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Nawaz Offers Views on Changing Pakistani Perceptions of U.S.
Shuja Nawaz, Director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center, was interviewed on The Takeaway morning radio news program on the Pakistan flood situation. The discussion focused on the U.S. being the single largest donor of aid, and the potential for Pakistanis to shift their perceptions of America. Nawaz insists that the U.S. should stay the course with aid to Pakistan, but warns of the long-term effects of America's goodwill, stating that "changing image takes a long time."
Nancy Walker Addresses U.S. Africa Command Conference
Dr. Nancy J. Walker, Director of the Ansari Africa Center, gave the keynote address at Africa Command’s Senior Leader Offsite Conference in Starnberg, Germany on August 26, 2010.
South Asia Center's Shikha Bhatnagar Spotlighted
Shikha Bhatnagar's recent appointment as Associate Director of the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council, is yet another manifestation of a growing trend of second generation Indian Americans' advent into leading Washington, DC think tanks as senior policy analysts and associates.
Chuck Hagel Discusses START Ratification on RussiaToday
Atlantic Council Chairman Chuck Hagel was interviewed for RussiaToday on delays in ratification of the START treaty in both the U.S. and Russia.
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In August the sunny calm and quiet that is a Swedish summer will be shattered by the impact of Joint Direct Attack Munitions dropped by F-16CM Fighting Falcons from US Air Force Europe.
Ashraf Ghani: Rescuing Legitimacy in Afghanistan
October 15, 2009
Dr. Ashraf Ghani, a recent Afghan presidential candidate and founder of the Insititute for State Effectiveness, recommended policies to rescue government legitimacy and strengthen state functionality in Afghanistan in the wake of controversial August presidential elections. Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council, moderated the event.
A credible, secure and inclusive presidential election on August 20 was intended to provide Afghanistan with a reliable leadership able to tackle the country's myriad challenges, but the deeply flawed electoral process produced a serious crisis of legitimacy within Afghanistan and created a major challenge for its external partners. Rescuing legitimacy now requires acknowledgment of the gravity of this crisis and a systematic series of measures both in the Afghan government and the international community to regain the population's trust.
Dr. Ashraf Ghani, a former Afghan finance minister, contested the presidential elections in Afghanistan and is one of the few candidates to have drafted detailed policies for the future of the country; his Ten-Year Framework for Afghanistan report, published by the Atlantic Council in April 2009, outlines these measures. He is a member of the Council's Strategic Advisory Group and its International Advisory Board.
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Media Coverage:
- Afghan war debate endangers U.S. troops - veterans – Reuters, Phil Stewart
- Envoy says Afghan runoff election is likely – AP, Anne Gearan, Contributions by Barry Schweid and Todd Pitman
- Afghan Runoff Vote Is ‘a Likely Scenario,’ Karzai Envoy Says – Bloomberg, Viola Gienger and Indira A.R. Lakshmanan
- Flanked by foreign dignitaries, Karzai announces a runoff – GlobalPost, Jean MacKenzie
New Atlanticist Analysis:
- 10 Questions on Afghanistan – Jeff Lightfoot
- In Search of Strategy – Derek Reveron
- Afghanistan: The Options Debate – Donald Snow
- Stakes are Higher in Pakistan than Afghanistan – Harlan Ullman
- McChrystal: Biden Afghanistan Plan 'Short-Sighted' – James Joyner
- Afghanistan: Barriers to State Building – Donald Snow
- Optimism on Afghanistan – James Joyner
Related Publications:
- Afghanistan Report: A Ten-Year Framework for the Future
- Pakistan Report: Comprehensive U.S. Policy Needed
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Ashraf Ghani:
Ashraf Ghani is Chairman of the Institute for State Effectiveness, which exists to rethink the role of the state in the globalized world from the citizen perspective. Dr. Ghani is also currently involved in a number of activities supporting the reform of global institutions, including work as a Commissioner on the UN High-Level Panel on Legal Empowerment of the Poor, as a Governor of IDEA and at the World Justice Project of the American Bar Association. Recently, the Government of Afghanistan nominated him for the position of United Nations Secretary General.
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Ukraine Under Yanukovych: An Analytical Debate
On August 18, New Atlanticist--the Atlantic Council's policy and analysis blog--published a critique of Ukraine's leadership and progress toward democracy since 2004. Entitled "Orange Peels: Ukraine after Revolution," the essay was written by Council Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky.
Lisbon 2010 NATO Young Atlanticist Summit: Call for Applications
The Atlantic Council of the United States’ Young Atlanticist Program, in partnership with the Portuguese Atlantic Commission and the Atlantic Treaty Association/Youth Atlantic Treaty Association, will be hosting a young professionals’ event for the Lisbon Summit, and is currently soliciting applications from exceptional candidates from all NATO and Partnership for Peace (PfP) countries, as well as Mediterranean Dialogue members.
Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award Dinner
On September 23rd, international luminaries will gather at the inaugural Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award Dinner, honoring Professor Klaus Schwab, the Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum, upon the forum's 40th Anniversary.
Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2010
The Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum (BSEEF) is a unique annual initiative that brings business and policy leaders together to discuss Eurasia’s leading economic and energy challenges.
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Transatlantic Relations from German Perspective
In a recent installment of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri interviews Irmtraud Richardson, Brussels-based correspondent for German public radio and television service ARD. Richardson discusses Germany's outlook on the EU, as well as the state of U.S.-German and U.S.-EU relations.
