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Video: Daniel Schwammenthal on EU's Policy of Engagement with Iran
Ahead of Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s visit in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, TAI Director Daniel Schwammenthal closed the event "Human Rights in Iran and the EU’s Policy of Engagement" with remarks on the EU's role addressing Iran's habitual human rights violations.
TAI Welcomes Iran Trip Cancellation
26 April 2013 – Brussels – The AJC Transatlantic Institute welcomes the news that the planned trip of a European Parliament delegation to Iran next week will no longer take place. According to a statement from Tarja Cronberg (Greens/EFA, Finland), Chair of the European...
European Parliamentarians’ Iran Visit Undermines Human Rights
24 April 2013 – Brussels – The AJC Transatlantic Institute condemns a planned European Parliament delegation trip to Iran. The visit, expected to begin next week, will only serve to further undermine human rights in Iran.
“The European Parliament...
Counterpoint: Will Tensions Lead to Another Korean War?
On 3 April 2013, the Counterpoint team hosted their first official "transatlantic" show. Host Joshua Goodman joined experts Daniel Schwammenthal (AJC Transatlantic Institute) and Roland Freudenstein (Centre for European Studies) from Toronto, Canada. Technology at its best....
Remarks: TAI Director Daniel Schwammenthal addresses European Parliament Hearing on Iranian Threat
"Iran’s Progress Toward Weapon Grade Material"
European Parliament Hearing on Iran and the Containment Trap
20 March 2013
Daniel Schwammenthal: "Thank you very...
"Iran’s Progress Toward Weapon Grade Material"TAI Director Daniel Schwammenthal addresses EP Hearing
"Iran’s Progress Toward Weapon Grade Material"
European Parliament Hearing on Iran and the Containment Trap
20 March 2013
Daniel Schwammenthal: "Thank you very much for the kind invitation to...
Counterpoint: Shimon Peres Addresses the European Parliament
On 12 March 2013, Israeli President Shimon Peres delivered a historic speech to the European Parliament's plenary in Strasbourg, France. To mark the moment, Counterpoint played the speech in its entirety the following day. Afterwards, Daniel Schwammenthal (Director of the...
Counterpoint: Iran and the EU3+3 Meet in Kazakhstan
On 26-27 February 2013, the EU3+3 met with Iran in Kazakhstan in the latest round of nuclear negotiations. What happened? Joshua Goodman and Daniel Schwammenthal (AJC Transatlantic Institute) addressed that question with Mark Fitzpatrick, Director of the Non-Proliferation...
Counterpoint: The Burgas Investigation After The Bulgarian Government Collapse
On 20 February 2013, the government of Bulgaria resigned. Having just released the initial findings of the investigation into last summer's terror attack in Burgas, which pointed the finger at Hezbollah, what would the impact be on the report? Would the EU still take action...
AJC Urges EU to Follow Netherlands' Call for Action Against Hezbollah
February 26, 2013 -- New York -- AJC praised the Netherlands for its efforts to convince the 27-member European Union to add Hezbollah to the Brussels-based group's terrorism list.
The Netherlands first declared Hezbollah a terrorist organization...
Exposing the UN's Dirty Little Secrets
By Daniel Schwammenthal
The speakers were never meant to live and tell their stories. Their...