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New Atlanticist

Dec 11, 2014

Isolated from the West, President Putin Visits India

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s Bharath Gopalaswamy: ‘Russia is keen to demonstrate that it has friends in other parts of the world’ The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on December 11 sought to re-energize a relationship between two nations which had its peak during the Cold War.

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New Atlanticist

Dec 10, 2014

Coalition Troops Officially End Combat Mission in Afghanistan Amid Growing Security Concerns

By Ashish Kumar Sen

As US and NATO troops depart Afghanistan, they are taking with them their expertise, hardware, dollars, and jobs – and also leaving behind many questions about the fate of that country’s security and economy.

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ISAF Commander General John F. Campbell, Dec. 8, 2014

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Dec 8, 2014

US, NATO end Afghan combat command after thirteen years

By Lynne O'Donnell, AP

The U.S. and NATO closed their combat command in Afghanistan on Monday, more than 13 years after invading the country in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks to target al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden. . . .

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In the News

Dec 4, 2014

Gopalaswamy on the Russian-Pakistani Relationship

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

South Asia Center Deputy Director Bharath Gopalaswamy joins Channel News Asia to discuss the relationship between Moscow and Islamabad:

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In the News

Dec 2, 2014

Emerging Leaders of Pakistan Join VOA Urdu

By Atlantic Council

Voice of America Urdu interviews the Emerging Leaders of Pakistan fellows during their 2014 visit to the Atlantic Council:

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, December 1, 2014

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Dec 1, 2014

Secretary general previews four outcomes from tomorrow’s meeting of NATO foreign ministers

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

2014 has been a year of aggression, crisis and conflict. But NATO stands strong.

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New Atlanticist

Nov 22, 2014

Obama to Visit India in January

By New Atlanticist

Atlantic Council’s Gopalaswamy Comments President Barack Obama will travel to India in January, becoming the first US president to visit the country twice while in office. Bharath Gopalaswamy, deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, tells Ashish Kumar Sen why this visit is important—and notably how it will be seen by India’s main […]

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Italian soldier with Afghan National Police, March 15, 2013

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Nov 19, 2014

Germany and Italy to keep up to 1,350 soldiers in Afghanistan

By Reuters

Germany and Italy plan to keep a total of up to 1,350 soldiers in Afghanistan in 2015 to help train local armed forces, their defense ministries said on Tuesday, a slightly larger contingent than had been previously expected.

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Webcasts

Nov 12, 2014

Perspectives from Pakistan’s Changemakers

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council cordially invites you to attend the event, “Perspectives from Pakistan’s Changemakers,” on November 12, 2014 from 4:00p.m. to 5:15 p.m.. featuring the South Asia Center’s 2014 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan Fellows.

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In the News

Nov 7, 2014

Rakisits: The State of Terror

By Claude Rakisits

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Claude Rakisits writes for Foreign Policy’s South Asia Channel on terrorism in Pakistan: 

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