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Oct 24, 2012

Hague: If EU completed free trade negotiations, ‘GDP could be increased by up to $77 billion a year’

By William Hague, British Foreign Ministry

From William Hague, British Foreign Ministry:  Many European economies are stagnant. Weak public finances, and a recovering financial system mean we cannot rely on increased public or consumer spending for growth.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Oct 22, 2012

The Five Most Urgent National Security Issues for the Next President

By Kurt Volker

President Obama and Mitt Romney will battle over foreign policy in tonight’s third and final presidential debate. No matter who wins the presidential election November 6, Mr. Romney or Mr. Obama will have to confront five urgent national security issues in the first weeks of his term.

Economy & Business Elections

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Oct 22, 2012

Financial Reform: Finishing the Job

By Jason Harmala

On October 22, 2012, the Atlantic Council hosted a members’ roundtable with Dr. Simon Johnson, the Ronald A. Kurtz (1954) Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management, on the issue of financial reform and what steps the United States should take in order to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis.

Economy & Business

NATOSource

Oct 19, 2012

U.S.-German relationship on the rocks

By Ian Bremmer and Mark Leonard, Washington Post

From Ian Bremmer and Mark Leonard, Washington Post:  [W]hy does a widening divide between Berlin and Washington threaten the entire Western alliance?

Economy & Business United States and Canada

Issue Brief

Oct 18, 2012

Encouraging Public-Private Partnerships to Fight Financial Crime

By Alexei Monsarrat

More than five years into the global financial crisis, a host of challenges continue to plague the integrity and health of the financial system. High among these is the ongoing fight to prevent criminals—money launderers, terrorist financiers, and organizations and individuals sanctioned by the international community—from utilizing the system. This fight is chiefly directed by […]

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

NATOSource

Oct 17, 2012

Swiss army prepares for euro unrest

By Valentina Pop, EUobserver

From Valentina Pop, EUobserver:  The Swiss army is preparing for possible internal civil unrest as well as waves of refugees from euro-countries as the economic crisis drags on.

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Oct 16, 2012

Home Cost of Wars

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

The American Society of Civil Engineers issued a cry of alarm five years ago in the form of three separate report cards on the state of the nation’s infrastructure in 15 major categories — from bridges to rail lines, pipelines, dams, waterways, highways and all other publicly regulated facilities.

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Oct 9, 2012

Africa Rising

By Derek Reveron

The latest World Bank study describes the state of the global economy as “volatile, punctuated by natural disasters, large swings in investor sentiment, and periods of relative calm and improving prospects.”

Africa Economy & Business

NATOSource

Oct 9, 2012

NATO’s role threatened by financial and sovereign pressures, says Norwegian defence minister

By Nicholas de Larrinaga, Jane's

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Oct 3, 2012

Help Europe Help Itself, and Ourselves

By C. Boyden Gray

As the presidential election reaches the home stretch, the Obama and Romney campaigns have made clear their single-minded focus: fixing the economy. But to achieve that goal, the next president must take seriously the pressing need for a full free-trade agreement between the United States and the European Union.

Economy & Business Elections

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