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Event Recap

Nov 18, 2010

Rasmussen, Petraeus, Stavridis, and Ban Highlight Young Atlanticist Summit

By James Joyner

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis, ISAF Commander David Petreaus, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will be among the speakers at the 2010 Young Atlanticist Summit in Lisbon.

Issue Brief

Nov 18, 2010

NATO and Territorial Missile Defense

By Simon Lunn

In a series of issue briefs on Transatlantic Missile Defense, Simon Lunn, Associate Fellow of RUSI, and former Secretary General of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, penned “NATO and Territorial Missile Defense: A ‘No Brainer’ or More Questions than Answers?” Download the PDF

NATO Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Nov 18, 2010

Missile Defense in NATO: A French Perspective

By Bruno Gruselle

Bruno Gruselle, Senior Fellow at the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique in Paris, published a Transatlantic Missile Defense issue brief titled “Missile Defense in NATO: A French Perspective.” This issue brief explores the evolution of France’s stance towards a NATO missile defense collective. Download the PDF

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Event Recap

Nov 17, 2010

The Obama Administration’s European Agenda

Atlantic Council held a two-part NATO Forum public discussion on the future of the Alliance on the eve of the NATO Lisbon Summit.

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Nov 17, 2010

NATO’s Ten Point Strategy

By Karl-Heinz Kamp

There will be disappointment when NATO publishes its new strategy at the Lisbon summit later this week. “Way too general and nothing new in it” will be the verdict of op-ed columnists. Shall these few pages really be the blueprint for NATO’s role in the 21st century? Is NATO’s new Strategic Concept much ado about […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 17, 2010

Pakistan Bombshell

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

Some can’t wait to get out of Afghanistan and some can’t wait to see us leave. NATO allies now want out ASAP. Some have already left (Dutch troops), others are preparing to leave (Canadians) and soon the allied fighting force will be reduced to 100,000 Americans and 9,000 Brits. And Afghan President Hamid Karzai now […]

Issue Brief

Nov 16, 2010

Save NATO: Merge it with CSDP

By Sarwar Kashmeri

In this issue brief, Sarwar Kashmeri, Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow and recent author of “NATO 2.0: Reboot or Delete?”, proposes the responsibility of managing NATO be turned over to the Europeans through a merger with the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy.Download the PDF

Europe & Eurasia European Union

New Atlanticist

Nov 16, 2010

NATO’s Future: Tough Choices at Lisbon

By Nikolas Gvosdev

When NATO leaders gather in Lisbon on November 19 for the alliance’s annual summit, what sort of conversations should they be having about the future of the organization? How should the Strategic Concept be translated from the realm of aspiration into political realities? The Europe-Russia Study Group at the U.S. Naval War College met to […]

Event Recap

Nov 15, 2010

NATO-Russia Missile Defense Cooperation: Roundtable Discussion with Frank Rose

On Monday, November 15th, 2010, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted a roundtable discussion on NATO-Russia Missile Defense Cooperation with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Space and Defense Policy, Frank A. Rose.

Missile Defense NATO

New Atlanticist

Nov 15, 2010

NATO’s ‘Open Door’

By Leo Michel

Since 1999, 12 nations from the Baltics to the Balkans graduated from partnership with NATO to membership. Hence, it’s a safe bet that NATO’s new Strategic Concept, when unveiled at the Lisbon Summit on Nov. 19-20, will reaffirm the "open door" policy that "no European democratic country whose admission would fulfill the (Washington) Treaty’s objectives […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 12, 2010

America’s Renewed Engagement of Asia

By Patrick deGategno

President Obama was in Asia this week to make good on his campaign promise of renewing American diplomacy worldwide. His longest, and arguably most important, international trip of his presidency included stops in India and Indonesia, the region’s next two emerging powers after China, as well as Japan and South Korea, two of America’s regional […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 10, 2010

5 Questions for Jan Lodal

By Jorge Benitez

Jan M. Lodal is Chairman of Lodal and Company and a member of the Atlantic Council’s Board.  He is a former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and was President of the Atlantic Council from October 2005 until the end of 2006. I had the opportunity to discuss his thoughts on some key […]

Event Recap

Nov 9, 2010

What Do Europeans Want From NATO?

On Tuesday, November 9th, 2010, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program and the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) held a panel discussion entitled “What Do Europeans Want from NATO?”

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Nov 9, 2010

US-China Game Not Zero Sum

By Patrick deGategno

The media in China, Europe, and the U.S. would have their audiences believe America’s increased engagement of Asia and China’s expanding relations with Europe constitute a fearsome, new Great Game. American and European analysts allege that China is out to eat the West’s lunch, and the Transatlantic Community must do something to stop it. Chinese […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 8, 2010

Stuxnet: First Physical Weapon in Cybered Conflict Age

By Chris Demchak

Stuxnet is the first publicly known crossover cyber-to-concrete weapon and, with its success, the era of cybered conflict has officially arrived.  This malicious software hit Iran’s nascent contested nuclear reactors in situ this year, disrupting their final completion into full operations. In so doing, and unlike other viruses and malware, Stuxnet has shown the path […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Nov 8, 2010

Avoiding the Next War in the South Caucasus

By Borut Grgic

While most European governments are cutting defense spending to balance their budgets and curtail debt, there are at least two countries on the Continent that are doing the exact opposite: Azerbaijan and Armenia are both ramping up their defense spending, and have been doing so for the last several years. The two countries are locked […]

European Union International Organizations

Event Recap

Nov 4, 2010

The Transatlantic Initiative on Nordic-Baltic Security: e-PINE Workshop

On Thursday, November 4th and Friday, November 5th, the Atlantic Council, in concert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Center for Transatlantic Relations, hosted a two-part workshop in conjunction with the Enhanced Partnership in Northern Europe (e-PINE) Political Directors Meeting at the U.S. Department of State.

New Atlanticist

Nov 4, 2010

Decoding Russia’s Contradictory Messages Toward NATO

By Jason Harmala

In the latest installment of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series, Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri interviews Juurd Eijsvoogel, international relations corespondent for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. Eijsvoogel and Kashmeri discuss Russia’s declaration of NATO as a mortal threat, its willingness to attend NATO’s Lisbon Summit this month, and the meaning behind Russia’s contradictory messages.

New Atlanticist

Nov 2, 2010

India Awaits Obama

By Mohan Guruswamy

President Barack Obama’s visit to India on November 6th comes under the best possible circumstances. There are few expectations of any consequence in India. The United States off-course, as it is increasingly wont to these days, has a big wish list.

New Atlanticist

Nov 2, 2010

U.S.-India Relations: Yes, We Can

By Jasmeet Ahuja

On November 9, President Barack Obama will address India’s Joint Session of Parliament.  It was ten years ago that the last sitting U.S. president spoke before the Members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.  On that occasion President Clinton drew hearty applause when he highlighted the strength of India’s representative government: “At every election,” […]

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