All commentary & analysis

Event Recap

Oct 3, 2011

Global Trends and US Grand Strategy: Towards a Necessary Synthesis

By Jason Harmala

On Monday October 3rd the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative and the New America Foundation hosted an all-day roundtable workshop entitled Global Trends and US Grand Strategy: Towards a Necessary Synthesis. The workshop, which included the participation of government officials, business leaders, members of the intelligence community, and researchers, offered an early look at the […]

Event Recap

Sep 28, 2011

The Future of US Posture Towards Cross-Strait Relations

By Adrienne Chuck

On September 28th, the Atlantic Council hosted the first of their five Cross-Strait Series seminars of the year.

China East Asia
Roundtable Strategy Session with Representatives of the Netherlands Ministry of Defense

Event Recap

Sep 27, 2011

Roundtable Strategy Session with Representatives of the Netherlands Ministry of Defense

By Adrienne Chuck

On September 27, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record strategy session with senior representatives of the Royal Netherlands Ministry of Defense, Wim Bargerbos and Joep Wijnands on the views of the Netherlands on key issues in transatlantic defense policy.

Commanders Series

Sep 23, 2011

Implementation of the ‘Canada First’ Defence Strategy in the Americas

By Jason Harmala

On September 23, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program held a discussion with Lieutenant-General Walter Semianiw.

United States and Canada

Event Recap

Sep 7, 2011

Nordic-Baltic Security in the 21st Century: Continued Transformation Toward a Larger Role in the World?

By Adrienne Chuck

On September 7, the Atlantic Council held an all-day conference on Nordic-Baltic security, which examined key strategic challenges for the countries of the Nordic-Baltic region, how to further strengthen regional cooperation, and how the region can play a larger role in transatlantic and global security.The event also featured the release of “Nordic-Baltic Security in the […]

Northern Europe

Event Recap

May 3, 2011

Atlantic Council Launches Brent Scowcroft Center and Rafik Hariri Center

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council announced two ambitious new initiatives: the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East.

Event Recap

Mar 31, 2011

Prospects for Nordic-Baltic Security and Defense Cooperation

Thursday, March 31, 2011, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program welcomed Edward Lucas, The Economist’s Central and Eastern Europe Correspondent and International Editor.

Event Recap

Mar 2, 2011

The 2012 NATO Summit Agenda

Wednesday, March 2, 2011, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted Fabrice Pothier, Head of Policy Planning in the private office of the NATO Secretary General, in a small group discussion with the Council’s Strategic Advisors Group.

NATO Security & Defense

Event Recap

Mar 2, 2011

The Future of NATO: Views from the Baltic

The State Secretary of Defense of Latvia Janis Sarts and the State Secretary of Defense of Estonia Mikk Marran visited the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program on March 2, 2011 as part of its Transatlantic Initiative on Nordic-Baltic Security.

Event Recap

Feb 3, 2011

NATO in the Global Commons: Global Perspectives

On February 3 the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted an all-day workshop on “NATO in the Global Commons: Global Perspectives.”

NATO Security & Defense