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New Atlanticist

Mar 15, 2019

#StrongerWithAllies: US combat engineer’s job is digging foxholes to protect armored vehicles

By Hal Foster

Pilkington’s Berserker Troop platoon has been training with Polish soldiers in the huge Bemowo Piskie Training Area of northern Poland for several months.

NATO Poland

New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2019

Venezuela’s interim government unveils reconstruction plan

By David A. Wemer

The situation in Venezuela is unlike anything “we have ever seen [before] in Latin America,” said Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno.

Democratic Transitions Venezuela

New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2019

Theresa May’s Brexit deal may still win over a highly fractured Parliament

By John M. Roberts

MPs vote to seek to delay departure from the European Union.

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NATOat70

Mar 14, 2019

A ‘renewed resolve’ in Congress to reinforce NATO

By Ashish Kumar Sen

In an exclusive interview, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) says US role in NATO has been "worth every penny."

NATO Russia

New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2019

Quiz: Marching Toward Brexit

By Atlantic Council

Take our quiz to see if you were able to listen above the din of the Brexit chaos.

New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2019

US-EU trade negotiations: Talking past each other

By Hung Tran

Even before it officially starts, the US-EU trade negotiation has already hit a roadblock—over the agenda.

European Union Trade and tariffs

UkraineAlert

Mar 14, 2019

Brilliant, broke, and Ukrainian? Harvard still wants to hear from you

By Melinda Haring

Eighteen-year-old Tetiana Tsunik, who grew up in a tiny village in eastern Ukraine, won a full ride to the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, a well-regarded prep school. There she’s taking two Advanced Placement courses plus six others. She’s part of the debate club, and is editor-in-chief of two student publications. Last summer, she spent […]

Civil Society Migration

New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2019

Brexit: End this torment

By John M. Roberts

The problem that all Britain’s politicians face is that their divisions have contributed considerably to divisions in the country at large.

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NATOat70

Mar 13, 2019

Former NATO ambassador urges Congress to protect the Alliance

By David A. Wemer

"The United States Congress can play a role to reassure allies and check and balance the president," Douglas Lute said.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2019

Trump’s new Cuba policy threatens to reignite historic disagreement with key allies

By Samantha Sultoon

While the Trump administration is right to support human rights and shifts to democracy in both Cuba and Venezuela, this is a shortsighted, ineffective way to achieve such laudable policy objectives.

Cuba Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
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