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
Highlights
The Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Military Partnership
April 24, 2009Shuja Nawaz, director of the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council, testified before the House Armed Service Committee about the future of the U.S.-Pakistan military partnership.
Tensions Rise Between United States, Pakistan: Shuja Nawaz on NPR
April 21, 2009Shuja 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.
Ukraine's Energy Power Struggle
April 14, 2009Alexandros Petersen, associate director of the Eurasia Energy Center and Dinu Patriciu Fellow for Transatlantic Energy Security at the Atlantic Council, published "Ukraine's Energy Power Struggle, Or Gas at Gunpoint" in RFE/RL, where he outlines strategies to help encourage Ukraine to become a "reformist, EU-oriented candidate."
Somali Piracy and Terrorism
April 13, 2009Atlantic 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.
Central Asian Regional Cooperation Needed to Supply Afghanistan
April 09, 2009Borut Grgic and Alexandros Petersen co-authored an editorial in the Washington Times, "A Strategy for Central Asia," that urges regional cooperation in Central Asia to better facilitate the movement of supplies into Afghanistan.
North Korea and Iran: The Threat of Nuclear Proliferation
April 08, 2009Atlantic Council senior advisor Harlan Ullman published "Kim and Mahmoud" in UPI's Outside View, where he outlines strategies for containing the threat posed by a nuclear armed North Korea and Iran.
The Future of Nabucco
April 08, 2009Atlantic Council transatlantic energy security fellow Alexandros Petersen published an editorial in the Wall Street Journal Europe, "Why Nabucco May Be a No-Go," analyzing Turkey's disagreements with the EU and their potential to derail the Nabucco pipeline project. The piece was also discussed in Turkey's Hurriyet Daily News.
Bosnia a Balkan Hurdle But Don't Blame Europe
April 07, 2009Borut Grgic, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, published an op-ed in WSJ Europe entitled "Bosnia is a Balkan Hurdle."
Nuclear Crisis Points: Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Pakistan
April 06, 2009Director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center Shuja Nawaz participated in a panel discussion about the nuclear ambitions and implications for proliferation of Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Pakistan.
EU-Turkey Energy Talks Needed
April 06, 2009Alexandros Petersen, associate director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Energy Center and Dinu Patriciu Fellow for Transatlantic Energy Security, published an editorial in EUobserver that calls for closer energy cooperation between Turkey and the EU.
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.


















