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BP Settles Russia Dispute
James Joyner | September 05, 2008BP has signed a memeorandum of understanding to ends its dispute with Russia's TNK-BP. The current boss, Robert Dudley, will step down and three independent directors will be appointed to the board. Additionally, "BP said it had agreed to offer a Russian-speaking candidate for the post, with extensive Russian business experience," BBC reports. The joint venture accounts for 25 percent of BP's profits.
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Atlantic Council Chairman Named National Security Advisor
Atlantic Council Chairman General James L. Jones has accepted President-elect Barack Obama’s offer to serve as his National Security Advisor. Jones, respected on both sides of the aisle, brings more than forty years of military and diplomatic experience to the post.
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US-Pakistan Need ‘Strategic Partnership'
While our two countries have been allies since the 1950s, neither side has viewed the relationship strategically, Husain Haqqani, Pakistan’s new Ambassador to the United States, told the Atlantic Council.
Council Highlight
Counterterrorism Plan for Obama
Atlantic Council senior fellow David L. Phillips published an op-ed at the Boston Globe entitled, "A counterterrorism plan for Obama."
