{"id":1257,"date":"2020-12-31T11:44:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T11:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atauk.org\/?page_id=1257"},"modified":"2023-03-27T09:24:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T09:24:25","slug":"aboutataandyata","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atauk.org\/index.php\/aboutataandyata\/","title":{"rendered":"About ATA and YATA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1257\" class=\"elementor elementor-1257\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-130cfa0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"130cfa0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c5df17\" data-id=\"9c5df17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1dc2c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1dc2c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the ATA and YATA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8399515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8399515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">After NATO\u2019s founding in 1949, organizations were created in several Alliance nations to inform the public about NATO\u2019s role and activities.\u00a0 In 1954, these organizations created the <a href=\"https:\/\/atahq.info\/\">Atlantic Treaty Association<\/a> (ATA) as an overarching framework for them to cooperate with each other, to develop common programmes, and share their expertise and experience.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">As described on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/topics_69053.htm\">NATO\u2019s website<\/a>, the ATA is a \u201ccommunity of policy-makers, think tankers, diplomats, academics and representatives from industry. It seeks to inform the public of NATO\u2019s role in international peace and security and promote democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law through debate and dialogue.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Many national chapters of the ATA have a youth \u201cdivision\u201d which is focused specifically on young professionals, students, and researchers interested in Euro-Atlantic and international security matters.\u00a0 Members must be aged between 18 and 35.The ATA\u2019s youth component \u2013 YATA \u2013 has its own General Assembly and Executive Board, and it has considerable autonomy in establishing its own work programme.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">ATAUK is committed to developing a substantial \u201cYATAUK\u201d which will be actively encouraged to participate fully in YATA activities and programmes, and to develop its own projects within the United Kingdom. More information about YATA is available on its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/yata-international.org\/\">website.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47c17ce\" data-id=\"47c17ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4680d elementor-absolute elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac4680d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ATA-logo-300x245.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1314\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ATA-logo-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ATA-logo.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02bb2b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02bb2b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a31748\" data-id=\"2a31748\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63361a9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"63361a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b3b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60b3b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Atlantic Treaty Association Chapters:<\/b><b> <\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be9e717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be9e717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Recent events<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c20752b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c20752b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Click the images to see the recording<\/b><b> <\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645f1e0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"645f1e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7081fbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7081fbf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd52f75\" data-id=\"cd52f75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3ebaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed3ebaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Is humanitarian assistance reaching Ukraine?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c65781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c65781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Friday, 6 May<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348e47e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"348e47e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">What can be done to unlock critical humanitarian aid and move it quickly to where it needs to go in Ukraine? Are there key mistakes being made by well-intentioned donors that can be corrected? How can suffering populations in devastated places like Mariupol be helped?<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Melinda Haring, deputy director of the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center, moderated a conversation with:<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c88fd9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c88fd9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit; font-size: 1.33333rem;\">Michael Bociurkiw, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit; font-size: 1.33333rem;\">Hlib Shamal, CEO of Spivdiia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit; font-size: 1.33333rem;\">Andriy Stavnitser, founder of Help Ukraine Center, and<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit; font-size: 1.33333rem;\">Olga Stefanishyna, deputy prime minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-835f0af\" data-id=\"835f0af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222572d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"222572d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/is-humanitarian-assistance-reaching-ukraine\/#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/220504-USAC-Assistance-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/220504-USAC-Assistance-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/220504-USAC-Assistance-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/220504-USAC-Assistance-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/220504-USAC-Assistance.jpg 1145w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14b8c9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b14b8c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd2b2d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd2b2d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a501ce9\" data-id=\"a501ce9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-994599c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"994599c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Disinformation in Time of War, Conflict and Peace<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c2bb16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c2bb16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Thursday, 5 May<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe12a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe12a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">The Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia (EACS) and the Chair of Defence Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana hosted a round table on &#8220;Disinformation in Time of War, Conflict and Peace&#8221; with:<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-895ea3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"895ea3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Uros Svete, Director of the Information Security Administration, Republic of Slovenia;<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Marko Milosavljevic, Professor at the Chair of Journalism, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana; and<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Doowan Lee, Adjunct Professor of politics at the University of San Francisco &amp; the founder and CEO of VAST<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1891368\" data-id=\"1891368\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18b123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d18b123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220425-SloveniaAC-Disinfo-event.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4453\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220425-SloveniaAC-Disinfo-event.jpg 940w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220425-SloveniaAC-Disinfo-event-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220425-SloveniaAC-Disinfo-event-768x641.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45e4b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d45e4b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong style=\"font-size: 1.33333rem; font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #1a206c;\"><b>Recording not yet available<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/em><b><\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d499bec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d499bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e78e91d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e78e91d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c10c3e\" data-id=\"1c10c3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d968ea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d968ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Priorities for the NATO Summit and Security in Europe<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba6bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aba6bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Monday, 2 May<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5723f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5723f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has upended the European security order and opened a new era of strategic confrontation on the continent. In response, the United States and its transatlantic allies are implementing extensive sanctions against Russia, supplying the Ukrainian military with needed equipment and weapons, and adapting their force posture in Eastern Europe for enhanced defense and deterrence. As the war continues and NATO leaders prepare for the upcoming Madrid Summit, now is the time to assess where NATO allies should focus their efforts at adapting the alliance to the new strategic reality and consider how the United States can maintain its leadership in organizing a transatlantic response to Russian aggression. With this in mind, this conference was a unique opportunity to discuss how the Alliance can adapt and suggest tangible recommendations at a critical time for the transatlantic community.<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Speakers included:<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5519ae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5519ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">H.E. Arvydas Anu\u0161auskas,\u00a0Minister of National Defense,\u00a0Republic of Lithuania<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Celeste Wallander, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, US Department of Defense<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Alexander Vershbow,Distinguished Fellow, Eurasia Center; Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council and Former Deputy Secretary General, NATO, and<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, USAF (Ret.), Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f169a88\" data-id=\"f169a88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7164f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df7164f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/priorities-for-the-nato-summit-and-security-in-europe\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/220502-USAC-NATO-Summit-1024x579.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4470\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/220502-USAC-NATO-Summit-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/220502-USAC-NATO-Summit-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/220502-USAC-NATO-Summit-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/220502-USAC-NATO-Summit.jpg 1108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a747f8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9a747f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e07ae6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e07ae6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30735d0\" data-id=\"30735d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad836d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad836d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Will the US again be the arsenal of democracy?