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Mar 3, 2017

The ‘European Values’ of the Libya Migration Deal

By Tom Rollins

Last month, European Union leaders met in Malta, in the words of European Council President Donald Tusk, to “agree [to] concrete operational measures to stem irregular migration from Libya to Europe.” The statement was an unusually frank expression of EU intentions in the Mediterranean: to regulate, limit, or halt mixed migration flows on the Central Mediterranean […]

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Trade in Action

Mar 2, 2017

TRADE in ACTION – March 2

By Global Business & Economics Program

This week in the newsletter: After his first full month in office, US President Donald Trump made his first address to a joint-session of Congress, USTR released its 2017 trade policy agenda, and Wilbur Ross got confirmed as Commerce Secretary on Monday.  On the European side, President of the European Commission Jean- Claude Juncker released A […]

Economy & Business
European Union
Don't call it an EU military HQ

NATOSource

Feb 28, 2017

EU to Set Up New Military Unit Which Officially is Not an EU Military HQ

By Jacopo Barigazzi, Politico Europe

The EU is to set up a new military unit as part of its plans for greater defense cooperation, according to several diplomats — just don’t call it an EU military HQ.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 27, 2017

America is Not an Ethno-State

By Daniel Fried

My forty years in the Foreign Service—and the careers of many of my friends—became associated with the fall of the Soviet Empire and the putting in order of what came after:  the building of a Europe whole, free and at peace.  It is hard to recall today how improbable victory in the Cold War appeared.  […]

Europe & Eurasia
European Union

New Atlanticist

Feb 21, 2017

Lessons from a Regional Approach to Solving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

By Richard LeBaron

Towards the end of their press conference on February 15, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald J. Trump hinted at their evolving strategy to solve the Israel-Palestine conflict and broader Arab-Israeli differences through a regional approach.  Netanyahu: And I believe that the great opportunity for peace comes from a regional approach from […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 16, 2017

Lonely GOP Outpost in Brussels Sees Supporters Slowly Emerge

By Teri Schultz

It’s not a secret that expatriate Americans, along with Europeans, tend to feel more closely aligned with the Democratic Party in the United States. Even when overseas liberals supposedly “fell out of love” with Barack Obama or didn’t, more recently, adore Hillary Clinton as much as they had her husband, there’s no contest between any Democratic […]

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Event Recap

Feb 15, 2017

Private dinner with Latvian Ambassador Andris Teikmanis

By Amelie Rausing

On February 15, 2017, the Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative hosted a private dinner with H.E. Andris Teikmanis, ambassador of Latvia to the United States, for an invitation-only discussion that was attended by transatlantic leaders from both the public and private sector. As US President Trump takes office and European unity is challenged both within […]

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In the News

Feb 15, 2017

Hellyer in the National: US Block on Fayyad Makes a Grave Statement

By H.A. Hellyer

Read full article here.

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Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Feb 12, 2017

Miller in the Arab Weekly: EU Falling Short on Libya

By Elissa Miller

Read full article here.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 10, 2017

EU Seeks to Preserve Iran Nuclear Deal

By Ashish Kumar Sen

European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said all sides must abide by terms of the agreement The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said on February 10 that Brussels is committed to the full implementation of the nuclear deal with Iran, and that she came away reassured from her meetings with US officials […]

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