Security & Defense

Transcript: NATO Beyond Afghanistan Conference – Third Panel

Transcript of the third panel from the NATO Beyond Afghanistan conference held September 27, 2010.

Yanukovych in Wonderland

By Alexander Motyl

The policy and business elites who attended the Atlantic Council’s September 24th luncheon in New York with Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych may be wondering just what he meant by what he said—and, more important, by what he did not say.

Second Annual Members’ Conference – The U.S. – Iran Relationship: How to handle a nuclear Iran?

Summary of the breakout conversation “The U.S. – Iran Relationship: How to handle a nuclear Iran?” at the 2010 Annual Members’ Conference. Participants: Barbara Slavin, Author, Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S., and the Twisted Path to Confrontation Michael Singh, Former Senior Director for Middle East Affairs, National Security Council Moderated by Mark Brzezinski, […]

Second Annual Members’ Conference – The Future of NATO: What will it take to save the Alliance?

Summary of the breakout conversation “The Future of NATO: What will it take to save the Alliance?” at the 2010 Annual Members’ Conference. Participants: Kori Schake, Former Director for Defense Strategy and Requirements, National Security Council Harlan Ullman, Founder, Kiloween Group; Senior Advisor, Atlantic Council Kurt Volker, Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO; Senior Advisor, Atlantic […]

Second Annual Members’ Conference – The Nuclear Future: Zero nukes or a new proliferation?

Summary of the breakout conversation “The Nuclear Future: Zero nukes or a new proliferation?” at the 2010 Annual Members’ Conference. Participants: Richard R. Burt, Managing Director, McLarty Associates; Former Lead Negotiator for the START Treaty Jan Lodal, Former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Frank Miller, Principal, Scowcroft Group; Former Special Assistant to […]