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
Damon Wilson: Congressional Testimony on the Future of NATO
Damon Wilson, director of the Atlantic Council's International Security Program, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommitte on Europe. His remarks, "NATO Post-60: Institutional Challenges Moving Forward," addressed the future of the NATO alliance.
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.
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
Ireland's defense minister has ordered that soldiers assigned to combat duty in Chad refrain from playing contact sports, including soccer and volleyball, lest they injure themselves on the hard dirt. Sadly, this is not a satire from The Onion.
An encounter between the USNS Victorious and Chinese trawlers in the Yellow Sea marks fifth such incident within two months, China Post reports. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman asserted that "a couple of Chinese fishing vessels maneuvered close to the Victorious in what was an unsafe manner.” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu countered, "The fact is that the USNS Victorious conducted activities in China's exclusive economic zone in the Yellow Sea without China's permission. China has expressed concern over this issue. We demand that the United States take effective measures to prevent similar acts from happening."
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is working to make belittling the Soviet Union's contribution to the Allied victory in World War II a crime. He also called the Soviet Union "our country," a reference sure to raise eyebrows in the West. 
General Jim Jones is forging a new path as National Security Advisor and drawing some heat for it. President Obama, however, does not appear to be among those complaining.
Despite fierce resistance from Moscow, NATO began a month long string of military exercises in Georgia yesterday. These types of training exercises have been often been criticized by Russian leaders as “provocation”.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are in Washington today to meet with President Obama about working together to combat militants in both countries.FEATURED EVENT
General Craddock: Afghanistan and the Future of NATO
On Monday, May 11, from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, the Atlantic Council's International Security Program will host General John Craddock as part of its Commanders Series. General Craddock is NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of U.S. European Command.
Cristian Diaconescu: Stability in the Black Sea Region
H.E. Cristian Diaconescu, the Foreign Minister of Romania spoke at the Atlantic Council about the future stability of the greater Black Sea region.
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.
