day. The cost of cybercrime could reach an overall total of USD 388 billion worldwide. Today, the European Commission proposed to establish a European Cybercrime Centre to help protect European citizens and businesses against these mounting cyber-threats. The centre will […]

Cybersecurity European Union

New Atlanticist

Mar 28, 2012

Seven Ideas to Boost the Arab Awakening

By Nickolay Mladenov and Hristiana Grozdanova

When a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire in a small town’s public square, barely anyone expected this act to lead to a revolution in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and the Arab world. The fall of the three dictatorships initiated a new phase in a worldwide democratic wave that has been remaking the world since […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Mar 28, 2012

Draghi Rides to the Rescue

By Ben Carliner

Give Mario Draghi his due: he knows how to stop a bank run. Since the European Central Bank launched its Long Term Refinancing Operation for Eurozone banks, contagion has all but stopped in its tracks.

Economy & Business European Union

Europe After The Vote

Mar 27, 2012

Greece: An Effective Model for Europe’s Next Wave of Debt Restructuring?

By Jason Harmala

On March 27, the Global Business and Economics Program hosted a conference call with sovereign debt experts Anna Gelpern and Mitu Gulati to discuss Greece’s private debt restructuring and the possibility of other indebted Eurozone countries following in Athens’ footsteps. Anna Gelpern is a professor of law at Georgetown and American Universities, and Mitu Gulati is a professor of law at Duke University. Their analysis of what we have learned from the Greek experience, and what we should expect going forward, provided the following takeaways.

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Mar 24, 2012

EU expands Somali pirate mission to include attacks on land bases

By the Guardian

From the Guardian:  The EU is to expand its seagoing anti-piracy mission to include the Somali coastline and waterways inside the country for the first time.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Mar 22, 2012

NATO extends counter piracy mission until 2014

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO Allies agreed on 19 March to extend the Alliance’s counter piracy naval operation Ocean Shield, which operates off the Horn of Africa to protect merchant traffic from pirate attacks, for a further two years until the end of 2014.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Mar 22, 2012

EU defense ministers endorse pooling of resources

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  European Union defense ministers endorsed on Thursday projects to develop joint air-to-air refueling capacities and field hospitals as part of a wider effort to share military resources in response to falling defense budgets.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Mar 21, 2012

Rasmussen: ‘Not much progress has been made’ on NATO-EU cooperation

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Two years ago, at the EU Defence Ministers’ meeting in Palma de Mallorca, I made several proposals to address this problem. I said that the EU and NATO must have regular discussions, at all levels, on the entire spectrum of common security threats.

European Union International Organizations
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Heidi Hardt

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Transatlantic Security Initiative

Climate Change & Climate Action International Organizations

Fellow

Alexandra Lily Kather

Legal Advisor

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Human Rights International Norms

Fellow

Rebecca Katz

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Coronavirus

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Kristina Kempkey

Former Senior Advisor, USAID

Millennium Leadership Program

International Organizations National Security

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Kathryn Kenney

Deputy Director, Strategy and Operations

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment International Organizations

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Paul Klimos

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Entrepreneurship G20
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