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Nov 21, 2011

A US-EU action plan for supporting democratization: Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia

By Danya Greenfield

In advance of the US-EU summit on November 28 in Washington, DC, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and Transatlantic Relations Program released “A US-EU Action Plan for Supporting Democratization: Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia.” In partnership with the Polish Institute for International Affairs (PISM), the Atlantic Council developed an action plan […]

Libya North Africa

Report

Oct 13, 2011

Georgia in the West: A Policy Road Map to Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic Future

On October 13, the Atlantic Council Task Force on Georgia, co-chaired by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Lindsey Graham, released a major new report on Georgia at an event held on Capitol Hill, arguing for intensified domestic reform and a new sense of common purpose and clarity from the United States and Europe to work toward […]

European Union International Organizations

Issue Brief

Mar 31, 2011

Roma Inclusion: A Call for Central European Leadership

By Susan Ball

In the latest Atlantic Council Issue Brief, “Roma Inclusion: A Call for Central European Leadership,” Susan Ball, a State Department Senior Fellow in the International Security Program, highlights the growing urgency of the challenge to integrate Europe’s Roma populations and makes the case for Central European states to play a leadership role in Europe’s efforts […]

Central Europe Europe & Eurasia

External

Mar 8, 2011

New Transatlantic Trends in Competition Policy: Report

A high-level roundtable organised by Friends of Europe, the Atlantic Council of the United States, Baker & McKenzie, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), and the Initiative for a Competitive Online Marketplace (ICOMP) with media partners Europe’s World and MLex Market Intelligence produced this report.   Thursday 10 June 2010 – Concert Noble, Brussels Click here to download the […]

Economy & Business European Union

Issue Brief

Feb 14, 2011

The Value of the Visegrad Four

By Adrian Basora

In an issue brief titled “The Value of the Visegrad Four,” former U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic Adrian Basora examines the recently reinvigorated Visegrad Group–a regional grouping of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic–as a possible channel for U.S.-Central European relations. Download the PDF

Central Europe United States and Canada

Issue Brief

Nov 19, 2010

Adapting the US-EU Summit for a Globalized World

By Fran Burwell and Annette Heuser

As President Obama prepares to meet with European leaders for the first U.S.-EU Summit since the enactment of the Lisbon Treaty, the Atlantic Council and the Bertelsmann Foundation have prepared a joint strategy arguing that such meetings can only advance policies of interest to Washington and Brussels if the gatherings are restructured and less exclusive. […]

European Union International Organizations

Report

Sep 1, 2010

Preventive Detention and the “War on Terror”: Keeping the Response to Terrorism within the Law

In September 2010, the Atlantic Council published a paper titled “Preventive Detention and the ‘War on Terror’: Keeping the Response to Terrorism within the Law;” an analysis of U.S. and European dialogue on the subject. The paper is a result of several workshops and discussions in the ongoing series Transatlantic Dialogues on International Law. Download […]

Europe & Eurasia United States and Canada

Report

Dec 1, 2009

Forging a Strategic U.S.-EU Partnership

The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program outlines a comprehensive plan for renewing U.S.-EU relations in Shoulder to Shoulder: Forging a Strategic U.S.-EU Partnership.Download the PDF

European Union International Organizations

Report

Jun 1, 2009

Confidence Building between Turks and Iraqi Kurds

The Obama administration’s “responsible redeployment” from Iraq is made even more urgent by the requirements resulting from worsening conditions in Afghanistan and Pakistan. For redeployment to occur on scale and on schedule, the United States seeks an end-state in Iraq that is stable and at peace with its neighbors. Simmering sectarian violence is inevitable, but […]

Iraq Turkey

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Mar 9, 2009

Beyond Closing Guantanamo: Rebuilding a Transatlantic Partnership in International Law

In one of his first acts as president, Barack Obama signed an executive order closing the Guantanamo Bay prison camp within a year.  According to a new paper published by the Atlantic Council, Beyond Closing Guantanamo, this is a step in the right direction, but the new U.S. administration should undertake several additional measures aimed […]

Europe & Eurasia United States and Canada