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Jason Naselli: Demands that Iran (or anyone else) do not seek nuclear weapons are hard to swallow while the US clings to so many. The only real solution for solving problems like Iranian proliferation is a legitimate nuclear regime that treats all countries equally. This means getting more serious about disarmament.
Over two-thirds of Atlantic Community members who voted in our 2012 topics poll listed Iran as a major issue, the top vote-getter. Certainly, the prospect of Iran developing nuclear weapons is of grave concern to the international community. But imagine an American explaining to your average Iranian why. Is the Iranian government too hostile to be trusted with such weaponry? "We aren’t the ones who’ve actually used the ...More
NATO: One of the main topics at the Munich Security Conference was America’s defense review and changes to the US military presence in Europe. Political leaders and experts from around the world discussed what this means for international security and the transatlantic partnership.
Source: NATO's Youtube channel: NATO - Defence cuts demand closer cooperation (Munich Security Conference)
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Aaron Ellis: In the perennial debate over what to do about Iran, those who think they have a solution to the problem rarely put it in the context of a broader strategy or explain their trade-offs and indirect consequences. Overall strategy and the ensuing consequences are precisely what we should be considering when debating Iran.
How do we solve a problem like Iran?
This question dominates the news once a year and every politician, pundit, and foreign policy expert has an answer to it. Helpfully, they reduce their answers to a single phrase around the likes of "sanctions" or "war". Then something else happens in the world and Iran and its nuclear programme fade from the headlines until next year.And every year these solutions contain the same flaw: they are ...More
Editorial Team: Your Opinion articles are where the main debates on the Atlantic Community happen. They are a way of sharing your ideas and recommendations in short, focused 500-700 word articles. The editorial team would like to offer some advice on writing a good opinion piece.
Planning Your Article
Pick Your Argument: You can't save the world in 500-700 words! Pick one specific argument that you want to make and explain it with two or three key points. Use a few examples for each point in order to demonstrate what you mean.
Policy Focus: As a think tank the Atlantic Community aims to generate well thought out policy recommendations. We don't need to know the whole history of a country in your op-ed. Quickly ...More
atlantic-community.org: We are excited to announce our newest policy workshop! We want you to tell us your ideas for promoting NATO values, building partnerships, and engaging members in the Smart Defense initiative. Winners receive a cash prize and a trip to Berlin to present their ideas to policymakers!
Atlantic-community.org invites students and young professionals to contribute their policy ideas on key issues of the upcoming NATO Summit in Chicago in our new policy workshop, “Your Ideas, Your NATO”. We want to feature ideas from young people in all NATO Member and Partner countries on how the Alliance can build a sense of community, reach out to new partners in North Africa and the Middle East, and encourage ...More
Editorial Team: We’re excited to reveal the results of our latest members’ poll and inform you of what our priorities will be in 2012. As well as displaying your decisions on the most important issues of 2012, we’re also announcing our first theme week and what we plan to do with the topics you requested throughout the rest of the year.
We asked you "Which Topics Should atlantic-community.org Focus on in 2012?" and received some clear guidance on what to make our priorities this year. Thank you to all those who shared their views, helping us shape the Atlantic Community agenda.
Throughout the year the editorial team will be soliciting articles from leading experts on the top 5 issues you have chosen; Iran & the Middle East, Russia, "China in the Global Order", ...More
Rodnie J. Allison: India is finding increased leverage in the procurement of weapons systems from Western (specifically European) countries. This development could help deepen cooperation between India and the West. Case in point: India’s Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition.
For many, the final details of India's Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition are of little significance. For those of us without a stake in Dassault Aviation, or the Eurofighter consortium, the real thrust of the deal lies in the expansion of strategic industrial and defense cooperation between India and the West.
In the realm of indigenous defense technologies, there is a considerable gap between what India's domestic industry ...More
Jack Bicker: The diplomatic turmoils surrounding domestic politics in Hungary are a chance for EU institutions to define their effectiveness at a moment of significant flux. They also confirm that a potentially consolidated EU could be a strong and valued partner in a continuing transatlantic alliance.
"We called for a real commitment to the independence of the judiciary, a free press, and governmental transparency, because it's important not only for Hungarians... but... that we continue to exemplify democratic values and freedoms... for the benefit of our own people and for the transatlantic alliance, but also as examples for those who are struggling to define their own democracies now in the Middle East and North Africa."
Hillary Clinton ...More
Asle Toje: It now seems clear that the economic crisis that started in 2008 is both deeper and more lasting than first thought. While leaders threat about the crisis bursting into the real economy, this specter is manageable compared with the dangers we will face if the economic crisis turns into a full-blown systemic crisis.
The journalist Robert D. Kaplan was among the first to realize that the financial crisis would have political consequences. A poorer US will not be able to maintain its technological edge, nor keep its defensive strength relative to emerging powers. Kaplan believes this will "not necessarily lead to a security dilemma for the US, but it will lead to a multipolar world, and the end of American dominance." Those who will feel it are those who ...More
Albert Buyé Grau: This dissertation seeks to demonstrate that Brazil’s foreign policy changed during the period between 1990 and 2010 because of the country’s adoption of a consensual hegemonic strategy in South America. This was pursued in order to become a global power.
This MSc dissertation provides an extended discussion of the concept of hegemony using Destradi's "forms of hegemonic strategy". This theory is then utilised as a guiding framework for the analysis of Brazil's foreign policy. I expose the three main changes in the country‟s foreign policy (foreign economic policy, presidentialization and the articulation of a South American region) and then tie them to specific cases that ...More
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