International Organizations

Following the Second World War, the United States and its democratic allies sought to create a rules-based international order to guarantee stability and prosperity for their societies. Understanding that international cooperation was crucial to tackle global issues and ensure peace, multilateral organizations were created to facilitate discussion, pool resources, mediate conflict, and coordinate joint action. Whether focusing on security, economics, health, the environment, or energy, these organizations are vital forums of international engagement and global problem-solving.

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In the News

Dec 11, 2014

Saab on Expanded Security Cooperation in the Gu

By Bilal Y. Saab

World Politics Review quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on the decision at the annual Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Doha to increase security cooperation in the Gulf:

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, Nov. 4, 2014

NATOSource

Dec 5, 2014

NATO and the EU Talk Over Closer Cooperation

By Stephen Fidler, Wall Street Journal

The headquarters of Brussels’ two international bureaucracies lie barely 4 miles apart, but at times in their history the distance between the two has been far greater.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2014

The Demise of South Stream

By Richard Morningstar

Russia’s Planned Pipeline to Southeast Europe Was Doomed from the Start While the timing of President Vladimir Putin’s abandonment of the South Stream gas pipeline this week was surprising, its demise was inevitable from the start.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and NATO leaders at the Wales Summit, Sept. 4, 2014

NATOSource

Nov 26, 2014

German Analysis of Russian Aggression in Ukraine and NATO’s Response

By Claudia Major and Jana Puglierin, IP Journal

In the military sphere, the altered security order has led to a renewal of NATO’s role as both a defense alliance and a form of a life insurance, taking precedence over the EU.

European Union Germany

New Atlanticist

Nov 26, 2014

How France Will Be a Test of Europe’s Ability to Enforce Its Budget Rules

By Andrea Montanino

European Union Aims to Put New Muscle into Limiting Deficits; Will it Succeed? Since 2009, France’s state budget has been breaking the rules. It has been exceeding the European Union’s limit on the size of deficits, which are limited (under the Maastricht Treaty) to 3 percent of gross domestic product unless there are exceptional circumstances. Once […]

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Nov 26, 2014

Manning on Upcoming OPEC Meeting

By Robert Manning

Anadolu Agency quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning on the upcoming meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries: 

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, June 9, 2014

NATOSource

Nov 24, 2014

Finland’s leaders see peril in standoff between Russia and the West

By Washington Post

Excerpts from interview by Washington Post London Bureau Chief Griff Witte with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja in Helsinki.

European Union International Organizations
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, June 6, 2007

NATOSource

Nov 18, 2014

Merkel Issues Rebuke to Russia, Setting Caution Aside

By New York Times and Deutsche Welle

From Alison Smale, New York Times:  Tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats. Russian naval ships showing up as world leaders meet in Australia. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany telling Russia sternly to play by 21st-century rules

Australia European Union

New Atlanticist

Nov 17, 2014

Another G20 Meeting: For What?

By Andrea Montanino

Boosting the World’s Economy Needs Action, Notably From Europe—Not Another Predictable Summit Communique National leaders of the Group of Twenty met in Brisbane, Australia over the weekend to deliver an action plan for global economic growth and employment. Topping the agenda were items such as boosting job growth, investment to renew infrastructure , and improving […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

New Atlanticist

Nov 7, 2014

Silent Partner

By Bilal Y. Saab

How Oman Became the Middle East’s Indispensable Nation To many Omanis, it is offensive to openly contemplate life after Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, the widely admired albeit absolute monarch who has been receiving medical treatment in Germany since July. But policymakers elsewhere in the world have no choice but to do just that. The 73-year-old Qaboos is […]

International Organizations Iran

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