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Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 30, 2016

Brexit is a Win for Putin

By John E. Herbst

A vote for Brexit is a big win for Russia’s foreign policy.  Moscow has made no secret of its desire to upend the post-Cold War settlement in Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials have regularly said that there will be new rules for global order or no rules. They insist that […]

European Union International Organizations
Swedish Marine participating in BALTOPS exercise, Jun 11, 2016

NATOSource

Jun 30, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: Sweden and Finland

By Magnus Nordenman

Along with the heads of state of NATO’s 28 members, the leaders of partner nations will also attend the Warsaw summit in July to discuss the response to the changing European security environment.

NATO NATO Partnerships

New Atlanticist

Jun 30, 2016

NATO Must Stick to its Guns on its Eastern Flank

By Lauren Speranza

As its summit in Warsaw approaches, NATO is bolstering defenses on its eastern flank, increasing military presence, improving infrastructure, and conducting military exercises. While praised in some circles, NATO’s actions have also drawn criticism. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has accused the Alliance of “warmongering” and ratcheting up tensions with Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

NATO Russia

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 30, 2016

Why a Brexit May Not Happen

By Anders Åslund

British support for taking the United Kingdom out of the European Union came as a tremendous shock to the world. Global financial markets were roiled for two days after the June 23 referendum. A few days later, however, questions have been raised about whether the UK would actually leave the European Union. It now appears […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Jun 30, 2016

TTIP Will ‘Survive’ Brexit

By Mitch Hulse

The effort to conclude a transatlantic trade deal will continue despite the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, according to the European Union’s top trade official. “There are a lot of uncertainties related to Brexit and we will have to wait and see the clearer picture. But for now and for the immediate […]

Economy & Business Elections
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Georgia's President Giorgi Margvelashvili, June 8, 2016

NATOSource

Jun 29, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: Georgia

By Laura Linderman

Georgia is wedged precariously between a NATO ambivalent about expansion and a giant neighbor bent on including it in its sphere of influence.

NATO Russia
Danish F-16, Nov. 10, 2010

NATOSource

Jun 29, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: Denmark and Norway

By Ann-Sofie Dahl

The two Scandinavian allies strongly supported the outcome of the last NATO Summit in Wales, with a renewed focus on deterrence and reassurance measures to counter Russian aggression in the Baltic Sea region.

NATO Northern Europe

SyriaSource

Jun 29, 2016

What the Suicide Bombings in al-Qaa Tell Us about Terrorist Tactics in Lebanon

By Mona Alami

On Monday June 27, Eight suicide bombings struck the predominantly Christian town of al-Qaa on the Lebanese border with Syria. Lebanese security officials believe the attacks to be the work of the Islamic State (ISIS), though the terrorist organization has not claimed responsibility. Whether or not ISIS is responsible, the attacks reflect a shift in […]

Syria

Trade in Action

Jun 29, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – June 29, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

The Atlantic Council’s EuroGrowth Initiative “talked TTIP” with European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström on June 29. (Left to right: Joe Schatz, Editor, Politico Pro Europe Brief; Cecilia Malmström, European Union Trade Commissioner; Richard L. Trumka, President, AFL-CIO; Laura J. Lane, President, Global Public Affairs, UPS) A special thanks to European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström for joining us today in Washington, DC for a […]

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

MENASource

Jun 29, 2016

Yemen Peace Talks Stalled But Process to Restart Mid-July

By Jillian Schwedler

Representatives of the government and Houthi delegations to the peace talks in Kuwait announced that they were suspending the talks until the end of Ramadan in mid-July.  The process had effectively stalled even as UN special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed expressed cautious optimism last week about the Yemeni peace talks underway in […]

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