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

New Atlanticist

Jun 21, 2013

Turkey’s Problems Go Beyond Erdogan

By Sabine Freizer

What started as a protest to preserve a park behind Taksim Square morphed into large-scale leaderless action against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s rule. But against heavy handed police tactics, the movement’s ability to have a lasting effect on policy is likely to be dependent on its ability to move their struggle to the polls, starting […]

Elections
Politics & Diplomacy

Event Recap

Jun 20, 2013

Private Dinner for New Georgian Ambassador Archil Gegeshidze

On April 29, the Atlantic Council hosted Georgia’s newly-appointed ambassador to the United States, Dr. Archil Gegeshidze, for a private dinner.

The Caucasus

Event Recap

Jun 19, 2013

Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities in the Caucasus and Central Asia

On June 19, the Atlantic Council Eurasia Center hosted a discussion on the IMF’s recent presentation “Two Decades of Transition in Caucasus and Central Asia: Taking Stock and the Road Ahead.” Dr. Juha Kähkönen, a deputy director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia department spoke about the major achievements and the remaining challenges […]

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