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Jun 10, 2011

Transcript: 2011 Freedom Awards Dinner

This year at the 2011 Atlantic Council Freedom Awards, apresented awards to Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski, Moldovan Prime Minister Vladimir Filat, journalists Adam Michnik and Helena Łucywo of Gazeta Wyborcza; Egyptian activist Esraa Abdel Fattah; Belarusian dissidents Ales Byalyatski, Natalia Kaliada, and Zhanna Litvina; and US Senator John McCain. We also presented […]

Event Recap

Jun 9, 2011

2011 Wroclaw Global Forum

By Jason Harmala

The 2011 Wrocław Global Forum brought together about 200 key business executives and policy professionals to examine the changing role of the Central European region, particularly as a partner and leader in Europe, in the transatlantic space, and in the global arena.

NATOSource

Jun 3, 2011

Robert Gates: Congressional moves on Libya “dangerous”

By Mike Allen, POLITICO

From Mike Allen, POLITICO:  Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon press secretary, issued a statement saying: “Secretary Gates believes that for the United States, once committed to a NATO operation, to unilaterally abandon that mission would have enormous and dangerous long-term consequences.

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May 11, 2011

NATO Chief: “solidarity in NATO is a real two-way street”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Just like Afghanistan, Libya is a strong demonstration of NATO’s resolve.

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May 4, 2011

Biden to NATO: ” We need each other”

By Joe Biden, the White House

From Joe Biden, the White House:  I’m here tonight to talk about the importance of the transatlantic relationship and this 50th anniversary of the Council.

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Apr 25, 2011

Westerwelle’s Woes

By Ralf Neukirch, Spiegel

From Ralf Neukirch, Spiegel:  By contrast, the professor [Christian Hacke of the University of Bonn] contends that [German Foreign Minister Guido] Westerwelle — who was a protege of former Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher — has embraced a "neo-German Wilhelminism,"

NATOSource

Apr 17, 2011

Is Obama “willing the end without willing the means?”

By Lexington, the Economist

From Lexington, the Economist:  A worry that the European air forces might not have sufficent wherewithal was a subtext of the recent NATO meeting. One lesson from NATO’s air campaign in Kosovo in the 1990s is that patience is sometimes rewarded. In Libya, too, if the allies hold their nerve, they may well achieve their […]

Issue Brief

Mar 31, 2011

Roma Inclusion: A Call for Central European Leadership

By Susan Ball

In the latest Atlantic Council Issue Brief, “Roma Inclusion: A Call for Central European Leadership,” Susan Ball, a State Department Senior Fellow in the International Security Program, highlights the growing urgency of the challenge to integrate Europe’s Roma populations and makes the case for Central European states to play a leadership role in Europe’s efforts […]

Central Europe Europe & Eurasia

External

Mar 8, 2011

New Transatlantic Trends in Competition Policy: Report

A high-level roundtable organised by Friends of Europe, the Atlantic Council of the United States, Baker & McKenzie, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), and the Initiative for a Competitive Online Marketplace (ICOMP) with media partners Europe’s World and MLex Market Intelligence produced this report.   Thursday 10 June 2010 – Concert Noble, Brussels Click here to download the […]

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Feb 19, 2011

Is Europe Out Trading America?

By James Joyner

The European Parliament has approved an agreement with South Korea that, if ratified, will create the second-largest free trade area in the world, behind only the North American Free Trade Agreement zone. Coupled with aggressive negotiations with China and India, is Europe poised to overtake the United States as a global trader? The EU website […]

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