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New Atlanticist

Feb 17, 2012

Putin’s Campaign

By Anna Borshchevskaya

Shaken by the largest wave of protests since 1991, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has stepped up his campaign for a third presidential term as the March 4 elections draw near.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Feb 2, 2012

Post-American Iraq: Forgotten Piece of Land?

By Anna Borshchevskaya

The last convoy of US soldiers pulled out of Iraq on December 18, 2011, leaving Iraqis with mixed feelings: pride in gained sovereignty, but anxiety about sectarian violence and the inability of Iraq’s security forces to maintain peace on their own. While publically Iraqis may have supported the withdrawal, in private, they often expressed reservations. […]

Iraq

Event Recap

Feb 1, 2012

The Day After: President Saakashvili on Post-Revolutionary Societies and What Comes After the Arab Spring

By Adrienne Chuck

On February 1, the Atlantic Council held a discussion with the Honorable Mikheil Saakashvili, president of Georgia, at the US Institute of Peace.

The Caucasus
Twenty Years of Kazakhstan Independence and US-Kazakhstan Relations

Event Recap

Jan 31, 2012

Twenty Years of Kazakhstan Independence and US-Kazakhstan Relations

On January 31, the Atlantic Council hosted a conference entitled “Twenty Years of Kazakhstan Independence and US-Kazakhstan Relations” at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC. 

Central Asia United States and Canada
Managing US-Russian Relations During the Year of Political Transitions: A Perspective from Moscow

Event Recap

Jan 27, 2012

Managing US-Russian Relations During the Year of Political Transitions: A Perspective from Moscow

On January 27, the Atlantic Council held an off-the-record discussion on developments in Russia and in US-Russian relations with Dr. Sergey Rogov, the director for the Institute for US and Canadian Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences. Ambassador Richard Burt, Senior Advisor at McLarty Associates and member of the Atlantic Council’s Board of Directors, […]

Russia United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jan 6, 2012

Erdoğan Consolidates Civilian Rule in Turkey

By Ross Wilson

The arrest January 6 of retired General İlker Basbuğ, former chief of the general staff, marks yet another turn of the wheel against the Turkish military and a sign of how little fear the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has of moves against civilian rule that have haunted his country’s past. After hours […]

Turkey

Event Recap

Dec 22, 2011

US-Azerbaijan Relations and Outlook for the South Caucasus

By Jason Harmala

On December 22, the Atlantic Council held a Eurasia Leadership Series discussion with Ambassador Araz Azimov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Patriciu Eurasia Center director Ross Wilson moderated the discussion.

The Caucasus United States and Canada

Event Recap

Dec 15, 2011

Turkey, the European Union, and the Transatlantic Partnership: Strategic Allies or Drifting Apart?

By Jason Harmala

On December 15 and 16, the Council hosted a two-day workshop featuring top US, European and Turkish experts, including, among others: Jean Christophe Filori of the European Commission; Osman Faruk Logoglu, former Turkish Ambassador to the United States; and Robert Wexler, former US Member of Congress and President of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 7, 2011

What the Russian Duma Elections Could Mean for the Future

By Anna Borshchevskaya

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party must feel embarrassed.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Nov 18, 2011

Key Regional Perspectives: Central Asia

By Anna Borshchevskaya

Afghanistan is both the key and the lock preventing the Central Asian region from moving further, said Ambassador Robert Finn as he opened yesterday’s “Key Regional Perspectives: Central Asia” session at the Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum. “We need to talk about Afghanistan when we talk about Central Asia,” he said.

Afghanistan
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