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.
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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.
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Biography
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Ambassador David J. Smith
Ambassador David J. Smith is Senior Fellow at the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies and Director of the Georgian Security Analysis Center. He is also Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC.
From 2002 to 2006 he was U.S. Member of the International Security Advisory Board for Georgia (ISAB). From 1993 to 2002 he was President of Global Horizons, Inc. Prior to that, he was U.S. Chief Negotiator for Defense and Space. He has also served as Chief of Staff for Arizona Congressman Jon Kyl, Assistant for Strategic Policy and Arms Control to Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole, Professional Staff Member for the U.S. Senate, and as a member of U.S. delegations to negotiations on conventional forces and chemical weapons. He was a Major in the U.S. Air Force.Mr. Smith holds degrees from the University of Arizona, London School of Economics and Harvard University.
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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.
