Commentary & Analysis

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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.

Event Recap

Jul 8, 2013

Kazakh Foreign Minister Idrissov on US-Kazakhstan Partnership

On July 8, 2013, at the Hay-Adams in Washington, DC, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center sponsored a dinner and reception for Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov. The event provided policymakers and academics with an opportunity to engage the minister on his country’s foreign policy priorities, such key regional challenges as Afghanistan and Russia, […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 28, 2013

Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey Proceed Slowly on Energy Cooperation

By Ross Wilson & David Koranyi

Overshadowed by the Syrian civil war, rising violence in Iraq, and recent turmoil in Turkey, another problem is simmering in the Middle East.  Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) recently reported that a long-mooted new oil pipeline to Turkey should be completed within months.  By making possible oil not controlled by the Iraqi central government, this […]

Iraq Turkey

New Atlanticist

Jun 24, 2013

Lessons (Not) Learned from the Caucasus

By Sabine Freizer

The situation in Turkey today could be much less polarized, without such strong anger and distrust of the police, if a key lesson learned in the South Caucasus had been applied in Taksim Square: governments should engage non-violent protestors and allow demonstrations to fizzle out gradually.The indiscriminate and violent police reaction in Turkey did the […]

Turkey
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