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New Atlanticist

Mar 16, 2012

A Hasty Retreat Would Add to the Huge Toll of the War

By Shuja Nawaz

We have failed in Afghanistan. Failed to define tightly the original mission. Failed to see Afghanistan through its own eyes and through the eyes of its neighbors. And we failed to explain to the American people why we were there and why we need to remain a partner in the region even when the fighting […]

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Mar 15, 2012

Subtle Signs Obama Diplomacy May Work on Iran

By Barbara Slavin

After months of increasingly ominous war talk by the United States, Israel and Iran, there are intriguing signs of potential diplomatic progress over Iran’s nuclear program.   A series of events – both internal and external – have improved the odds for fruitful negotiations when the United States and its U.N. Security Council partners plus Germany […]

New Atlanticist

Mar 12, 2012

America Recalibrates Its Israeli Alliance

By Sarwar Kashmeri

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned home without receiving an American endorsement for an Israeli attack on Iran. Neither did he find much support for the Israeli government’s assertion that the window to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons is about to slam shut.

Iran
Discussion with Jean-Yves Le Drian, Senior Advisor to Francois Hollande

Event Recap

Mar 7, 2012

Discussion with Jean-Yves Le Drian, Senior Advisor to Francois Hollande

By Adrienne Chuck

On March 7, the International Security Program hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion with Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, senior foreign defense policy adviser to François Hollande, the Socialist candidate in France’s upcoming presidential elections. Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson moderated the conversation.

France

New Atlanticist

Mar 7, 2012

Bibi Bows to Reality

By Barbara Slavin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have concluded that Barack Obama will be re-elected in November and that Israel would jeopardize its ties with his administration if it attacks Iran before then. In public appearances Monday before and after a two-hour meeting with Obama in the Oval Office, Netanyahu stressed that U.S. and Israeli […]

Iran

New Atlanticist

Mar 2, 2012

Calm Israel, Contain Iran

By Barbara Slavin

Foreign policy experts and politicians will be scrutinizing US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week for signs of disagreement as they sequentially address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington.

Issue Brief

Mar 1, 2012

The United States and the Global Future

By Uri Dadush, Banning Garrett, David Ignatius, and James B. Steinberg

This piece is co-authored by Uri Dadush, senior associate and director of the Carnegie Endowment’s International Economics Program; Banning Garrett, director of the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative; David Ignatius, associate editor and twice-weekly columnist for the Washington Post; James B. Steinberg, dean and professor at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

Event Recap

Feb 29, 2012

Roundtable on Strategic Thought in Government with UK MP Delegation

By Jason Harmala

On Wednesday, February 29th, the Atlantic Council’s Program on International Security hosted 5 Members of Parliament from the United Kingdom’s House of Commons for a brainstorming session on improving strategic thought in government.

United Kingdom

Event Recap

Feb 28, 2012

2012 Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Seminar

By Jason Harmala

On February 28 the Atlantic Council served as a key think tank partner for the 2012 Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Seminar in Washington, DC, which drew together the leadership of NATO, including Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, SACT General Stephane Abrial, along with the members of the Alliance’s North Atlantic Council and NATO’s Military Committee.

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2012

Where Next for US-China Relations?

By Banning Garrett

The change in leaders in China is perhaps less significant than a new administration taking power in the United States, especially if the new US administration is from the party previously out of power. Xi Jinping has been part of the ruling administration for years. There will be new faces taking Politburo and Standing Committee […]

China

Event Recap

Feb 22, 2012

Strategy Session with Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Greenert

By Jason Harmala

On Wednesday, February 22, 2012, the Atlantic Council hosted a strategy session with Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Feb 21, 2012

Brzezinski, Slaughter Discuss Obama’s Mideast Challenges

By Barbara Slavin

Zbigniew Brzezinski knows something about dealing with Iranians and his advice to President Barack Obama is this: Don’t start a war with Iran.

Event Recap

Feb 17, 2012

Military Assistance and Transatlantic Cooperation in North Africa: Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt

By Jason Harmala

On February 17, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the International Security Program, in cooperation with the National Defense University, hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion titled “Military Assistance and Transatlantic Cooperation in North Africa: Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt.”

Libya North Africa

New Atlanticist

Feb 16, 2012

Pivot Towards Asia Not Pivot Away From Europe

By James Joyner

While President Obama’s new defense strategy is pivoting towards Asia, it’s “not a pivot away from Europe in any way at all,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter assured his Atlantic Council audience.

Event Recap

Feb 15, 2012

Strategy session with Mr. Victor Ponta, Leader of the Romanian Opposition

By Adrienne Chuck

On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, the Atlantic Council hosted a strategy session with Mr. Victor Ponta, Leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) of Romania.

Central Asia Eastern Europe
Pivotal Partnerships: The Prospects for International Defense Cooperation in an Age of Austerity

Event Recap

Feb 15, 2012

Pivotal Partnerships: The Prospects for International Defense Cooperation in an Age of Austerity

By Jason Harmala

On Wednesday, February 15, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter joined the Atlantic Council for a public address and conversation on international defense cooperation.

United States and Canada

Event Recap

Feb 15, 2012

Atlantic Council Participates in Xi Jinping Luncheon

By Adrienne Chuck

On Wednesday, February 15 the Atlantic Council served as a cooperating organization for a luncheon with special guest Xi Jinping, Vice President of China, hosted by the US-China Business Council and the National Committee on US-China Relations. The delegation from the Council included Atlantic Council Chairman Senator Chuck Hagel, Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick […]

China

Event Recap

Feb 14, 2012

Libya Revisited: Coalition Building and the Future of NATO Operations

By Adrienne Chuck

On February 14, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted a Commanders Series public address and discussion with General Charles Bouchard, commander of the NATO military mission in Libya.

Counter-Piracy Task Force: Strategic Approaches to the Piracy Challenge

Event Recap

Feb 8, 2012

Counter-Piracy Task Force: Strategic Approaches to the Piracy Challenge

By Adrienne Chuck

On February 8, 2012, the International Security Program and the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a meeting of the Atlantic Council Maritime Piracy Task Force, chaired by Atlantic Council Board Director Franklin D. Miller. This is the third in a series of meetings looking into the challenge of piracy and possible strategic approaches.

Maritime Security Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2012

Turkey-US Relations: Dark Clouds on the Horizon

By Ross Wilson

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu comes to Washington this week with more positives in US-Turkish relations than at any time in years.  However, upcoming and potentially grave challenges – Syria, Iran, Egypt, and others – mean Turkey and US-Turkish ties will face many risky problems in the months ahead.

Turkey
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