Commentary & Analysis

US Ambassadors to South and Central Asia Briefing

On Wednesday, March 12, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and the Dinu Patricu Eurasia Center and the US Department of State’s South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau hosted a special Capitol Hill briefing with US Ambassadors to four South Asian and four Central Asian nations.

Meeting with Ozdil Nami

Elected Representative for Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Cypriot Community On March 10, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted an invite-only, off-the-record discussion with the Elected Representative for Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Cypriot Community, Ozdil Nami.

Georgia Seeks US Support and an Early NATO Membership Plan

By James Rupert

As Russia presses its former Soviet neighbors – Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova — to halt their integration with the European Union and NATO, the prime minister of Georgia urged the United States to sustain clear support for the right of ex-Soviet states to turn westward. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili spoke February 25 at the Atlantic […]

How to Avoid All-Out War in Ukraine

By Sabine Freizer

Ukraine is on fire. Though it is part of the same Black Sea region as Turkey and a solid economic partner, Kiev is far from many minds in Turkey. The few that are paying attention are making comparisons between the violence during the Gezi protests and what is happening today in Ukraine’s squares. Some comparisons […]

As US Seeks Trade Deals, It Should Include Energy

By New Atlanticist

As the White House scrambles to defend the big trade deals it is negotiating with Europe and Asia, the Atlantic Council’s David Koranyi underscores the benefits of including the energy sector in those talks. After President Obama asked Congress directly for broad authority to negotiate the deals in his State of the Union address last […]

Toward a Transatlantic Energy Alliance?

By David Koranyi and Jesper Packert Pedersen

Liberalization of Energy Trade in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations over a transatlantic free trade agreement have kicked into gear as US and EU negotiators met for the third time in December and began in earnest to flesh out the details of what has recently been referred to as “an economic NATO”: a reinforced partnership […]

Off-the-record Discussion with Sinan Celebi

On January 9, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted an invite-only, off-the-record discussion with the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Sinan Celebi.  This discussion provided an opportunity to engage with the Minister on the nature of the Erbil-Baghdad dialogue, priorities of the new KRG government in general and in trade […]

A Corruption Investigation Arrests Turkey’s Political Calm

By Ross Wilson

The sweeping anti-corruption arrests carried out this week by Turkish law enforcement authorities and the government’s stern response in sacking a wide range of police commanders mark the biggest political crisis in Turkey since 2007 and signal a further intensification of conflict and turmoil as the country looks at a series of elections in 2014-15. […]

Hydrocarbon Finds and the Cyprus Settlement Negotiations

On December 13, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted a distinguished group of thinkers and diplomats for an off-the-record discussion on Cyprus Settlement Negotiations and hydrocarbon finds in the Eastern Mediterranean.