Sacrificing for Freedom
As I listened in awe to the courageous stories that were shared during our 2008 Freedom Dinner, I couldn´t help but think of the nexus between sacrifice and freedom. Celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall, was indeed a triumph for freedom and liberty throughout the world. Yet, what we celebrate is not only the [...]
Economics of Security: Are Free Markets the Answer?
This is the question that the New Economic School (NES) of Georgia has sought to address through it’s most recent seminar lecture series on the Economics of Security. NES has been conducting lecture seminars since its inception in 2002, and it typically has about 50 – 80 participants for each seminar. Usually these seminars deal [...]
Implications of Global Economic Recession on International Security
Recently, Roger Robinson of the Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI – Washington) commented in a Barron’s online article about the implications of the current global economic recession on the arena of security. The upshot of this short piece is that since the world is going into a recession, many of the nations that are opponents [...]
Corruption in Croatia
Just the other day we discussed Monica Macovei’s work fighting corruption in Romania and Macedonia. Yesterday the Adriatic Institute had to take up that mantle yet again, A car bomb in Zagreb killed two investigative journalists, Ivo Pukanic and Niko Franjic. Mr Pukanic was the publisher of the Croatian political magazine, Nacional. Below, read Natasha [...]
Results of Czech Elections – What Does this Mean for the U.S. Bilateral Missile Shield Agreement?
In July we posted on a Status of Forces agreement that was signed between the U.S. and Czech Republic, which would allow the Pentagon to build missile shields in this former territory of the Warsaw Pact. At the time, Jiri Schneider of the Prague Security Studies Institute commented on the potential difficulties that were involved [...]
Atlas Event: International Thursday This Week
Please join us for a special INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY on October 16th at 10:00AM. This month we will highlight a new initiative at Atlas, the Think Tanks for a Secure Free Society (SFS) program, by dedicating our panel to a major international security issue – Missile Defense. The confirmed speakers for this month’s meeting are: Peter [...]
Prague Security Studies Institute on Missile Shield Agreement
The Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) in the Czech Republic differs from other think tanks in our network due to their focus on foreign policy and security related issues. Due to Atlas’s Think Tanks for a Secure Free Society program we have been increasingly interested in such issues, and have recognized PSSI as a leader [...]
