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422. U.S.-Iran Relations: Policy Compendium
- Author:
- Kenneth Katzman
- Publication Date:
- 03-2010
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Atlantic Council
- Abstract:
- This chapter contains major policy statements and documents on Iran primarily from the current and previous U.S. Administrations. The statements and documents presented here are intended to be illustrative of themes in U.S. policy toward Iran. Statements on specifi c aspects of U.S. policy toward Iran, such as U.S. interpretations of Iran's disputed June 12, 2009 presidential election, Iran's positions on multilateral meetings on its nuclear program, its holding of dual U.S.-Iranian nationals periodically, are a frequent feature of daily State Department and White House press briefi ngs on U.S. foreign policy.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Treaties and Agreements, and Bilateral Relations
- Political Geography:
- United States, Iran, and United Nations
423. STRATCON 2010: An Alliance for a Global Century
- Publication Date:
- 04-2010
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Atlantic Council
- Abstract:
- In the late 1940s, a visionary generation of transatlantic leaders – shaped by the experience of the most devastating war in human history – decided to build a new world based on respect for universal human values and cooperation among nations. Thus was born the United Nations, the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the International Court of Justice, the Bretton Woods Institutions of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, the European Coal and Steel Community and, of course, NATO.
- Topic:
- International Relations, NATO, International Political Economy, International Security, and Reform
424. Pakistan in the Danger Zone
- Author:
- Shuja Nawaz
- Publication Date:
- 06-2010
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Atlantic Council
- Abstract:
- The Afghanistan war may be lost on the battlefields of Pakistan, where a vicious conflict is now being fought by Pakistan against a homegrown insurgency spawned by the war across its Western frontier. A year after we at the Atlantic Council raised a warning flag about the effects of failure in Afghanistan and the need to meet Pakistan's urgent needs in its existential war against militancy and terrorism, the situation in Pakistan remains on edge. Domestic politics remain in a constant state of flux, with some progress toward a democratic polity overshadowed by periodic upheavals and conflicts between the ruling coalition and the emerging judiciary. The military's actions against the Taliban insurgency appear to have succeeded in dislocating the homegrown terrorists but the necessary civilian effort to complement military action is still not evident. The government does not appear to have the will or the ability to muster support for longer-term reform or sustainable policies. The economy appears to have stabilized somewhat; but security, governance, and energy shortages are major challenges that require strong, consistent, incorruptible leadership rather than political brinkmanship, cronyism, and corruption that remains endemic nationwide. Recent constitutional developments offer a glimmer of hope that may allow the civilian government to restore confidence in its ability to deliver both on the domestic and external front. But the government needs to stop relying on external actors to bail it out and take matters into its own hands.
- Topic:
- Security, Development, Economics, Government, Governance, and Reform
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan and Southeast Asia
425. Astana on the Atlantic: Transatlantic Strategy in Central Asia and the OSCE
- Author:
- Ross Wilson and Damon Wilson
- Publication Date:
- 11-2010
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Atlantic Council
- Abstract:
- An arc of potential disorder and instability increasingly looms over Central Asia. This year's political turmoil and ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan illustrated the difficulties and dangers before the region –and that American interests confront there. Much of Central Asia is not succeeding economically or politically. Parts of it face the prospect of indigenous extremist violence and/or could become new safe havens for transnational threats emanating from Afghanistan. U.S. strategies that for years aimed to support the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and success of the new Central Asian states have come to be dominated by the exigencies of the Afghan war and an increasingly unproductive conversation on human rights and democracy. As a result, those strategies are failing, and U.S. policy is being marginalized.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
- Political Geography:
- United States, America, and Central Asia
426. Advancing U.S., African, and Global Interests: Security and Stability in the West African Maritime Domain
- Author:
- Kristen E. Smith and John Raidt
- Publication Date:
- 11-2010
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Atlantic Council
- Abstract:
- The United States possesses clear and compelling national interests in West Africa, particularly in the region's maritime domain. These vital security, economic, and humanitarian interests, including reliable long-term access to energy, shared largely by the African people and the international community, are at grave risk from regional instability and the increasing potential for state failures in an economically and politically distressed area of over 250 million people.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, and Terrorism
- Political Geography:
- Africa and United States
427. New Transatlantic Compact for NATO
- Author:
- Kurt Volker
- Publication Date:
- 12-2009
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Atlantic Council
- Abstract:
- Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, NATO stands at a crossroads. Will it reinvent itself yet again, to serve as the foundation for the security and defense of Europe and North America in a world of diverse, non-conventional threats, many of which come from outside of Europe? Will it return to a passive, geographically defined approach of protecting the territory of European Allies against armed attack? Will it merge these visions into a new hybrid? Will it retain the political will and resource commitments of its members, whether in Europe or North America?
- Topic:
- NATO, International Cooperation, and Reform
- Political Geography:
- Europe and North America
428. Alliance Reborn: An Atlantic Compact for the 21st Century
- Author:
- Hans Binnendijk, Julianne Smith, Daniel Hamilton, Charles Barry, Stephen Flanagan, and James Townsend
- Publication Date:
- 01-2009
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Atlantic Council
- Abstract:
- We have an open but fleeting moment to forge a more effective Atlantic partnership. We must seize it now. European and North American allies have allowed their relations to become discordant, yet the times demand vigor and unity. Courageous decisions need to be taken to breathe new life and relevance into the Atlantic partnership, which must be recast to tackle a diverse range of serious challenges at home and abroad.
- Topic:
- International Cooperation, Border Control, and Reform
- Political Geography:
- Europe, North America, and Atlantic Ocean
429. Energy Security: Transatlantic Cooperation and Sustainability
- Author:
- Franklin Kramer and John Lyman
- Publication Date:
- 03-2009
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Atlantic Council
- Abstract:
- The world is energy short and carbon long. This report focuses on that juxtaposition and the means to achieve energy security in a world concerned over climate change and maintaining economic growth. The provision of a sustainable energy future will require a dramatic transformation of the world's energy supplies and consumption patterns. The current global financial crisis and accompanying economic downturn has made meeting this challenge significantly more difficult. Despite the current softening of energy demand, the world is facing a long-term tightening of conventional energy supplies and a need to address increasing environmental concerns that will require international cooperation on an unprecedented scale.
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Economics, Energy Policy, and International Security
430. G20 Report: Stimulus and Regulation Compromise Needed
- Author:
- Robin Niblett, Alexei Monsarrat, and Aola Subacchi
- Publication Date:
- 03-2009
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Atlantic Council
- Abstract:
- What started last year as a growing international credit crunch and, by September, a global banking crisis has now spread into the real economy. International trade, investment and economic growth are all contracting. A drastic curtailment of credit, collapsing global demand and a loss of trade finance is having a devastating economic effect on both the developed and developing worlds, especially those economies that are heavily dependent on exports.
- Topic:
- Economics, Foreign Exchange, International Trade and Finance, and Financial Crisis