Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council senior fellow David L. Phillips published an op-ed at the Boston Globe entitled, "A counterterrorism plan for Obama."

"Max" Yu Tsung-chi, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, has published an editorial entitled "Obama's Pragmatic View of China" in tomorrow's edition of the Taipei Times.

Retired brigadier and author Allan Mallinson writes in the Times of London that the special relationship between the UK and the US "needs repair work."

Eric K. Shinseki, a member of the Atlantic Council Board of Directors, was appointed President-elect Barack Obama's Secretary of Veterans Affairs on December 7.

It's an article of faith that Barack Obama's inauguration will usher in a new era of transatlantic comity.

Analysts suggest that Iran is only one to two years away from being able to enrich the uranium needed for a nuclear bomb, and according to the most recent IAEA report Tehran remains silent over possible weaponization activities. How then does President Barack Obama address this growing crisis when he takes office in January?

General James L. Jones, chairman of the Atlantic Council, was appointed this morning by President-elect Barack Obama as the 21st National Security Advisor.

We're about to see a great shift in resources from the military to other actors, David Sanger argues.

The BBC is reporting that Robert Gates will retain his position as Secretary of Defense under the Obama administration:

ABC News and Politico.com quoted officials saying Mr Gates would remain in the job for at least the first year of Mr Obama's administration.

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Analysts had suggested that former CIA director Mr Gates, 65, might be asked to stay in his role because he was respected by both parties and would reflect a more bipartisan administration.

Analysts have suggested that President-elect Obama would continue to keep Gates in his current position to aid the new administration in maintaining continuity in foreign policy with regards to Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama knows that improving the situation in those two countries will require consistency on the part of the U.S. and his desire to keep Gates on as SecDef is an indication of that.

Barack Obama's cabinet choices have been met by gushing reviews.   While many of his choices have come under fire from both the left and the right on ideological grounds, the consensus seems to be that these are among the brightest, most capable people around.