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Event Recap

Oct 6, 2010

2010 Wroclaw Global Forum

Organized by the Atlantic Council, the city of Wrocław, and DemosEUROPA-Centre for European Strategy, the 2010 Wrocław Global Forum focused on the topic “Strengthening the Transatlantic Dialog to Tackle Global Challenges.”

Event Recap

Sep 23, 2010

President Yanukovych Addresses Atlantic Council

The President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, addressed a gathering of 80 business leaders, former government officials, think tank analysts, and journalists at an Atlantic Council event in New York City on September 23 as part of the Council’s Ukraine-North America Dialogue.

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Sep 16, 2010

Turning Point in Turkish Democracy

By James Joyner

Turkey reformed its constitution over the weekend, in what Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised "will go down in history as a turning point in Turkish democracy." But there’s strong disagreement over which way it’s headed. Both the United States and the EU lauded the measures. Some 58 percent of Turkish voters Sunday voted in […]

New Atlanticist

Sep 3, 2010

Merkel Stands Up Against Islamophobia

By James Joyner

German central banker Thilo Sarrazin has stirred international controversy with his new book Germany Does Away With Itself: How We are Risking the Future of our Nation, which contains what many believe are anti-Semitic and anti-immigrant sentiments. CSM‘s Robert Marquand has the back story ("German banker comments raise concerns about new ‘intellectual racism’"): The book […]

Report

Sep 1, 2010

Preventive Detention and the “War on Terror”: Keeping the Response to Terrorism within the Law

In September 2010, the Atlantic Council published a paper titled “Preventive Detention and the ‘War on Terror’: Keeping the Response to Terrorism within the Law;” an analysis of U.S. and European dialogue on the subject. The paper is a result of several workshops and discussions in the ongoing series Transatlantic Dialogues on International Law. Download […]

Europe & Eurasia United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Sep 1, 2010

Globalization Gone Too Far? The Dilemma Facing Women’s Tennis

By Scott Bleiweis

Tennis’s fourth and final grand slam event of the year, the U.S. Open, gets underway this week in New York City. The diversity of the women’s field is a case study in how globalization has infiltrated the world of sports, creating reality that few could have foreseen a generation ago. In order to adapt, the […]

NATOSource

Aug 19, 2010

As Others Plan Troop Recalls, Romania Stands Behind Afghanistan Mission

By Tony Perry, LA Times

From Tony Perry, LA Times: As Romanian military and civilian officials mingled at a VIP reception aboard a yacht that belonged to executed dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, a U.S. Navy band played an American selection: the Gershwins, Cole Porter and Broadway show tunes.

Press Release

Aug 6, 2010

Atlantic Council Launches Georgia Task Force led by Senators Shaheen and Graham

On the second anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war, the Atlantic Council is launching a high-level, bipartisan task force on Georgia, co-chaired by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). The task force aims to encourage a bipartisan consensus on policy toward Georgia. Over the coming months, the task force will visit the region […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 5, 2010

When Is Anti-Extremism Anti-Islamic? The View from Europe (and America)

By Scott Bleiweis

France’s decision to ban full Islamic veil-wearing in public stirred up accusations of anti-Muslim bias. Ongoing controversies in the Netherlands and here in the U.S. show the complexity of balancing religious tolerance and opposing the more radical elements of Islam. At the center of the controversy in Europe is Geert Wilders, leaders of the Freedom […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 5, 2010

Creating a Transatlantic Bridge

By Sarwar Kashmeri

Annette Heuser, Executive Director of The Bertelsmann Foundation, speaks with Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri in the latest installment of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series. Heuser discusses The Bertelsmann Foundation’s efforts to establish a strong transatlantic bridge between the U.S. and Europe, without preference to any one European country or region.