Content

Russian President Vladimir Putin, May 10, 2015

NATOSource

Jul 6, 2015

Slovak Intelligence: Russian Spies Increase Activities in EU, NATO

By AP

Slovakia’s spy agency [SIS] says Russian agents have significantly increased their activities in Slovakia and all other NATO and European Union countries in connection with the crisis in Ukraine.

Central Europe European Union

New Atlanticist

Jul 6, 2015

Tsipras’ Own Goal or Brilliant Maneuver? The Next Days will Reveal…

By Fran Burwell

The “no” vote has won the day in Greece with a larger than expected majority of 61.5 percent.  Energetic campaigning by the Greek government, led by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, convinced the public to reject the (already expired) offer of bailout terms from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.  A weak Greek opposition […]

European Union Greece

In the News

Jul 3, 2015

Gramer on Europol’s ISIS Strategy

By Robbie Gramer

Mashable quotes Transatlantic Security Initiative Assistant Director Robbie Gramer on Europol’s strategy to remove ISIS from social media:

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Jul 1, 2015

Montanino on Greek Pension Rationing

By Andrea Montanino

Bloomberg quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on Greece’s precarious political and financial situation after its bailout program expired:

European Union Greece

In the News

Jul 1, 2015

Pavel on ‘Westphalian-Plus’ World

By Barry Pavel

The Atlantic quotes Vice President and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on how seventy years after its founding, the United Nations faces a world that looks nothing like it did in 1945:

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

Event Recap

Jun 30, 2015

Conference: Exposing Russian Disinformation in the Twenty-First Century. Berlin, Germany

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

On June 25, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted an all-day conference titled, “Exposing Russian Disinformation in the Twenty-First Century,” in Berlin in partnership with the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). The conference featured panel discussions on the Kremlin’s disinformation campaign in Europe and at home with prominent German and Russian […]

European Union Germany

Event Recap

Jun 30, 2015

Climate Security: The Next ‘Battle Ground’?

By Global Energy Center

In honor of the European Union’s (EU) Climate Diplomacy Day on June 17, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, in cooperation with the EU, hosted a discussion exploring the critical dynamic between climate change and global security. Panelists addressed the local and global actions that can be taken to reduce the stresses climate change […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

Europe After The Vote

Jun 30, 2015

Montanino on Pressure on Greece to Cede to IMF Demands

By Andrea Montanino

Bloomberg quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on European leaders waiting for Greek Prime Minister Tsipras to compromise as his country buckles under capital controls and fails to make its International Monetary Fund payment:

European Union Greece

In the News

Jun 30, 2015

Montanino on IMF Taking Back Seat in Greek Crisis

By Andrea Montanino

Bloomberg quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on the International Monetary Fund playing a secondary role in the group of creditors bailing out Greece:

European Union Greece

Europe After The Vote

Jun 30, 2015

Montanino on Greece Missing IMF Payment

By Andrea Montanino

Bloomberg quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on Greece becoming the first advanced economy to miss a payment on IMF debt, after its bailout talks with creditors collapsed:

European Union Greece

Experts