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ba27d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71ba27d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Friday, 29 April<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535a871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"535a871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">On April 6, 2022, the US Senate unanimously passed the \u201cUkraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act,\u201d reviving President Franklin Delano Roosevelt\u2019s World War II-era lend-lease policy that allows Washington to more quickly send weaponry and supplies, this time to Ukraine\u2019s democratically elected government. Russia\u2019s renewed offensive in the Donbas region has made Ukraine\u2019s calls for weapons systems, ammunition, and military assistance all the more urgent.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">What is lend-lease and how can the US use military aid to more effectively enable Ukraine to defend itself against Russian aggression? How can Washington build on support for Ukraine to strengthen US national security?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, vice chair of the Atlantic Council\u2019s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, offered introductory remarks. Thomas Warrick, nonresident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, moderated a discussion with the Honorable John Cornyn, US senator from Texas, and the Honorable Ben Cardin, US senator from Maryland, on lend-lease for Ukraine and the future of US assistance.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bae2733\" data-id=\"bae2733\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2fd86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da2fd86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/a-conversation-with-us-senators-ben-cardin-and-john-cornyn\/?mkt_tok=NjU5LVdaWC0wNzUAAAGEBsExzDNodVd555ZAiez527324NDNsoGYDtR3T3lf-SPWtVIEm6KI0YkxkbxBY5sOG62uf9R4GIwORM8eLvHGh4VNGzdy_aGrRb9V3Ug_Zw\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220426-USAC-Ukraine-support.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220426-USAC-Ukraine-support.jpg 652w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220426-USAC-Ukraine-support-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3324d6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c3324d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-90eed46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90eed46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d9a5d0\" data-id=\"5d9a5d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbd1d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cbd1d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Lessons from the Edge: A conversation with former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9719bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9719bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Tuesday, 26 April, 14:30 - 15:30 (BST)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839b4e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"839b4e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">In a one-on-one discussion with Melinda Haring, deputy director of the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center, Ambassador Yovanovitch discusses her memoir, Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine, what the West needs to do next, and why Ukraine must win. Ambassador John Herbst, senior director of the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center and former colleague of Ambassador Yovanovitch in Ukraine, provides introductory remarks.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77917a5\" data-id=\"77917a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe1ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbe1ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/lessons-from-the-edge\/#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220421-USAC-Yovanovitch-1024x578.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4440\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220421-USAC-Yovanovitch-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220421-USAC-Yovanovitch-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220421-USAC-Yovanovitch-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220421-USAC-Yovanovitch.jpg 1108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0998ec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d0998ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bcad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bcad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c40217a\" data-id=\"c40217a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bee976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bee976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Are Ukraine\u2019s audacious strikes a prelude to phase two of the war?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c71dba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c71dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Wednesday, 20 April<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a83443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a83443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">As Russia\u2019s full-scale war on Ukraine crosses the 50-day mark, audacious operations continue to make global headlines\u2014from Ukrainian special forces recapturing Kremlin ally Viktor Medvedchuk to reports that Ukraine may have destroyed the Russian Black Sea Fleet&#8217;s flagship, the Moskva. With the initial Russian campaign to overthrow the Ukrainian government having failed, Moscow\u2019s forces are expected to refocus their efforts on Ukraine\u2019s east and south. What do Ukraine\u2019s operations tell us about the next phase of this war?<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Ambassador John Herbst, senior director of the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center, moderated a conversation with:<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3fba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f3fba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.33333rem; font-style: inherit; color: #1a206c;\">General (Ret.) Philip Breedlove, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-size: 1.33333rem; font-style: inherit;\">Dr. Hanna Shelest, director of security studies at the Foreign Policy Council \u201cUkrainian Prism\u201d and editor-in-chief at Ukraine Analytica, and<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.33333rem; font-style: inherit; color: #1a206c;\">Ambassador William Taylor, vice president for Russia and Europe at the US Institute for Peace<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a30927\" data-id=\"2a30927\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df510d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5df510d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/are-ukraines-audacious-strikes-a-prelude-to-phase-two-of-the-war\/?mkt_tok=NjU5LVdaWC0wNzUAAAGD4NQlKNadmOsvdEXPM6hK16ys3y3N_DdXgek2sW3vaKSpQXiE_JmTCge6pUyK4mCJYvqx28QvuUhrEsJbhfP3vYw3jgw4gI1cygizjKB4kg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220408-USAC-Ukraine-New-Phase.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4422\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220408-USAC-Ukraine-New-Phase.jpg 648w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220408-USAC-Ukraine-New-Phase-300x136.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652efae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"652efae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-34fb5f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34fb5f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6958c7c\" data-id=\"6958c7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274a6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"274a6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>The EU Energy Security and Green Transition amidst the Russian war on Ukraine<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-949623b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"949623b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Tuesday, 12 April, 16:00 (BST)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68fab9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68fab9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">The war launched by President Vladimir Putin against Ukraine has put EU energy security under renewed attention. Energy prices have reached record highs, and many Europeans\u00a0 are worrying about rising energy bills and potential disruptions in oil, gas, and coal supplies.<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Will it be feasible to strengthen the resilience of the EU-wide energy system while advancing the sustainable agenda?<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">GLOBSEC&#8217;s Federica Pandin led a discussion with:<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a0786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9a0786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.33333rem; font-style: inherit; color: #1a206c;\">Martin Hojs\u00edk, MEP and part of the Renew Europe group, Slovakia<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.33333rem; font-style: inherit; color: #1a206c;\">Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, Director of the Center for Energy and Climate at IFRI<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.33333rem; font-style: inherit; color: #1a206c;\">Janis Kluge, Senior Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.33333rem; font-style: inherit; color: #1a206c;\">Tatiana Mitrova, Senior Research Fellow at OIES and Visiting Research Fellow at CGEP (Columbia University)<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-866f7c4\" data-id=\"866f7c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1cb05d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1cb05d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globsec.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZ0qce-uqT4pH9CiarfPk9MS6UMTHA-8O5AY\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"838\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220410-GLOBSEC-Energy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4398\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220410-GLOBSEC-Energy.jpg 838w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220410-GLOBSEC-Energy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220410-GLOBSEC-Energy-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80fdbdb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"80fdbdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4aa0de elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e4aa0de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-91f0cef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91f0cef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c32caad\" data-id=\"c32caad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63bd5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a63bd5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>The New MAD: Massive Attacks of Disruption<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f990e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f990e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Monday, 11 April, 18:00 to 19:00 (BST)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad76bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad76bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">While much focus is paid to the traditional threats posed by states such as China and Russia and non-state actors employing violent extremism, the United States and its partners and allies face more consequential immediate consequences from \u201cmassive attacks of disruption.\u201d The Covid-19 pandemic, the January 6 insurrection, SolarWinds cyber attacks, the Texas storms that cut power, and the blocking of the Suez Canal are all examples of the types of disruptions that threaten US security. How can the United States organize and prepare to deal with these consequences of increased interconnectedness?<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">This event featured Dr. Harlan Ullman, author of &#8220;The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD&#8221;. Opening and closing remarks and Q&amp;A by Christopher Preble, Co-director, New American Engagement Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, with panellists:\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4c4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a4c4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.33333rem; font-style: inherit; color: #1a206c;\">Susan Eisenhower, President, Eisenhower Group, Inc.<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.33333rem; font-style: inherit; color: #1a206c;\"> Admiral (Ret.) James Foggo, Dean, Center for Maritime Strategy, Navy League of the United States<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.33333rem; font-style: inherit; color: #1a206c;\">Dr. Isabel Sawhill, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution<br \/><\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a3bc0b\" data-id=\"9a3bc0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb7d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcb7d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/the-new-mad\/#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220407-USAC-Disruption-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220407-USAC-Disruption-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220407-USAC-Disruption-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220407-USAC-Disruption-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220407-USAC-Disruption.