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New Atlanticist

Jul 11, 2019

Latest Libyan shock should come as no surprise

By Karim Mezran

It is now time for the international community to realize that it is not enough to repeat blindly that in Libya there is no military solution

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In the News

Jul 3, 2019

McFate quoted in The Express on how the west is wasting resources on conventional weapons systems

By Atlantic Council

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New Atlanticist

Apr 30, 2019

Remembering Ellen Tauscher

By David A. Wemer

Ellen O. Tauscher was “a patriot, a politician, a transatlanticist, an Atlantic Council board director, a mentor to many of us…and above all a friend to many of us,” according to retired US Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones, Jr.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 29, 2019

Remembering Sen. Richard Lugar: ‘An American jewel’

By David A. Wemer

Atlantic Council experts react to the passing of US Sen. Richard Lugar.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2019

Lithuania: NATO should step up in post-INF reality

By Teri Schultz

The Lithuanian government continues to make the case that limiting arms-control efforts to the 9M729 outlawed by the INF Treaty is a short-sighted and dangerously narrow view

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New Atlanticist

Feb 26, 2019

US withdrawal from nuclear arms control treaty could give Russia ‘free rein’

By David A. Wemer

In congressional testimony, Atlantic Council’s Alexander Vershbow says US allies concerned "we  may have given a gift to President Putin."

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UkraineAlert

Feb 14, 2019

What the death of the INF Treaty means for Kyiv

By Steven Pifer

With the United States and Russia no longer subject to the INF Treaty’s limits, it would be hard to argue that Ukraine and the other states should remain constrained by the agreement. If Kyiv chooses, it can invoke the same treaty right to withdraw that Washington exercised two weeks ago.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 1, 2019

US leaving INF Treaty could spark an arms race with Russia

By David A. Wemer

“With the demise of the INF Treaty, New START will be the only remaining constraint on Russia’s formidable and growing nuclear capabilities," Alexander Vershbow says.

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Global Energy Forum

Jan 12, 2019

United States determined to drive Iran’s oil exports down to zero

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The United States is determined to drive Iran’s oil exports down to zero in its effort to maximize economic pressure and force Tehran back to the negotiating table.

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Past events

Feb 26, 2018

The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy

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