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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Feb 2, 2012

Strategy Session with Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers

By Jason Harmala

On Thursday, February 2, the Council hosted Minister Nikola Poposki and Minister Fatmir Besimi for an off-the-record strategy session to discuss Macedonia’s prospects for Euro-Atlantic integration in advance of May’s NATO Summit and in light of the recent International Court of Justice ruling on the name issue.

Eastern Europe European Union

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Feb 1, 2012

Pandemics and the End of Globalization

By Adrienne Chuck

The Strategic Foresight Initiative and the US National Intelligence Council (NIC) held a joint workshop, “Pandemics and the End of Globalization” on February 1 to inform the NIC’s Global Trends 2030 report.

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Jan 31, 2012

Strategy Session with the Norwegian Atlantic Committee

By Jason Harmala

On January 31, the International Security Program hosted a delegation from the Norwegian Atlantic Committee to discuss a range of issues including the NATO Chicago Summit in May and prospects for greater multilateral defenses and international cooperation in light of major fiscal stress on Western economies.

NATO Northern Europe
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