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fcdefa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8fcdefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f286e8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f286e8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef46708\" data-id=\"ef46708\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1cca3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1cca3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Will Russian war crimes in Ukraine continue?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b5283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35b5283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Thursday, 7 April, 13:00 to 14:00 (BST)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd29221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd29221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Are the atrocities in Bucha a grave harbinger of the next phase of Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine? How should the international community respond to Russian war crimes? What scenarios could force Putin to earnestly negotiate for peace?<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Ambassador John Herbst, senior director of the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center, moderated a discussion on the latest developments in Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine with:<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9acd20a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9acd20a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.33333rem; font-style: inherit; color: #1a206c;\">Oleksandr Danyliuk, former secretary of the National Security and Defense Council<\/span>\u00a0of Ukraine<\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 1.33333rem;\">Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Keith Dayton, retired lieutenant general in the US Army<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 1.33333rem;\">Alyona Getmanchuk, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center, and<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 1.33333rem;\">Vladimir Milov, Russian opposition politician<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-27cb108\" data-id=\"27cb108\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accd082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"accd082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/will-russian-war-crimes-in-ukraine-continue\/?mkt_tok=NjU5LVdaWC0wNzUAAAGDnrFDVqQonJ1niJOKnTnaoyNpyE38Oz0xeJyxxFlNx78mFtO4n7o83ygNOI0e0wwl5zQQRLEfVka_vSEK_EOqLlbPlFlcZJ_r2ngVVy6muQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220406-US-AC-Crimes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4376\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220406-US-AC-Crimes.jpg 651w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220406-US-AC-Crimes-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1aca5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ec1aca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f469883 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f469883\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-82ae206\" data-id=\"82ae206\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123614c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"123614c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Managing strategic competition to avoid a US-China war<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b35895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b35895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Thursday, 7 April, 19:30 (BST)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35be8e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35be8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will offer his insights into the mindsets of US and Chinese leaders, identify dynamics driving the most critical flashpoints in the relationship, and propose new guardrails to help prevent strategic competition from spiraling into <\/span><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">armed conflict.<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Mr Rudd was in conversation with Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the United States Atlantic Council.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fc6eac\" data-id=\"6fc6eac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78950e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78950e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/managing-strategic-competition-to-avoid-a-us-china-war\/#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220403-USAC-Rudd-on-US-China-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4356\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220403-USAC-Rudd-on-US-China-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220403-USAC-Rudd-on-US-China-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220403-USAC-Rudd-on-US-China-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220403-USAC-Rudd-on-US-China.jpg 1104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-689afb0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"689afb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e070608 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e070608\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0028d2\" data-id=\"d0028d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fafdd59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fafdd59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>A conversation with founder of the Open Russia movement Mikhail Khodorkovsky<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf7309c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf7309c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Tuesday, 5 April)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a825a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a825a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Jailed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and exiled from Russia, businessman and philanthropist Mikhail Khodorkovsky has for years been a leading figure in efforts to build a future for Russia that is prosperous and fair and supported global efforts to envision a democratic and successful Russia, including through support for the Atlantic Council\u2019s work . With unique insight into the realities of Putin\u2019s Russia and its challenges, Khodorkovsky joined the Atlantic Council at a critical time to discuss escalating repressions and crackdowns on dissent in Russia, the war in Ukraine, and the future of Russia.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba84d1b\" data-id=\"ba84d1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86be392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86be392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/a-conversation-with-mikhail-khodorkovsky\/#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220401-USAC-Khordorkovksy-1024x574.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220401-USAC-Khordorkovksy-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220401-USAC-Khordorkovksy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220401-USAC-Khordorkovksy-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220401-USAC-Khordorkovksy.jpg 1242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698cb07 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"698cb07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51f8d3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51f8d3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87cf384\" data-id=\"87cf384\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb95245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb95245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Orienting European security: The EU Strategic Compass and EU-US defense cooperation<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7996f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7996f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Monday, 4 April)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ad6e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4ad6e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">To discuss the EU Strategic Compass and how the EU and the United States. can cooperate effectively to enhance security in Europe, the Atlantic Council hostedng a virtual conversation with Charles Fries, and Molly Montgomery.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Damir Marusic, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council&#8217;s Europe Center, was in conversation with:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Charles Fries,&nbsp;Deputy Secretary-General for Common Security and Defense Policy and Crisis Response,&nbsp;European External Action Service; and<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Molly Montgomery,&nbsp;Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European &amp; Eurasian Affairs,<br>US Department of State<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3af48b\" data-id=\"e3af48b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2284da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2284da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/orienting-european-security\/#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220401-USAC-EU-Compass-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4338\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220401-USAC-EU-Compass-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220401-USAC-EU-Compass-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220401-USAC-EU-Compass-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220401-USAC-EU-Compass.jpg 1108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5bdcbc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e5bdcbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e65e55a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e65e55a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23a122e\" data-id=\"23a122e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d762d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d762d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>How to end Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7623e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f7623e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Friday, 1 April)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b1350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54b1350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">What is President Putin up to both on the battlefield and at the negotiating table? How is Ukraine managing this fight? And what should the United States and the West do to best defend their interests in this crisis?<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Melinda Haring, Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council&#8217;s Eurasia Center, moderated a discussion on the latest developments in Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine, featuring:<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">General Philip Breedlove, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Ambassador John Herbst, senior director of the Eurasia Center<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Illia Ponomarenko, defense and security reporter at the Kyiv Independent, and<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Olga Tokariuk, nonresident fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis<\/span>\u00a0<\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-de0d9a2\" data-id=\"de0d9a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a5df12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a5df12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/how-to-end-russias-war-in-ukraine\/?mkt_tok=NjU5LVdaWC0wNzUAAAGDemyMTsRcmRCoZWctrhSmdlnFG5j2dFFtzGYNV-z1kFi872teJsgG0MbjC675L2NxXWItylnXE-OOpMiWSDz0Ep5e2PbAFZYpCAoH-g2JmQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220401-USAC-Ukraine.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4320\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220401-USAC-Ukraine.jpg 649w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220401-USAC-Ukraine-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d18321 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3d18321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd9b9f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd9b9f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6595a2f\" data-id=\"6595a2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfcedac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfcedac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Strategic Outlook 2022<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bb9d18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bb9d18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Wednesday, 30 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5df7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b5df7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Norwegian Atlantic Committee, in collaboration with the Netherlands Atlantic Association and the German Atlantic Association held a digital discussion entitled \"Strategic Outlook 2022\".\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55fa168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55fa168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">A dynamic world order has shifted the traditional agenda, and multilateral organizations and allies must revisit their strategic outlooks.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Assessing trends in global strategy were three experts on international politics:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Monika Sie, Director at the Clingendael Institute of International Relations.