McFate Joins HBO’s “Afghan Women’s Rights & Floating Armories”

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Apr 1, 2025

Rescuing Pakistan’s economy

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Aasim M. Husain

For decades, Pakistan has struggled with a declining standard of living, skyrocketing public debt, and economic policies that have failed to address the root causes of its stagnation.

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McFate Joins HBO’s “Afghan Women’s Rights & Floating Armories”

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Mar 25, 2025

Starlink’s India launch is a crash course on New Delhi’s approach to tech sovereignty

By
Trisha Ray

A recently announced partnership to deploy the Elon Musk-led company’s satellite internet in India offers a window into New Delhi’s “hybrid” approach.

Economy & Business
India

McFate Joins HBO’s “Afghan Women’s Rights & Floating Armories”

New Atlanticist
Feb 19, 2025

Why India and Armenia are now taking their relationship to new heights

By
Tatevik Khachatryan and Srujan Palkar

The growing military and diplomatic cooperation between New Delhi and Yerevan benefits both beyond immediate defense concerns.

Economy & Business
India

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In the News

Apr 20, 2016

McFate Joins HBO’s “Afghan Women’s Rights & Floating Armories”

By Sean McFate

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Afghanistan
Kimberly Motley

Event Recap

Apr 18, 2016

Motley’s law: The new age of legal representation

By South Asia Center

On April 18, the South Asia Center’s Afghanistan Rising Initiative hosted Kimberley Motley for a conversation about her experiences as an international litigator in Afghanistan and around the world, as well as her advocacy for rule of law and human rights worldwide. In her remarks, she emphasized how the rule of law means little if […]

Afghanistan Rule of Law

New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2016

US Foreign Policy Needs to be ‘Balanced’ Between ‘Great Exertions’ and ‘Retreat’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Interview with Zalmay Khalilzad, former US Ambassador to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad served as the US Ambassador to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the United Nations in the George W. Bush administration. A member of the Atlantic Council’s Board of Directors, Khalilzad has recently authored an insightful and widely praised memoir—The Envoy. In […]

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Ft. Bragg, April 5, 2016

NATOSource

Apr 7, 2016

NATO Chief Proposes Rapid-Deployment Training Force

By Paul Sonne, Wall Street Journal

The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization outlined plans to create an at-the-ready crew of trainers prepared to deploy at a moment’s notice to help local forces aligned with the military alliance.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Washington, April 7, 2016

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Apr 7, 2016

Secretary General Stoltenberg: NATO is Important for American Security

By Justin Vogt and Jens Stoltenberg, Foreign Affairs

Jens Stoltenberg became secretary general of NATO in 2014. Earlier, he served as prime minister of Norway, from 2005 until 2013. Earlier this week, Stoltenberg met at the White House with U.S. President Barack Obama

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Admiral James Stavridis (ret.), Feb. 19, 2016

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Apr 5, 2016

Former Supreme Allied Commander: Why NATO Is a Necessity

By James Stavridis, Time

NATO is decidedly not a Cold War relic. When I was Supreme Allied Commander, I had over 170,000 NATO troops from all 28 nations fighting on three continents in post-Cold War missions.

Afghanistan NATO

In the News

Apr 3, 2016

First Lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani’s Remarks at Atlantic Council Featured in Outlook Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

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EconoGraphics

Apr 1, 2016

The European Refugee Surge: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities

By Alvaro Morales Salto Weis & TK Spandhla

Asylum applications to the European Union (EU) set an all-time record in 2015, more than doubling the 2014 figure, according to EUROSTAT. After the recent agreement between Turkey and the EU, the influx of refugees is expected to decrease significantly.

Afghanistan Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Apr 1, 2016

First Lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani’s Remarks at Atlantic Council Featured in Tolo News

By Atlantic Council

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Afghanistan

Event Recap

Mar 31, 2016

The new Afghanistan: A conversation with Rula Ghani

By South Asia Center

On March 31, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted First Lady of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Rula Ghani for a public and on the record conversation about the progress made under the Ghani Presidency, and the challenges that remain for Afghanistan. The Atlantic Council’s President and CEO Frederick Kempe made welcome remarks, underscoring […]

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