Featured Publications
Afghanistan Report: A Ten-Year Framework for the Future
Beyond Closing Guantanamo: Rebuilding a Transatlantic Partnership in International Law
Pakistan Report: Comprehensive U.S. Policy Needed
Council Highlights
Tensions Rise Between United States, Pakistan: Shuja Nawaz on NPR
Shuja Nawaz, director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center, spoke on NPR's Morning Edition . He shared his thoughts on the newly introduced House bill calling for $10 billion in "military aid and development assistance" to Pakistan over the next five years.
Somali Piracy and Terrorism
Atlantic Council senior advisor Harlan Ullman published "To the Shores of Tripoli" in UPI's Outside View, where he discusses the dangers of the ongoing piracy problem off the coast of Somalia.
NATO Modernization: A New Strategic Vision
Rafael L. Bardají, a Strategic Advisor to the Atlantic Council, and Manuel Coma published a study on NATO modernization for the Strategic Studies Group in Madrid. The report, entitled NATO 3.0: Ready for a New World, addresses the formation of a new strategic vision for the alliance.
FEATURED ISSUE
Achieving Peace and Security in Korea and Northeast Asia: A New U.S. Diplomatic Strategy toward North Korea
The Atlantic Council is pleased to release its Final Report of its three-year project on U.S. policy toward North Korea. This report makes clear that unless President Obama adopts a new strategy of seeking a comprehensive settlement in Korea, the U.S. is unlikely to eliminate North Korea’s nuclear program.
DONATE REGISTER
Council Hosts Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili
September 24, 2008
The Atlantic Council hosted a luncheon with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili at the Union Club in New York City. At a small, single-table sit down lunch, the President discussed his understanding of the circumstances not only facing his country, but the broader region in military, economic and cultural terms. He assessed the Russian-Georgian relationship as a David and Goliath story, condemning Russian aggression in the region. Echoing President Yushchenko’s remarks from the previous day Saakashvili called for NATO membership for both Ukraine and Georgia. He explained Russia’s interest in the two countries, stating: “Crimea is the crown, while Georgia is the jewel in that crown.”
President Saakashvili praised the American government for their bipartisan support. He stated that wider regional implications of the events rest on the support and coordination of the United States and the European Union. The coalition is divided on how to act in regards to NATO and the Membership Action Plans (MAP) for both countries. He warned the coalition of either “overplaying” or “underestimating” Russia during this sensitive time.
The lunch ended with a look forward to the ways in which the Georgian democratic system could be improved in the years after the Rose Revolution. Saakashvili discussed the need for limitations to presidential power as well as an increase in transparency and accountability.
This event was generously hosted by Atlantic Council board member Andrew Prozes, Global CEO of the LexisNexis Group.
Notable Guests and Dignitaries
- Mikhail Saakashvili - President of Georgia
- H.E. Irakli Alasania - Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations
- Mr. Dimitri Sanakoev - Head of the Region of South Ossetia
- H.E. Vasil Sikharulidze - Ambassador of Georgia to the United States
- Ms. Ekaterina Tkeshelashvili - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
- The Honorable Richard C. Holbrooke - Vice-Chairman Perseus LLC
- Mr. Richard Gere - Founder and President of the Gere Foundation and Healing The Divide
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FEATURED EVENT
2009 Leadership Awards: Bush, Kohl, Petraeus, Palmisano, and Hampson
On April 29, the Atlantic Council will host its Annual Awards Dinner, celebrating two historic dates in transatlantic relations: the 60th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The Future of Afghanistan: A Conversation with Ashraf Ghani
On April 22, the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council hosted former Afghan Minister of Finance Dr. Ashraf Ghani for a conversation on the future of Afghanistan. The Atlantic Council also unveiled its Afghanistan Report by Dr. Ghani, A Ten-Year Framework for Afghanistan: Executing the Obama Plan and Beyond.
FEATURED INTERVIEW
5 Questions for Robert Oakley
Robert Oakley served as U.S. ambassador to Zaire (1979-82), Somalia (1982-84), and Pakistan (1988-92) and as Special Envoy to Somali (1992-1994) and directed State's Office of Combatting Terrorism (1984-86). I had the opportunity to get his thoughts on some key issues of interest to the Atlantic Council community.