(The Netherlands)<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Stefan Meister, Head of Program, International Order and Democracy at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP);&nbsp;<\/span>and<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Ine Eriksen S\u00f8reide, Chair, Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence (Norway)&nbsp;<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-26ffbe1\" data-id=\"26ffbe1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791bd21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"791bd21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanterhavskomiteen.no\/arrangement\/strategic-outlook-2022\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220330-DNAK-Outlook.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4316\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220330-DNAK-Outlook.jpg 944w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220330-DNAK-Outlook-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220330-DNAK-Outlook-768x698.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3718038 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3718038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c655cb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c655cb0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-81c2e5c\" data-id=\"81c2e5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be17af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3be17af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>A conversation with Minister of Defence of Germany Christine Lambrecht<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ae12d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7ae12d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Tuesday, 29 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efc772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7efc772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has catalyzed what German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called a Zeitenwende, a sea change in Germany\u2019s strategic outlook, culminating in a historic shift of Germany\u2019s foreign and defense policy.<br><br>As Germany grapples with the implications of its rapid policy changes, Minister of Defence Christine Lambrecht will joined the Atlantic Council for a discussion covering topics from the future of German defense posture to defense investments, especially in the face of Russia\u2019s ongoing war in Ukraine.\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-95a8147\" data-id=\"95a8147\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a1ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9a1ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/a-conversation-with-christine-lambrecht\/#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220329-USAC-MoD-Lambrecht-1024x578.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4295\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220329-USAC-MoD-Lambrecht-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220329-USAC-MoD-Lambrecht-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220329-USAC-MoD-Lambrecht-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220329-USAC-MoD-Lambrecht.jpg 1111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b094532 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b094532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535a59a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"535a59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f3c753 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f3c753\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ffd80f\" data-id=\"9ffd80f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea0b9cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea0b9cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>The Baltic States: Eighteen Years in NATO<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d479cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d479cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Tuesday, 29 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a951b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83a951b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">&#8220;BalticTalks&#8221;, a joint initiative of LATA, LATO and EATA, celebrated 18 years of Alliance membership by inviting the Baltic States&#8217; three NATO permanent representatives to talk about current Alliance challenges.<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Ma\u017evydas Kunevi\u010dius, member of Lithuanian Atlantic Treaty Association moderated a discussion with:<\/span>\u00a0<\/h4><ul><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Deividas Matulionis, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to NATO.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Edgars Skuja, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Latvia to NATO, and\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">J\u00fcri Luik, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia to NATO.<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f38859\" data-id=\"8f38859\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61c178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e61c178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/latanato\/videos\/1003846803890723\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220323-BalticTalks.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4250\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220323-BalticTalks.jpg 665w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220323-BalticTalks-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d44eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9d44eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #1a206c;\">(Video not yet available)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de83c66 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"de83c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ffca1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ffca1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e9b98c\" data-id=\"1e9b98c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68a59a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b68a59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>NATO Summit Insights<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4180f7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4180f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Friday, 25 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e003d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18e003d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">NATO\u2019s Public Diplomacy Division organised an in-depth online conversation, following this week\u2019s extraordinary NATO Summit of Allied Heads of State and Government.<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Ambassador Bra\u017ee and Admiral Rob Bauer summarised the decisions taken by Allies and provided their insights on the meeting\u2019s atmospherics.<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Baiba Bra\u017ee is the Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy who oversees and coordinates the Alliance\u2019s public diplomacy and strategic communications activities.<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Admiral Bauer is Chair of the Military Committee of NATO, the body that offers advice to the Council and gives direction to the Supreme Allied Commanders for Transformation and for Operations.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3963c2c\" data-id=\"3963c2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8351d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf8351d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nato-int.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_riWuRTvtQ9KDbcVRF-_9TQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220322-NATO-Summit-insights.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220322-NATO-Summit-insights.jpg 671w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220322-NATO-Summit-insights-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a829c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e6a829c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4feb7d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4feb7d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e364254\" data-id=\"e364254\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c2379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64c2379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>A conversation with Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed91ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fed91ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Friday, 25 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f53a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f53a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Andriy Yermak joined Ambassador John Herbst, senior director of the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center, for a conversation about NATO, sanctions, and the current diplomatic efforts to end the war.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cbaf99\" data-id=\"4cbaf99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6674b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f6674b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/conversation-with-andriy-yermak\/?mkt_tok=NjU5LVdaWC0wNzUAAAGDW_ErWWYrkL0HxwEOaU37w8ovOdnQJ0r4mbfwpDmzcbJCbzdRSG0Ukdw3i90G--QK6XqLaT440hz1OYJPM9V0OF0KTOPBQxqvi4ibrKrbEQ#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220324-USAC-Yermak.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4269\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220324-USAC-Yermak.jpg 649w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220324-USAC-Yermak-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40953a6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"40953a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51fdf46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51fdf46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e84a939\" data-id=\"e84a939\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc18c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fc18c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Previewing the NATO Summit with Ambassador Julianne Smith<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75dc762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75dc762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Wednesday, 23 March, 14:30 to 15:00 (GMT)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f5f22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9f5f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">United States Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Julianne Smith, will join the Atlantic Council and PBS NewsHour's Nick Schifrin to preview the extraordinary NATO Summit on March 24. The moderated discussion will address how the United States is working with its NATO allies and partners to respond to the security crisis in Europe, reinforcing the Alliance's posture to defend every inch of NATO territory, and providing aid to Ukraine.<br><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b74f105\" data-id=\"b74f105\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d87406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d87406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/previewing-the-nato-summit-with-ambassador-julianne-smith\/?mkt_tok=NjU5LVdaWC0wNzUAAAGDUSPXROOoSKMP7qDvN4YHxaER_9jhYkHZP_n_ADQcCqasnuQQy9Q34BY1IXleU_lcjXsWDP5vPFeDRFvJuFytlTQNC84Q47MszNCU2ma-4A\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220322-US-AC-AMBSmith.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4238\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220322-US-AC-AMBSmith.jpg 648w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220322-US-AC-AMBSmith-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af1b6e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8af1b6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3656355 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3656355\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc052af\" data-id=\"dc052af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e770061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e770061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Future Foreign Policy: What Russia\u2019s war means for European defense<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83c4b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b83c4b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Wednesday, 23 March, 16:00 to 17:00 (GMT)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d7580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58d7580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Russia\u2019s brutal invasion of Ukraine has awakened Europe to the dangers of war, prompting announcements of defense spending increases just days after the invasion. How will European security and defense policy change in response to the conflict? Will a stronger European pillar emerge within NATO? Or will the United States decide to increase its permanent military presence? How can Washington work with its NATO allies to rebalance and strengthen the alliance?