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Trade in Action

Dec 14, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – December 14, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

Check out the latest EconoGraphic from our team on the Italian Referendum and Italy’s economic issues that will impact its growth and stability.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and President of the European Council Donald Tusk, Dec. 13, 2016

NATOSource

Dec 13, 2016

Taking EU-NATO Cooperation to a New Level

By Donald Tusk, Jean-Claude Juncker, and Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

Rising from the ashes of World War II, NATO and what is now the European Union were created with one goal: to prevent the horrors of another war in Europe….

European Union International Organizations
European Central Bank Chief Mario Draghi at a press conference on December 8

EUSource

Dec 9, 2016

Uncertainty in Italy after referendum and Renzi resignation

By Future Europe Initiative

THIS WEEK’S KEY TAKE-AWAYS Future of Italian banks after referendum in limbo German company caught in crosshairs of US-China spat EU accuses US of violating Open Skies agreement European Central Bank opts for longer but lower QE

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Trade in Action

Dec 8, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – December 8, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

President- Elect Trump and Europe : Want to learn more about EU-US Relations and Challenges for the Next US Administration? Check out this video of an event hosted by the EU delegation. 

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Dec 6, 2016

Italian Voters Deal Leadership Blow to Europe

By Rachel Ansley

The victory of the “no” vote in the Italian referendum is not simply a rejection of reform, but will result in a significant loss of leadership on the European stage with the resignation of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, according to Andrea Montanino, director of the Global Business and Economics Program at the Atlantic Council. Montanino, […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 6, 2016

Taking Stock of the Challenge Posed by Russia

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US representative to the OSCE, Daniel B. Baer, responds to European call for arms control talks with Moscow The United States shares European concerns about the erosion of Russian compliance with international treaties, but “it is not self-evident that the way forward is new commitments,” as has been proposed by the foreign ministers of fourteen […]

European Union International Organizations
Permanent Representative to NATO Ambassador Douglas Lute, December 5, 2016

NATOSource

Dec 5, 2016

US Ambassador: NATO and EU Agree to Synchronize Hybrid Resistance, Cyber Defense, and Military Exercises

By Douglas Lute, US Mission to NATO

[T]he two organizations have agreed on 40 discreet and I think rather concrete actions that can move us forward towards better cooperation.

Cybersecurity European Union

New Atlanticist

Dec 5, 2016

Austria Votes for Europe, But It’s Too Soon to Celebrate

By Alina Polyakova

On December 5, Austrians voted against far-right populism and for Europe. Norbert Hofer, the presidential candidate of Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ), conceded the election to Alexander Van der Bellen, former head of the Greens who ran as an independent. Van der Bellen ran an unabashedly pro-European Union (EU) campaign at a time when the […]

European Union International Organizations
Swedish Foreign Minister Margo Wallstrom, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini, Dec. 1, 2015

NATOSource

Dec 5, 2016

Sweden and Finland Should Lead EU-NATO Cooperation on Hybrid and Resilience

By Anna Wieslander

When the EU’s heads of state meet in Brussels on December 15 & 16, cooperation with NATO will be on the agenda.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 2, 2016

Can the Iran Nuclear Deal Survive Donald Trump?

By Giorgio Cafiero and Daniel Wagner

Donald Trump’s election as the next president of the United States has created uncertainty for the future of the nuclear deal with Iran. On the campaign trail, Trump made no secret of his opposition to the deal—formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). However, even if Trump’s administration retards the implementation of […]

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