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Discussion of Egyptian Economy with Magda Kandil

Event Recap

Nov 10, 2011

Discussion of Egyptian Economy with Magda Kandil

By Adrienne Chuck

The Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted a discussion with Egyptian economist Magda Kandil, US government officials, and experts from international financial institutions and think tanks on November 10.

Economy & Business North Africa

Event Recap

Nov 9, 2011

Ripples across the sands: The impact of the fall of Gaddafi on security in the Maghreb and Sahel

By Africa Center

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a panel discussion, “Ripples Across the Sands: The Impact of the Fall of Gaddafi on Security in the Maghreb and Sahel,” featuring remarks by Geoff D. Porter, President, North Africa Risk Consulting, Inc.; Fadel Lamen, President, American Libyan Council; Roger J. Peña, Senior Legislative Assistant for Defense and […]

Libya Sahel
Towards Regional Security Cooperation in North and West Africa: Mali, Mauritania, and Niger

Event Recap

Nov 8, 2011

Towards regional security cooperation in North and West Africa: Mali, Mauritania, and Niger

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, November 8th, the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a luncheon roundtable. The discussion, moderated by Center director J. Peter Pham, featured remarks from H.E. Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali; H.E. Aminata Djibrilla Maïga Touré, Counselor to the Foreign Minister of […]

Libya North & West Africa

Event Recap

Nov 4, 2011

After The Arab Spring: The Uphill Struggle for Democracy

By Jason Harmala

On November 4, Freedom House and the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted the release of the 2011 edition of Countries at the Crossroads, a new report from Freedom House, with an expert discussion that, among other things, examined what reform success should look like in these countries a year after the onset […]

Libya Middle East

New Atlanticist

Nov 4, 2011

Can Egypt Replicate Tunisia’s Success?

By Rena Zuabi

Parliamentary elections in Tunisia this past week shed an optimistic light over the future of the Arab Awakening. The elections met international standards for election transparency, voter turnout, and international oversight. All signs point to an enthusiastic and optimistic Tunisian public who gave overwhelming support to the moderate Islamist party, Ennahda. The well-known opposition party […]

North Africa

Event Recap

Nov 4, 2011

An Irreplaceable Alliance: The Impact of the Libya Mission on NATO

By James Joyner

On Monday, November 7, the Atlantic Council hosted a discussion with the US Ambassador to NATO, Ivo H. Daalder.

Libya NATO

New Atlanticist

Oct 20, 2011

Post-Gaddafi Era Made Permanent

By James Joyner

Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi was killed earlier today marking, as President Obama put it, “the end of a long, painful period for the Libyan people.” His death raises several interesting questions.

Libya

Event Recap

Oct 6, 2011

Roundtable with Ambassador Gordon Gray on Building Civil Society and Democracy in Tunisia

By Adrienne Chuck

The Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a small group of leading development and human rights experts and practitioners working on Tunisia for a roundtable discussion with US Ambassador to Tunisia Gordon Gray to discuss how best to help build civil society and democracy in the North […]

North Africa United States and Canada

Event Recap

Sep 23, 2011

From North Korea to South Sudan: The Path of Crisis and the European Response

By Jason Harmala

On September 23, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted a conversation with Kristalina Georgieva, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response. The Commissioner discussed the EU’s role in disaster response and the current challenges faced by her office. As Commissioner, she has overseen the EU response to humanitarian crises such as […]

East Africa European Union

New Atlanticist

Sep 22, 2011

The Arab Spring: Libya and Syria

By Don Snow

Libya and Syria have become the poster children for the varied impacts that the so-called Arab Spring have had on the Islamic Middle East. They are not the most important countries to have undergone changes (Egypt, the outcome of whose upheaval remains a work in progress, can claim that distinction), but they do represent the […]

Libya Syria

Experts