Featured Publications
NATO's Nuclear Policy in 2010
U.S.-Iran Relations: Policy Compendium
Article 5 and Strategic Reassurance
NATO Reform and Decision-Making
The U.S., NATO and the EU: Partnership in the Balance
Council Highlights
Damon Wilson Discusses NATO, Turkey and Azerbaijan
Damon Wilson, vice president and director of the Atlantic Council Program on International Security, was interviewed by Leyla Tagiyeva of Azerbaijani news site News.Az about U.S.-Turkey relations in the context of NATO and its role in the Caucasus region.
Sven Biscop and Jo Coelmont: Permanent Structured Cooperation and European Armed Forces
Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop, Director of the Security & Global Governance Programme at the Egmont Institute and member of the Atlantic Council Strategic Advisors Group, and Brig-Gen. (Ret.) Jo Coelmont, former Belgian Representative to the European Union Military Committee, co-authored an Egmont Institute Security Issue Brief entitled Permanent Structured Cooperation for Effective European Armed Forces.
Banning Garrett Discusses U.S.-China Relations
Banning Garret, director of the Council's Asia Program, was interviewed by Daniel Ryntjes of Feature Story News about U.S.-China relations after the February 18 meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama.
Shuja Nawaz on Al Jazeera English: India-Pakistan Relations
Shuja Nawaz, director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center, spoke with Al Jazeera English's Riz Khan about the renewed India-Pakistan peace talks.
FEATURED ISSUE
Eurozone Crisis: Threat of Sovereign Debt Default
The Atlantic Council's Global Business and Economics Program hosted a conference call with Professor Leszek Balcerowicz on the Euro debt crisis.
Israel
Biden's Israel Boondoggle
Arnaud de Borchgrave | March 12, 2010
The anemic Middle East "peace process" is beginning to look like The Fool's Errand, the computer game that is a meta-puzzle with a cryptic treasure map for a road that's no longer on the map for the benefit of a wandering fool who seeks his fortune in the mysterious and magical land of Tarot.
China, US, Russia in Cyber Arms Race: McAfee
Jorge Benitez | January 29, 2010
From AFP: China, the United States and Russia are among 20 countries locked in a cyberspace arms race and gearing up for possible Internet hostilities, according to the head of web security firm McAfee. Dave DeWalt, chief executive and president of the US firm said the tradition...
Israel Seeks to Influence NATO Strategic Review
Jorge Benitez | January 13, 2010
From the Jerusalem Post: Israel is launching a diplomatic initiative in an effort to influence the outcome of NATO's new Strategic Concept which is currently under review by a team of experts led by former United States Secretary of State Madeline Albright.
On Thursday, the third se...
Poland Shifting Troops from UN to NATO Missions
Jorge Benitez | December 10, 2009
Deputy Defense Stanislaw Komorowski, currently in the Middle East says the basis for the decision to terminate their presence was the government's strategy of granting priority to NATO and the EU missions. The search for cuts in Defence Ministry expenditure was also ...
US to send $100M worth of weapons to Georgia
Jorge Benitez | November 09, 2009
The head of the General Staff, Aleksandr Shlyakhturov, told the agency [TASS] that, according to the information at their disposal, “Georgia, is still getting military assistance from NATO members, Isra...
US-Israel drill may shape European missile shield
Jorge Benitez | October 28, 2009
Some 2,000 U.S. and Israeli personnel are holding maneuvers this week and next to test technology that would prote...
US faults Turks for canceling NATO air exercises
Jorge Benitez | October 14, 2009
He was asked whether that was what happened and whether Israel was the spurned cou...
Turkish FM criticizes Israel over Gaza
Jorge Benitez | October 12, 2009
The Turkish government decided to change the list of participating countries and exclude Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces. As a result, the NATO exercise was effectively scrapped, although a U....
FEATURED EVENT
James Steinberg: Foreign Policy Priorities of the Obama Administration
On March 15, Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg will deliver a major address before the Atlantic Council on the Obama administration's foreign policy as part of the Council's National Security Series.
Estonian President Ilves: The Future of NATO
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves will deliver a major policy address to the Atlantic Council on March 19 as part of the Global Leadership Series.
Conference on U.S. Force Posture in Europe
On March 18, the Atlantic Council will host a conference with senior administration officials, experts, and authoritative Europeans to assess the alternative futures for U.S. force posture in Europe.
U.S.-Iran Relations: Best-Case Scenario
A panel of Iran experts addressed the "best-case scenario" for U.S.-Iran relations at the Atlantic Council. Dr. Kenneth Katzman, a Middle East scholar at the Congressional Research Service, presented his Atlantic Council-commissioned Compendium of Policies, Laws and Regulations that govern U.S. relations with Iran, and the discussion followed.
FEATURED INTERVIEW
Euro Debt Crisis: A Discussion with Currency Strategist Marc Chandler
In his latest New Atlanticist Podcast, Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri addresses the Euro debt crisis and the recent hedge fund betting of over $8 billion in short positions against the common EU currency. He talks with Marc Chandler, the Chief Currency Strategist for the investment bank Brown Brothers Harriman and author of Making Sense of the Dollar.
