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Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 13, 2016

Montanino in La Stampa: Europe Will Face Uncertainity if Brexit Happens

By Andrea Montanino

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New Atlanticist

Jun 9, 2016

Great Expectations: Aspirant Nations See NATO Enlargement as Vital to Europe’s Stability

By Mitch Hulse

NATO membership for countries in the Balkans and for Georgia is crucial for the stability of Europe and will send a clear signal that Russia does not have a veto over the alliance’s enlargement plans, panelists, including officials from Macedonia and Georgia, said at the Atlantic Council on June 8.

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Trade in Action

Jun 8, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – June 8, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

German Chancellor Angela Merkel openly stated for the first time that if Britain decides to leave the European Union, its negotiating power in Europe will be significantly weakened.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Jun 3, 2016

NATO’s Warsaw Summit: ‘Failure is Not an Option’

By Mitch Hulse

NATO’s Warsaw summit in July is shaping up to be one of the most consequential in the alliance’s history, NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow said on June 3 while noting the growing challenges on Europe’s southern and eastern flanks. “We face one of the most challenging security environments in decades,” Vershbow said. “We have […]

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Trade in Action

Jun 1, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – June 1, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and US Trade Representative Michael Froman participated in a seminar on TTIP with representatives of Swedish unions and firms in Stockholm earlier this week.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

UkraineAlert

May 31, 2016

Europe Still in Denial as Russia Ushers in the Age of Hybrid Hostilities

By Peter Dickinson

European leaders will gather in June to discuss whether to extend sanctions against Russia over the Kremlin’s hybrid war in Ukraine. The current sanctions regime will likely remain in place, but the mere fact the subject is up for debate is evidence of Europe’s alarming refusal to acknowledge the new security reality facing the continent. […]

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UkraineAlert

May 26, 2016

Europe’s Humanitarian Fatigue Threatens to Engulf Ukraine

By Andrew Kornbluth

Earlier this month, Jean-Claude Juncker and Martin Schulz, presidents of the European Commission and Parliament, respectively, published an appeal for continental solidarity in which they criticized “anyone who believes that the time of the nation-state has come” as “out of touch with reality.” The inaccuracy of Juncker and Schulz’s statement is reflected in the comparative […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

Bremain vs Brexit

May 25, 2016

Europe Facing a ‘Stress Test’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

British ambassador makes the case for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union Europe is facing a “stress test” in the form of challenges from a “belligerent” Russia, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, a historic influx of migrants, high rates of unemployment, and low levels of trust in European institutions, the […]

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Bremain vs Brexit

May 25, 2016

Brexit Campaign Makes a Meal of Turkey

By John M. Roberts

Turkey has, quite unexpectedly, become a core issue in the United Kingdom’s referendum on membership of the European Union, prompting British Prime Minister David Cameron to effectively call one of his junior ministers a liar for saying the UK has no veto on Turkey’s entry into the EU. While those who favor the UK’s exit […]

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Event Recap

May 24, 2016

Tackling Unemployment: A New Skills Strategy for Europe with Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labor Mobility, May 12

By Benjamin Knudsen

European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labor Mobility Marianne Thyssen   On May 12, Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills, and Labor Mobility, joined the Atlantic Council for a private breakfast roundtable conversation. Ms. Thyssen addressed the challenges that the European Union is currently facing with regards to unemployment and outdated […]

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