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Event Recap

Sep 11, 2013

Strategy Session with Cypriot Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis

On September 11th, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, Cypriot minister of energy, commerce, industry and tourism for an off-the-record strategy session as part of the Council’s Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative.

Article

Sep 5, 2013

After Nabucco – Croatia to the Rescue of Central Europe’s Energy Security?

By David Koranyi, Ian Brzezinski, and Matthew Bryza

The decision of the Shah Deniz consortium last June to move forward with the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) that will bring Azeri natural gas to Europe brought to life the vision of the Southern Gas Corridor that will help diversify Europe’s sources of natural gas. At first glance, it would appear that by selecting TAP over […]

Energy & Environment

Event Recap

Aug 24, 2013

Roundtable with Georgian Minister of Defense Alasania

On August 23rd, the Atlantic Council hosted a private, single-table working luncheon conversation with Irakli Alasania, minister of defense of Georgia.

New Atlanticist

Aug 19, 2013

America’s Missed Opportunity in Egypt

By Matthew Bryza

The brutal crackdown on August 14 by Egypt’s interim government on supporters of ousted President Mohammad Morsi will produce no winners. Both the secular interim government and its Islamist predecessor demonstrated they lack the intellectual and political tools required to cope with Egypt’s complex challenges. Now, all Egyptians will suffer as the country descends into […]

Economy & Business North Africa

New Atlanticist

Aug 7, 2013

Ergekenon–the Movie

By Ross Wilson

Turkey’s long-running case against alleged plotters to overthrow the government reached another milestone on August 5 when an Istanbul court handed down sentences in the so-called Ergenekon affair.  The results were astounding. According to lists published in the Turkish media, recapped below, the court handed out 22 life sentences plus 1267 years, 11 months, and […]

Turkey

New Atlanticist

Jul 28, 2013

Turkey-Syria-Kurdish Fronts Heat Up

By Ross Wilson

Reports that Turkish F-16s will fly reconnaissance flights along the Syrian frontier highlight rising alarm over border security and suggest a further internationalization of the civil war in Syria with implications for it, Turkey, and the region’s Kurds.

Intelligence Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jul 18, 2013

Georgia’s Argument for the Virtues of Divided Government

By Michael Cecire and Laura Linderman

Doom and gloom have dominated the narrative during the nine months since Georgia’s October 2012 parliamentary elections. Since the Georgian Dream (GD) coalition won a surprise victory at the polls over the incumbent United National Movement (UNM), chaos and polarization have characterized the political landscape. Cohabitation, in which GD’s Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili must share […]

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

Event Recap

Jul 17, 2013

Private Dinner with Georgian Delegation

On July 17, 2013 the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center co-hosted a private off-the-record dinner conversation with six senior figures from the Georgian government and governing coalition. The delegation, led by the Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze, included Prosecutor General Archil Kbilashvili, and members of parliament Tedo Japaridze, Tinatin Khidasheli, Davit Onoprishvili, and Irakli Chikovani.

The Caucasus

Event Recap

Jul 16, 2013

Strategy Session with Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni

On July 16, 2013, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center held an off-the-record strategy session with Mr. Paolo Scaroni, CEO of Eni Spa. The event took place as part of the Council’s Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative.

Event Recap

Jul 15, 2013

Strategy Session with Ivailo Kalfin

By Jason Harmala

On July 15, 2013, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center held an off-the-record discussion with Mr. Ivailo Kalfin, member of the European Parliament and former deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of Bulgaria.

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