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Atlantic Council

Type: Organization

Name: Atlantic Council

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Herman van Rompuy

Euopean Council president - world reaction

What experts around the world think about Herman Van Rompuy, the centre-right Belgian prime minister, who is set to become the first president of the European CouncilThe Belgian prime minister, Herman Van Rompuy. Photograph: Georges Gobet/AFP/ Professor ... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Herman van Rompuy, Belgium, International Relations

First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 1 Documents

Realities and prospects of regional cooperation to be discussed at international conference in Baku

The topic 'Security obstacles in the South Caucasus: Realities and Prospects for Regional Cooperation' will be discussed in Baku on November 20 under organization of the Center for Strategic Studies under the Azerbaijani President within a joint project ... [Trend News Agency - 11/15/2009]

Entities: Baku, International Institute For Strategic Studies, Strategic Studies Group

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Nato chief promises Afghanistan will get 'substantially more forces'

Nato and its allies will order 'substantially more forces' into battle in Afghanistan over the next few weeks, the alliance's secretary general said today.Speaking in Edinburgh at a Nato parliamentary assembly meeting, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said: 'In ... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/17/2009]

Entities: NATO, Afghanistan, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, David Miliband

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

NATO

NATO prepares more troops for Afghan surge

NATO and its allies will order ''substantially more forces'' into battle in Afghanistan in coming weeks, the alliance's secretary-general has promised.In Edinburgh at a NATO parliamentary assembly meeting, Anders Fogh Rasmussen said: ''In a few weeks, ... [The Age - 11/18/2009]

Entities: NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, David Miliband, Hamid Karzai

First Reported 11/09/2009 - Updated 11/09/2009 - 10 Documents

Angela Merkel

Time to look forward, says Clinton

BERLIN: The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has urged Europeans and Americans to see the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as a call to joint action against new global threats.Mrs Clinton said the commemoration of November 9, 1989 - the ... [Sydney Morning Herald - 11/09/2009]

Entities: Berlin, Hillary Clinton, Brandenburg Gate, Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 2 Documents

North Atlantic Council visits Afghanistan

On the first full day of their visit, the ISAF Ambassadors, led by the Secretary General, split into 5 groups to visit different regions of the country, covering all the Regional Commands. ... [NATO Latest News - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Atlantic Council, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/08/2009 - Updated 11/08/2009 - 4 Documents

Hillary Clinton

Berlin Wall anniversary: Hillary Clinton calls for greater freedom throughout the world

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used the anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall as a rallying cry for a new US-European push to free those oppressed by religious extremism. Published: 11:41PM GMT 08 Nov 2009U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, ... [Telegraph - 11/08/2009]

Entities: Hillary Clinton, Berlin, Angela Merkel, Atlantic Council, Religious Extremism

First Reported 11/11/2009 - Updated 11/11/2009 - 2 Documents

Clinton at Freedom’s Challenge Awards: "There is no wall we cannot topple"

Clinton at Freedom’s Challenge Awards: 'There is no wall we cannot topple'U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the Atlantic CouncilNovember 8, 2009. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Atlantic Council ... [US Embassy Germany: Berlin - 11/11/2009]

Entities: Hillary Clinton, Atlantic Council, Berlin, Transatlantic Holdings Inc

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 2 Documents

United States Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan to visit NATO

The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mr. Richard Holbrooke, will visit NATO Headquarters on Monday 23 March 2009. He will meet with the Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and address the North Atlantic Council with ... [NATO Latest News - 11/05/2009]

Entities: NATO, Pakistan, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/07/2009 - 2 Documents

Hillary to attend Berlin Wall ceremony

WASHINGTON, D.C.: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday she will attend ceremonies in Berlin next week to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.In greeting new German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in Washington, ... [Manila Times - 11/07/2009]

Entities: Berlin, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Hillary Clinton, Atlantic Council

First Reported 11/07/2009 - Updated 11/07/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Obama nearing decision to send more troops to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month, administration ... [Star-Telegram - 11/07/2009]

Entities: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Army, Bernard Kouchner

First Reported 11/07/2009 - Updated 11/07/2009 - 1 Documents

Few tangible results as Clinton's star flickers

By Andrew Quinn - AnalysisWASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Hillary Clinton took the job as President Barack Obama's top diplomat, some analysts said she might be too big for the State Department.In the public eye for decades as political wife, U.S. first lady, ... [Reuters - 11/07/2009]

Entities: Hillary Clinton, Pakistan, United States, Damage Control, Washington DC

