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Apr 26, 2016

Montanino Quoted by Bloomberg BNA on TTIP Negotiations

By Andrea Montanino

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Economy & Business European Union

Bremain vs Brexit

Apr 25, 2016

Burwell Quoted in Roll Call on US-UK Relationship, TTIP, and Brexit

By Frances G. Burwell

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Bremain vs Brexit

Apr 25, 2016

Putting TTIP on Hold Would be a ‘Mistake’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s Andrea Montanino and Earl Anthony Wayne on the prospects of a US-EU trade agreement A transatlantic trade deal, currently being negotiated by the United States and the European Union, is critical to improving existing standards on issues such as public health, environmental regulations, and labor and safety issues, according to a new Atlantic […]

Economy & Business European Union

Bremain vs Brexit

Apr 22, 2016

TTIP & Trade in Action – April 20, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

On April 25, US President Barack Obama will visit the Hannover Messe, the world’s largest industrial trade fair, where he will give a keynote speech with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.  The two are expected to promote transatlantic trade relations, particularly between Germany and the United States.

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Bremain vs Brexit

Apr 22, 2016

To B or Not to B? Obama Steps into Brexit Debate

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Barack Obama’s forceful, and unusual, call for the United Kingdom not to leave the European Union reflects a combination of Washington’s unease over the possibility of a Brexit and its big stake in the outcome of the vote, according to the Atlantic Council’s Fran Burwell. It is “natural for friends to want to […]

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Apr 22, 2016

Dungan Quoted by CNN on President Obama’s UK Trip

By Nicholas Dungan

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New Atlanticist

Apr 22, 2016

US-GCC Ties Need to Expand Beyond Oil

By Jean-François Seznec

As the perceived notion of oil-for-security diminishes with the United States’ declining demand for oil from the Middle East, the Gulf Cooperation Council states must develop their militaries, fight threatening ideologies, and decrease their economies’ dependence on oil without waiting for the United States to lead the way. However, even as the United States and […]

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Apr 22, 2016

Hof in EU Observer: Europe Must Take Lead on Protecting Syrian Civilians

By Frederic C. Hof

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MENASource

Apr 21, 2016

From Reassurance to Shared Interests: Bridging the Gulf at the Riyadh Summit

By Muath Al Wari and Elisa Catalano Ewers

President Barack Obama’s meeting with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Saudi Arabia this week is a previously scheduled follow-up to last year’s Camp David meeting, which notably secured the Gulf states’ passive endorsement of the Iran nuclear deal. There is no comparable deliverable expected this week, and the case for low […]

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MENASource

Apr 21, 2016

Keeping the Possibility of Peace in Yemen Alive

By Jillian Schwedler

The talks at the GCC summit this week provide an opportunity for President Barack Obama to address the war and humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The delegation representing the Houthis and ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s General People’s Congress (GPC) delegations finally turned up today for peace talks in Kuwait, but the prospects for ending the […]

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