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Oct 1, 2012

Transcript: Russia’s Aims and Priorities in Nagorno-Karabakh

By Jason Harmala

 

Russia The Caucasus

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Oct 1, 2012

Russia’s Aims and Priorities in Nagorno-Karabakh

By Jason Harmala

On October 1, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center held a discussion about Russia’s aims and priorities in Nagorno-Karabakh with three experts on Russia and the South Caucuses.

Russia The Caucasus

New Atlanticist

Sep 28, 2012

Energy Resources in the Eastern Mediterranean: Promise and Peril

By David Koranyi and Adnan Vatansever

A year ago, a tempest was looming in the Eastern Mediterranean. A Turkish exploration vessel named Piri Reis accompanied by warships and jets approached a contested area of newly discovered natural gas fields around Cyprus. Direct confrontation was eventually avoided, thanks in no small part to US and European calls for restraint. Nevertheless, the incident […]

Energy & Environment

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Sep 19, 2012

Transcript: Georgia’s October 1 Parliamentary Elections

By Jason Harmala

Welcome and Moderator:Ross Wilson, Director of the Patriciu Eurasia Center,Atlantic Council Speakers: Steve Nix,Eurasia Regional Director,International Republican Institute; Cory Welt, Associate Director and Professorial Lecturer of International Affairs,The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs; Damon Wilson,Executive Vice President,Atlantic Council; Ken Yalowitz,Former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia (1998-2001),To Belarus (1994-1997) Location:Washington, D.C. Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2012  Transcript […]

The Caucasus

Event Recap

Sep 19, 2012

Georgia’s October 1 Parliamentary Elections

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center held a discussion on September 19 about Georgia’s upcoming parliamentary elections with IRI Eurasia director Stephen Nix, associate director at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George Washington University Dr. Cory Welt, Atlantic Council executive vice president Damon Wilson, and former US Ambassador to […]

New Atlanticist

Sep 13, 2012

Foreign Service and Ambassador Stevens

By Ross Wilson

The death in Benghazi of US Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, and three other staff members of the US mission in Libya is a chilling reminder of the risks that American diplomats and American diplomacy face at a time of violence and uncertainty in the Middle East and the world. 

Libya

New Atlanticist

Sep 7, 2012

A New Low for the Hungarian Government?

By David Koranyi

There has not been much positive to read about Hungary in the news lately, but the country’s embattled government really hit rock bottom last week.

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Sep 4, 2012

An Emerging Transatlantic Rift on Energy?

By David Koranyi

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently unveiled his energy plans for the United States, which promises to fulfill the country’s four-decades’-old dream of energy independence. It has the potential to do so. But the price could ultimately be high: a breakdown in global climate negotiations and a rift in relations with Europe.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

New Atlanticist

Aug 21, 2012

West Must Invest in Caspian Sea Energy

By Farid Osmanov

Tensions in the Caspian basin intensified this summer when Turkmenistan said it will bring a dispute about ownership of energy-rich Caspian Sea fields against Azerbaijan before the UN International Court of Justice. The atmosphere of distrust this incident created might seriously undermine the feasibility of future energy projects aimed at reducing Europe’s dependence on Russian […]

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Aug 2, 2012

Transition in Afghanistan: The View from Central Asia

On August 2, 2012 the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and South Asia Center hosted a private, off-the-record discussion on Afghanistan and Central Asia with Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ambassador Miroslav Jenča.

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