Quotes

...Professor Feng Zhongping, Director of the Institute of European Relations at the Chinese Institutes of Contemporary International Relations: "Belgium is a very small country and he hasn't been prime minister for long. I know he's been a master in co-ordination – Belgium is complex in terms of its political parties and regions, but he's been a master in bringing people together. 'It's too early to say how he would affect relations with China. [But] a lot of people, including me, have argued that the future president should be someone who knows Europe and works in Europe well. His acceptance by Europeans is more important than his acceptance by the US or China.' Frances Burwell, vice-president and director of transatlantic programmes and studies at the Atlantic Council of the United States: 'What most Americans know about Belgium is chocolate and that they've been having political troubles. I fear that the briefing memo will be, 'Herman who?' That'll be the title. There will be some head scratching, although people who follow this have seen his name bandied about, and I think there will be positive outreach. They won't dismiss him out of hand, they will want to get off on the right foot with him. A lot will depend on whether the foreign minister job is filled by someone they know and feel comfortable with.' Nadezhda Arbatova, head of the department of European Policy Studies, at Moscow's Institute of Economics and International Relations: 'Theoretically Russia would like to have a president from a country with which it has good bilateral relations, like Germany, France or Italy. But the Belgian prime minister Herman Van Rompuy suits Russia much better than Tony Blair. It means he won't have a powerful personal say in the EU and he won't be a self-assertive force. His personal leanings won't play a big role either. I think the majority of our Russian political elite will prefer to have a weak EU leader.' Dr Jabar Habib, a senior member of the Iraqi parliament's foreign affairs committee: 'He has so far worked against Turkey's membership of the EU and he hopes to use the post to impose taxes – a move that will likely be opposed by many European governments. Iraqis did not deal with Van Rompuy, we had very little connection to him, so it's difficult to assess whether he will make a strong contribution.' Avi Primor, director of the Centre for European Studies at Israel's Interdisciplinary Centre in Herzliya, and a former Israeli ambassador to Germany: 'He is a person who always looks for understanding and compromise. He is not militant. He's very intelligent, very keen, but his basic philosophy is compromise and understanding. I don't think he will be problematic for anyone. The European countries have more or less the same opinion about the Middle East crisis … there is no one who will agree to Israel's occupation, no one who will agree to Israel's settlements, no one who will support the way we conducted the war in Gaza — not the war itself, but the way we did it. Because of this basic policy that is common to all the member states then the presidency will of course have to work in this direction. Europe is interested in peace and calm in the MiddleMiddle East. They are convinced it is a European interest.'"

Euopean Council president - world reaction [Guardian.co.uk - 11/19/2009]

...She urged that the momentum for freedom continue. "We owe it to ourselves and to those who yearn for the same freedoms that are enjoyed and even taken for granted in Berlin today. And we need to form an even stronger partnership to bring down the walls of the 21st century" she said. This anniversary is about remembering the past...

Germany Marks 20th Anniversary of Collapse of Berlin Wall [Truth News - 11/09/2009]

...The freedoms championed then are no less precious'. Today "should be a call to action not just a commemoration of past actions" she said. Several leaders are coming to Berlin to take part in ceremonies, including the heads of state of all 27 EU members, Russian President Dmitri...

Music and dance to mark fall of Berlin wall [The Star South Africa - 11/09/2009]

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Berlin Wall to fall again [US Embassy Germany: Berlin - 11/11/2009]
Clinton in Berlin for Fall of the Wall festivities [US Embassy Germany: Berlin - 11/11/2009]
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Germany Marks 20th Anniversary of Collapse of B... [Truth News - 11/09/2009]
Clinton calls fall of Berlin Wall a 'call to ac... [Foreign Policy Magazine - 11/09/2009]
Time to look forward, says Clinton [Sydney Morning Herald - 11/09/2009]
Berlin To Mark The 20th Anniversary Of The Fall... [Turkish Weekly - 11/09/2009]
Music and dance to mark fall of Berlin wall [The Star South Africa - 11/09/2009]
Germany Marks 20th Anniversary of Collapse of B... [VOA News - 11/09/2009]
Two Decades Later: Clinton Takes Aim at 'Walls ... [Spiegel Online - 11/09/2009]
Clinton: Berlin Wall festivities not just a party [Washington Post - 11/09/2009]
Clinton Urges Europeans to Bring Down "Wal... [Truth News - 11/09/2009]
Berlin to Mark the 20th Anniversary of the Fall... [Truth News - 11/09/2009]
Berlin Wall festivities not just a party: Clinton [The News International - 11/09/2009]
Clinton pushes for cooperation on confronting e... [Reuters - 11/09/2009]
Clinton: Berlin Wall Festivities Not Just A Party [The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - 11/09/2009]
Berlin Wall anniversary: Clinton calls for grea... [Telegraph - 11/09/2009]
Berlin Wall anniversary: Hillary Clinton calls ... [Telegraph - 11/08/2009]
US sec of state: Berlin Wall celebration should... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/08/2009]
US sec of state: Berlin Wall celebration should... [Macleans Online - 11/08/2009]

Blogs

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Clinton pushes for cooperation on confronting e... [Front Row Washington - 11/09/2009] Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used an awards ceremony Sunday in Berlin to push European allies for greater cooperation in confronting extremism, nuclear proliferation ...
North Atlantic Council visits Afghanistan [NATO Latest News - 11/05/2009] On the first full day of their visit, the ISAF Ambassadors, led by the Secretary General, split into 5 groups to visit different regions of the country, covering ...
NATO resumes anti-piracy operations [NATO Latest News - 11/05/2009] NATO will resume counter piracy operations off the Horn of Africa later this month after the North Atlantic Council (NAC) gave final approval for the mission. Operation ...
ISAF Ambassadors affirm strong commitment to Af... [NATO Latest News - 11/05/2009] North Atlantic Council (NAC) Ambassadors and their ISAF partners led by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer met with the Afghan President Hamid Karzai on ...
North Atlantic Council Meeting with Political a... [NATO Latest News - 11/05/2009] The North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the European Union will meet at 09.30 hours on Monday, 23 March 2009, at the NATO ...

Audio/Video

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Lugar: It's time to reaffirm NATO [Senator Richard G Lugar - YouTube Channel - 09/29/2009]
Rep. Ellen Tauscher speaks about NATO and missi... [Rep. Ellen Tauscher - YouTube Channel - 07/28/2008]

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