<br><br>Katerina Sokou, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council\u2019s Europe Center, speaks with:<br><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee43d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee43d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Hon. Marek Magierowski, Ambassador to The United States, Republic of Poland<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Kelly Grieco, Senior Fellow, New American Engagement Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Benjamin Haddad, Senior Director, Europe Center Sophia Besch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Europe Center Christopher Preble, Co-director, New American Engagement Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Michael Bociurkiw, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center, and; <\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Andriy Zagorodnyuk, distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center and former minister of defense of Ukraine<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a332f82\" data-id=\"a332f82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c4e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49c4e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/future-foreign-policy-what-russias-war-means-for-european-defense\/?mkt_tok=NjU5LVdaWC0wNzUAAAGDN4vVx3MjwvQL_PaeSjk_7us_A0DUsk78roKByfKR5NyZ-3l1UU-w-1bnv0n3ZBZW4GhtL_9j-UOfGr-lGpR2sYpFxdbs5VxH2uZR58tjpw#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220318-US-AC-Future-Foreign-Policy-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4206\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220318-US-AC-Future-Foreign-Policy-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220318-US-AC-Future-Foreign-Policy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220318-US-AC-Future-Foreign-Policy-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220318-US-AC-Future-Foreign-Policy.jpg 1108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1bce3f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e1bce3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-091fead elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"091fead\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b749639\" data-id=\"b749639\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1abc8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1abc8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>The Free World Rallies for Ukraine: Will it be Enough?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b146f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b146f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Monday, 21 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbfaa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cbfaa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the latest situation on the ground and what is the status of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia\u2014is a real peace deal on the horizon? What more does the world need to do not only to support Ukraine, but to make sure that Russian President Putin\u2019s aggressive ambitions are stopped rather than expanded beyond Ukraine?<br><br>Melinda Haring, deputy director of the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center, spoke with:<br><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13621bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13621bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Michael Bociurkiw, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center, and; <\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Andriy Zagorodnyuk, distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center and former minister of defense of Ukraine<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff0bdb2\" data-id=\"ff0bdb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367cd7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"367cd7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/the-free-world-rallies-behind-ukraine-will-it-be-enough\/#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220318-USAC-Free-World-Rallies-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4201\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220318-USAC-Free-World-Rallies-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220318-USAC-Free-World-Rallies-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220318-USAC-Free-World-Rallies-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220318-USAC-Free-World-Rallies.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4128d03 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4128d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b264333 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b264333\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2197829\" data-id=\"2197829\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee953af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee953af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Geopolitical Europe in Action: Can Unity Now be Transformed into Enhanced CFSP and CSDP?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f89216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f89216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Monday, 21 March, 12:00 to 13:00 (GMT)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49eb09b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49eb09b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What lessons can be drawn from the war in Ukraine about European security architecture? Can current unity be translated into sustainable action? What will be the impact on CFSP and CSDP, and what's next for European Strategic Autonomy and the EU's \"strategic compass\"?<br><br>Roland Freudenstein, Vice President and Head of GLOBSEC Brussels moderated a discussion with:<br><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-215e8a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"215e8a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Martin Klus, State Secretary, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Nathalie Loiseau, Member of the European Parliament, Brussels<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Wilhelm Molterer, Chairman of GLOBSEC Board of Directors, former Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister of Austria<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ca1b6a\" data-id=\"3ca1b6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6121a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc6121a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globsec.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZEkf-yvrj8oHtD1eFU0KrB7juhs0eJcLyvE\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220318-GLOBSEC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4214\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220318-GLOBSEC.jpg 447w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220318-GLOBSEC-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c97d94a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c97d94a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Recording not yet available)<\/b><b> <\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75e95d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d75e95d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dced8b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dced8b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ba2fb2\" data-id=\"3ba2fb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac633d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ac633d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>A Structural Approach to Russia\u2019s War<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c29971e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c29971e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Friday, 18 March, 16:30 to 17:30 (GMT)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e8916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79e8916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do policy topics normally associated with progressive causes, such as counter-kleptocracy and decarbonization, fit within a strategic shift towards containing Russian aggression? Would this moment provide the popular momentum needed to drive through the reforms that progressives have demanded? How would that momentum be maintained amid the economic consequences of Russia\u2019s disconnection from the global financial system?<br><br>United States Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Ben Judah moderated a discussion on progressive approaches to containing Russian aggression with:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0881f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0881f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">The Right Honourable David Lammy, MP, UK Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, UK Labour Party<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">The Hon. Bernie Sanders, United States Senator (I-VT), and<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Delara Burkhardt, MEP\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcdd711\" data-id=\"fcdd711\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d02ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d02ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/a-structural-response-to-russias-war\/#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220314-US-AC-Structural-Approach-1024x578.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220314-US-AC-Structural-Approach-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220314-US-AC-Structural-Approach-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220314-US-AC-Structural-Approach-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220314-US-AC-Structural-Approach.jpg 1109w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc05787 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bc05787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f59faf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f59faf3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-687d159\" data-id=\"687d159\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc869a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cc869a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Baltic Perspectives on Russia<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ff6b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84ff6b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Friday, 18 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b8e57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70b8e57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The United States' Atlantic Council invited the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees of each of the Baltic states\u2019 parliaments to offer their perspectives on the implications of Russia\u2019s aggression and the future of the transatlantic approach toward European security.<br><br>Melinda Haring, Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center moderated a discussion with:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26556da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26556da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">H.E. Laima Andrikien\u00e9 MP,\u00a0Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Seimas<br \/>Parliament of Lithuania<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0H.E. Rihards Kols MP, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Saeima, Parliament of Latvia, and<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">H.E. Marko Mihkelson MP,\u00a0Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu,\u00a0<br \/>Parliament of Estonia<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-17d3be8\" data-id=\"17d3be8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71fb808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71fb808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/baltic-perspectives-on-russia\/#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220315-US-AC-Baltic-Perspectives-1024x579.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4168\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220315-US-AC-Baltic-Perspectives-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220315-US-AC-Baltic-Perspectives-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220315-US-AC-Baltic-Perspectives-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220315-US-AC-Baltic-Perspectives.jpg 1111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f619283 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f619283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-391b559 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"391b559\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-086c92e\" data-id=\"086c92e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37fb2e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37fb2e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>The consequences of Russia\u2019s war on energy security<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e1011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4e1011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Thursday, 17 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd4b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dd4b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Will the rest of the West follow the United States in banning Russian hydrocarbon imports? How can Europe replace Russian energy on short notice? What does Ukraine\u2019s energy security look like, both in the near and long-term, now that Russian forces have claimed control over key power plants in the country?