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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 […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 7, 2013

Turkey’s Unique Democracy

By Matthew Bryza

As a resident of Istanbul, it is clear to me that Turkey’s unique form of democracy has reached a defining moment. A quiet protest by a handful of environmentalists has exploded into a nationwide outcry by the half of Turkey’s electorate that did not vote for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Politics & Diplomacy Turkey

Event Recap

Jun 5, 2013

Protests in Turkey: What’s Next?

By Jason Harmala

On June 5, 2013, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted a members’ conference call with former US Ambassador to Turkey and Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center Ross Wilson and the newly appointed Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Dr. Sabine Freizer on the current protests in Turkey and what to expect next.

Turkey

New Atlanticist

Jun 5, 2013

Southern Gas Corridor: Godot Finally Comes?

By David Koranyi

If all goes well, by the end of this month the multinational Shah Deniz Consortium will select the European leg of a grand pipeline project known as the Southern Gas Corridor to ship Caspian gas to Europe.

Energy & Environment

Event Recap

Jun 4, 2013

Private Roundtable with OSCE Secretary General Zannier

By Jason Harmala

On June 4, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion between Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, State Department representatives and Council leaders and scholars.

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