Is Pakistan Serious about the U.S.?
Convened for the first time by the Canadian Ministry of National Defense and the German Marshall Fund – a think tank established by the German government in honor of Gen. George Marshall and the plan for European recovery that bore his name – the Halifax International Security Forum met over the weekend. read more

Philippa Thomas Interview: India PM Visit
Sarwar Kashmeri, a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's International Security Program, interviewed Philippa Thomas, presenter of  BBC's World News Today, for the New Atlanticist Podcast Series.  Thomas discussed the visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the United States.

Ashton Can Fix EU Foreign Policy
The new pair to lead Europe on the world stage has a tall order of business to attend to as soon as sworn into office. It is shameful that so many are wasting time and energy on wishing that the European leaders decided differently on these appointments.  read more

Global Financial Collapse Coming?
Reputable financial houses, as they are described online, are telling their clients how to prepare for potential "global collapse" over the next two years. read more

Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Needs a New Security Conference
Alexandros Petersen, Dinu Patriciu Fellow for Transatlantic Energy Security and associate director of the Eurasia Energy Center at the Atlantic Council, was interviewed by Leyla Tagiyeva of Azerbaijan's News.Az on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. read more