<br><br>Ambassador John Herbst moderated a discussion with:\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128967d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"128967d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Maxim Timchenko, chief executive officer of DTEK<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Yuriy Vitrenko, chief executive officer of Naftogaz<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Dr. Paul Sullivan, nonresident senior fellow, Atlantic Council\u2019s Global Energy Center, and<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Debra Cagan, distinguished energy fellow at the Transatlantic Leadership Network<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bce11bc\" data-id=\"bce11bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b0f834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b0f834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/the-consequences-of-russias-war-on-energy-security\/#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220312-USAC-Energy-Security-1024x573.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220312-USAC-Energy-Security-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220312-USAC-Energy-Security-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220312-USAC-Energy-Security-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220312-USAC-Energy-Security.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a123e4d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a123e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f55693 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f55693\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9f4e8d\" data-id=\"f9f4e8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dde6cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dde6cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>How Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine changed economic statecraft<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246905a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"246905a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Thursday, 17 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc491c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccc491c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the implications for \"economic statecraft\" of the wide-ranging sanctions being imposed on Russia? How will markets adapt, and what might be the unforeseen consequences of \"wiping out\" a G20 economy in a matter of weeks?<br><br>Julia Friedlander, Director of the Atlantic Council's Economic Statecraft Initiative moderated a discussion with:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8b7260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8b7260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Daniel Drezner,\u00a0Professor of International Politics,\u00a0Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Jonathan Hackenbroich,\u00a0Policy Fellow,\u00a0European Council on Foreign Relations, and<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Carla Norrl\u00f6f,\u00a0Associate Professor of Political Science,\u00a0University of Toronto,\u00a0Non-resident Senior Fellow,\u00a0Economic Statecraft Initiative, Atlantic Council<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b59e992\" data-id=\"b59e992\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38965ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38965ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/how-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-changed-economic-statecraft\/#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220315-USAC-Economic-Statecraft.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4172\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220315-USAC-Economic-Statecraft.jpg 741w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220315-USAC-Economic-Statecraft-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de8a56 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1de8a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd100e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd100e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f25610c\" data-id=\"f25610c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0550fc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0550fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Will Putin go nuclear over Ukraine?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666f0d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"666f0d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Tuesday 15 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6432f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d6432f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How real is the danger of nuclear escalation in Putin\u2019s war on Ukraine? What do these nuclear threats mean for US and NATO policy designed to help Ukraine stop the Kremlin assault?\n\nAmbassador John Herbst moderated a discussion with:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1067b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1067b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Debra Cagan, distinguished energy fellow at the Transatlantic Leadership Network<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">General (Ret.) Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Matthew Kroening, deputy director of the Atlantic Council\u2019s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and the director of the Center\u2019s Scowcroft Strategy Initiative<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Jan Lodal, distinguished fellow at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Christopher Preble, co-director of the New American Engagement Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3ff027\" data-id=\"d3ff027\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e3c46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10e3c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zyuHnhfA2Ao?t=2246\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220314-USAC-Putin-Nuclear.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220314-USAC-Putin-Nuclear.jpg 649w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220314-USAC-Putin-Nuclear-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e445564 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e445564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e709b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e709b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec8d8b3\" data-id=\"ec8d8b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb729f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bb729f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Putin's War Won't Fly<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487eebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"487eebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Friday 11 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0556126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0556126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Can Washington and its allies come together quickly enough to help thwart Putin\u2019s most brutal tactics against Ukraine? What new approaches can the Biden administration take to strengthen its stance against Russian aggression?\"\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a34078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a34078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Melinda Haring, deputy director of the Atlantic Council&#8217;s Eurasia Center, moderated a conversation on how to thwart Putin&#8217;s next steps in Ukraine with:<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Ambassador John Herbst, senior director of the Eurasia Center<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Pershing Chair for Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Anatoliy Hrytsenko, former minister of defense of Ukraine<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Natalie Jaresko, distinguished fellow at the Eurasia Center, and<\/span><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Andrei Kozyrev, former minister of foreign affairs of Russia<\/span><\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54211fb\" data-id=\"54211fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02cc81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d02cc81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/putins-war-wont-fly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220310-USAC-Putin-War-Wont-Fly.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220310-USAC-Putin-War-Wont-Fly.jpg 650w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220310-USAC-Putin-War-Wont-Fly-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1fe586 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b1fe586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d0235d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d0235d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d64160\" data-id=\"3d64160\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be07b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be07b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>A Conversation with UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795d9ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"795d9ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Thursday 10 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abda9ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abda9ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss delivered the United States' Atlantic Council's Christopher J Makins Lecture. This looked at the future of the transatlantic relationship and the impact of recent Russian aggression and the changing European security architecture.<br><br>Dame Karen Pierce, the UK Ambassador to the United States contributed remarks, and the event was be moderated by Fred Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council.<br><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a12b80e\" data-id=\"a12b80e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70bb8ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70bb8ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/2022-christopher-j-makins-lecture-a-conversation-with-uk-foreign-secretary-liz-truss\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220308-US-AC-Truss.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4004\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220308-US-AC-Truss.jpg 645w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220308-US-AC-Truss-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba8dbd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3ba8dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-179ceeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"179ceeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab75810\" data-id=\"ab75810\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528907d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"528907d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>How can the US enforce sanctions on Russian dark money?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7140a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af7140a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Tuesday 8 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b718749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b718749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The United States' Atlantic Council's experts discussed how the United States can find and freeze Russian assets hidden in the United States.  The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse, US senator from Rhode Island joined Julia Friedlander, C. Boyden Gray senior fellow and director of the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center\u2019s Economic Statecraft Initiative, for a one-on-one discussion on the senator\u2019s lead role on tracking down dark money in the United States financial system.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2e7897\" data-id=\"a2e7897\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d932379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d932379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/how-can-the-us-enforce-sanctions-on-russian-dark-money\/?mkt_tok=NjU5LVdaWC0wNzUAAAGC-ciFVfsPrOMJsRszm0jbYyqC3emKupvxjlAFOoTIJ6cgr9FmHM5r2PhA0YY1k8aX-0eImQm8Cx8rQIN1Eed7qjkK4bPL_J3KdFEsFiIy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220308-US-AC-Russia-Sanctions.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3999\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220308-US-AC-Russia-Sanctions.jpg 652w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220308-US-AC-Russia-Sanctions-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667b783 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"667b783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ba9434 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ba9434\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-07ee22f\" data-id=\"07ee22f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de1b80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1de1b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Eight Days of Russia's War in Ukraine<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebecade elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebecade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Friday 4 March)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1adda1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1adda1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The United States' Atlantic Council looked at developments in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Europe's response to the ensuing humanitarian crisis.  