Scowcroft Center Commentary & Analysis

Transition Seminar with Derek H. Chollet, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

By Jason Harmala

On Thursday, June 7, the Atlantic Council hosted Derek H. Chollet, assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs for an off-the-record transition seminar. Seminar participants briefed Chollet on transitioning from the White House to the Pentagon and regional challenges he will likely face in this new position.

Operation Unified Protector: The Libya Air Campaign Revisited

On June 4, the Atlantic Council hosted Lieutenant General Ralph Jodice, commander of air operations for Operation Unified Protector, the NATO campaign in Libya in 2011.

Counter-Piracy Task Force: Adaptive Approaches and Future Challenges

By Adrienne Chuck

On May 24, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program and the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted the fifth and final meeting of the Atlantic Council Maritime Piracy Task Force, chaired by Atlantic Council Board Director Franklin D. Miller.

The Atlantic Council Covers the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago

By Jason Harmala

For the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago, the Atlantic Council featured reports, congressional testimony, smart analysis, and events on a myriad of issues important to the discussion in Chicago.

The Future of Europe in an Interconnected and Polycentric World

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council and the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) hosted a lunch debate and presentation of the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) report.

Forum on the Ratification of the Law of the Sea Convention

By Adrienne Chuck

On May 9, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to a gathering of US national security and business leaders in Washington, DC, convened by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Atlantic Council.