What are Ukraine's prospects for continuing its defence, and what can be expected from negotiations with the Kremlin?  Participants included: Gen. (Ret.) Philip Breedlove, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; David Kramer, former assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; and Oksana Nechyporenko, director of Global Office.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb571c9\" data-id=\"bb571c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f88a40b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f88a40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/eight-days-of-russias-war-in-ukraine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220302-US-AC-Eight-Days.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3987\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220302-US-AC-Eight-Days.jpg 652w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220302-US-AC-Eight-Days-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebdd0d5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ebdd0d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c2a24b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c2a24b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1374ef6\" data-id=\"1374ef6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3d34e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb3d34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>An Authoritarian Turning Point? China-Russia Ties after the Invasion of Ukraine<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64229dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64229dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Monday 28 February)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e861c2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e861c2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The United States' Atlantic Council presented an expert discussion on what the full-scale invasion of Ukraine means for the future of China-Russia ties.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6ae70f\" data-id=\"f6ae70f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57102e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57102e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/an-authoritarian-turning-point\/#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220226-USAC-China-Russia-1024x581.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3939\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220226-USAC-China-Russia-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220226-USAC-China-Russia-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220226-USAC-China-Russia-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220226-USAC-China-Russia.jpg 1104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b39a4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"82b39a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6366636 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6366636\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db87da7\" data-id=\"db87da7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2587e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2587e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>The Perils of Putin's Great Gamble\"<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5b3ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af5b3ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Friday 25 February)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27a72f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f27a72f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The United States' Atlantic Council is presenting a webinar with leading security analysts who will discuss the current situation in Ukraine and what the West should do to support Ukraine's fight for freedom and independence.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93df819\" data-id=\"93df819\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ac984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46ac984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/the-perils-of-putins-great-gamble\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220225-US-AC-Webinar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3928\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220225-US-AC-Webinar.jpg 648w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220225-US-AC-Webinar-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89f063 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c89f063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8e0408 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8e0408\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60044cc\" data-id=\"60044cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8b8bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c8b8bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Detecting and Countering Hybrid Threats<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6854ae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6854ae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Friday 11 February)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b1c3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7b1c3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ATA UK held a webinar with Oleksandr Danylyuk, Director of the Centre for Defense Reforms and a coordinator of the NATO-Ukraine intergovernmental platform for detecting and countering hybrid threats.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55f62bd\" data-id=\"55f62bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e077c0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e077c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=631W1l9v13k&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:5,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/atauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/Title-page.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:3813,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;end&quot;:5382,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Title-page.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ffc36 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"03ffc36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca124a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca124a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbd450e\" data-id=\"bbd450e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e773e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86e773e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>AIES Talk \u2013 \u201cUkraine: Under Russian Aggression\u201d<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd93d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd93d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Tuesday 8 February)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-018020b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"018020b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The  Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) held an interview with Borys Tarasyuk, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, where he discussed the current situation between Ukraine and Russia and the consequences for the EU and NATO.\nThe host for the discussion was AIES President Dr. Werner Fasslabend<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b47854\" data-id=\"7b47854\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a97c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34a97c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0RXq9KHAA-o\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220204-AIES-Event.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3775\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220204-AIES-Event.jpg 608w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220204-AIES-Event-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ba879 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"80ba879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff59c69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff59c69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bace898\" data-id=\"bace898\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6010924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6010924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>NATO at a Crossroads: Views from NATO HQ and Norway<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1753419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1753419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Monday 7 February)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d9dd5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d9dd5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Norwegian Atlantic Committee held a webinar with NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoan\u0103 and the Norwegian Minister of Defence, Odd Roger Enoksen on the current challenges facing NATO.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c381229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c381229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The event will also featured a panel of Norwegian security experts.<br><br>Topics included NATO's response to Russia's military build-up around Ukraine, Russia's demands on NATO and neighbouring countries, and the development of NATO's new Strategic Concept.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60c06c7\" data-id=\"60c06c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f06180a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f06180a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RA-oDrBsTik\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220204-DNAK-Webinar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220204-DNAK-Webinar.jpg 927w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220204-DNAK-Webinar-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220204-DNAK-Webinar-768x664.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf6529 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ddf6529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8403975 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8403975\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34f83ad\" data-id=\"34f83ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c74c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2c74c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Russia's Security Ultimatums: A Conversation with Latvia's Defense Minister on Implications for NATO<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4110490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4110490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Monday 7 February)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a52cac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a52cac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The German Marshall Fund of the United States invited Artis Pabriks, Latvia's Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, for a virtual conversation with Heather Conley, President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e16ab9\" data-id=\"2e16ab9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7bd04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab7bd04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UpEOAAIUVZQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GMF-1024x452.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3743\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GMF-1024x452.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GMF-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GMF-768x339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GMF-1536x679.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GMF-2048x905.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4032ff8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4032ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9de4e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9de4e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-842b6ad\" data-id=\"842b6ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d55056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d55056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>The Return of Great Power Politics:\nAmerica in the 21st Century<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd7f13c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd7f13c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Monday 7 February)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb81a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb81a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Norwegian Atlantic Committee invited Professor John J. Mearsheimer and Dr. Stephen Wertheim to discuss America's future role in European security in the new era of Great-Power competition. The discussion was led by Dr. Asle Toje.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-980e5d3\" data-id=\"980e5d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40455a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b40455a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CeQ4JigDQ0E\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220128-DNAK-event.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220128-DNAK-event.jpg 525w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220128-DNAK-event-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17370e7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"17370e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-861b704 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"861b704\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c740d0a\" data-id=\"c740d0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f158e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31f158e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Ideas and Priorities for NATO\u2019s Future \u2013 Presenting the NATO Shadow Strategic Concept<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b45a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b45a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>(Thursday 3 February)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5a428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff5a428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Norwegian Atlantic Committee, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute hosted the launch event for the publication of \"The NATO Shadow Strategic Concept\".  This document, whose authors include former senior NATO civilian and military officials, provides a key indicator of the ideas and priorities that are likely to feature in the official Strategic Concept due to be adopted by NATO at its Madrid Summit in June.<br><br>Speakers included Julian Lindley-French, Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow, National Defense University and Founder of the The Alphen Group, and Alexander Vershbow, Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council and Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78dff41\" data-id=\"78dff41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7a53d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b7a53d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rFYw_eJkwsA\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220128-DNAK-GMF-CBAI-Tall.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220128-DNAK-GMF-CBAI-Tall.jpg 828w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220128-DNAK-GMF-CBAI-Tall-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220128-DNAK-GMF-CBAI-Tall-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a1aca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"43a1aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e272bb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e272bb9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d208c97\" data-id=\"d208c97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d01601c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d01601c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Strategic Review of Global Hotspots<\/b><br><span style=\"font-weight: 700;font-size: 1.66667rem\">(Tuesday 1 February)<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f4bc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43f4bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy and the Vienna School of International Studies invited experts to provide their insights on Eastern Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean, India and South Asia, Southeast Asia and the China Sea, and competition in space.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1264c50\" data-id=\"1264c50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbc9e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bbc9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zn7IXVbpjdQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220126-AIES-Logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3698\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220126-AIES-Logo.jpg 389w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220126-AIES-Logo-300x126.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1cfebb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b1cfebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bedc9ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bedc9ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3708147\" data-id=\"3708147\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a1ffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63a1ffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>A conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg<\/b><br><span style=\"font-weight: 700;font-size: 1.66667rem\">(Friday 28 January)<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bed30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5bed30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The United States Atlantic Council presented a discussion with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on NATO's response to heightened tensions in Europe.  This event was moderated by Margaret Brennan, chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent of CBS News.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-525b71c\" data-id=\"525b71c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23010e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f23010e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/a-conversation-with-jens-stoltenberg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220128-USAC-JS-Event.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3733\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220128-USAC-JS-Event.jpg 646w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220128-USAC-JS-Event-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cdc0e5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8cdc0e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cedf176 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cedf176\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af8051d\" data-id=\"af8051d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd4ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fd4ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Friday 28 January<\/b><br><b>Enhancing NATO\u2019s collective defense: A Conversation with former Supreme Allied Commanders<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0018a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0018a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Philip M. Breedlove, USAF (Ret.) and General Wesley K. Clark, USA (Ret.) discussed what options are available to the Alliance and the United States to stand up to Russian aggression and ensure the security of our allies.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13e1bb1\" data-id=\"13e1bb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472711c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"472711c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/enhancing-natos-collective-defense\/?mkt_tok=NjU5LVdaWC0wNzUAAAGCMmM21HhvNWTv7MfO2P1BGicRs3AKwJvwPNwUV1Ds0GKeXgnr3EA4WU70uAdHwIylGsnJ0gO0HBqyRmUo_Ugb4qzZmJPhEYG-IMBMbHt-#event-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220127-AC-Webinar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3693\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220127-AC-Webinar.jpg 649w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/220127-AC-Webinar-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c741a92 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c741a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dda54c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dda54c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d82cc35\" data-id=\"d82cc35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771a0e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"771a0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Youth Atlantic Treaty Association<\/b><br><b>25th Anniversary Conference<\/b><br><b>NATO Headquarters, 26 November 2021<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dcac59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dcac59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fb48a8\" data-id=\"6fb48a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e6602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25e6602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 1.66667rem; font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Speakers included Deputy Secretary Secretary General, Mircea <b>Geoan\u0103;<\/b>\u00a0Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, Carmen Romero; and the Head of the Engagements Section of NATO&#8217;s Public Diplomacy Division, Nicola de Santis.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474e001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"474e001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 1.66667rem; font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #1a206c; font-style: inherit;\">Topics such as &#8220;NATO&#8217;s Current Agenda&#8221; and, &#8220;Emerging Security Challenges&#8221; were covered by NATO experts, and external policy specialists looked at EU-NATO Relations as well as Ukraine and Georgia.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0407f4c\" data-id=\"0407f4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6519d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6519d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/25-Anniversary-YATA-at-NATO-HQ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3442\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/25-Anniversary-YATA-at-NATO-HQ.jpg 432w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/25-Anniversary-YATA-at-NATO-HQ-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/25-Anniversary-YATA-at-NATO-HQ-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/25-Anniversary-YATA-at-NATO-HQ-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-90f822c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90f822c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1ad050\" data-id=\"e1ad050\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c7123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69c7123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #1a206c;\"><b>Presentations and Q&amp;A by: Juxhina Gjoni, YATA President;<br \/>Carmen Romero, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy; and Fabrizio W. Luciolli, President of the Italian Atlantic Committee.<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-716e31f\" data-id=\"716e31f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1f24c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7b1f24c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd8899e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd8899e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee0238d\" data-id=\"ee0238d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e8d0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47e8d0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #1a206c;\"><b>Presentation and Q&amp;A by Mircea Geoan\u0103, Deputy Secretary General, NATO<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36533f3\" data-id=\"36533f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc39a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3dc39a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=2TUlGVCDdtc&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:5378,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/atauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/211130-DSG-NATO-YATA-25.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:3505,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;end&quot;:6775,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/211130-DSG-NATO-YATA-25.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8a7456 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8a7456\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-518205a\" data-id=\"518205a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae2db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae2db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #1a206c;\"><b>Presentation and Q&amp;A on NATO&#8217;s Current Agenda by Nicola de Santis, Head, Engagements Sections, Public Diplomacy Division<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e95f2dc\" data-id=\"e95f2dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e356c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e356c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=2TUlGVCDdtc&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:7135,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/atauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/211130-NDS-YATA-25.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:3509,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;end&quot;:8747,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/211130-NDS-YATA-25.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-98c27f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98c27f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6a22d1\" data-id=\"f6a22d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ddb940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ddb940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #1a206c;\"><b>The Think Tank Perspective on NATO&#8217;s Agenda with Bruno L\u00e9t\u00e9, Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund, and Benjamin Haddad, Senior Director, Atlantic Council<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f72074d\" data-id=\"f72074d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4842f5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4842f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=xAa2YGsxi5Y&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:293,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/atauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/211130-Lete-Haddad-YATA-25.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:3510,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;end&quot;:2612,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/atauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/211130-Lete-Haddad-YATA-25.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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