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May 27, 2014

Brzezinski on Ukrainian and EU Elections

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss the Ukrainian presidential elections, calling them a “positive development,” and the gains made by the far-right political parties in the European Union Parliamentary elections:

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New Atlanticist

May 26, 2014

Europe’s Election: The Roots and the Message of the Anti-EU Vote

By Stefano Stefanini

 The 2014 vote for the European Parliament reflects a European Union at a critical juncture. The voter turnout, at about 43 percent, is the same as in 2009, thus halting its long decline. The traditional parties, the European People’s Party, the Social Democrats, the Liberals, will hold the largest number of seats. Outside the mainstream, […]

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New Atlanticist

May 26, 2014

A Hollow Victory for Europe’s Center Right

By Fran Burwell

‘This election … should be a wake-up call for national leaders’ of Europe The establishment parties in the European Union are patting themselves on the back, claiming they have reversed the trend toward low participation and that the main parties have retained their dominance of the European Parliament. These facts are true – but barely. […]

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New Atlanticist

May 26, 2014

European Parliament Elections Strengthen Far-Right Parties and Russia

By Damon Wilson

Despite the Headlines, the Center Holds in the EU Legislature Europe’s political establishment is reeling from the earthquake of victories by anti-European Union parties of the far right and left. These have come in the United Kingdom (UK Independence Party, or UKIP), France (Front National), Greece (Syrzia), Austria (Freedom Party) and Denmark (although the People’s […]

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New Atlanticist

May 26, 2014

Europe’s Elections May Complicate Efforts to Confront Russia and Complete a Transatlantic Trade Pact

By Erik Brattberg

Even before the votes were counted in this election to the European Parliament, it was clear that some of the biggest winners are Euroskeptic political parties throughout the continent. Elected on their promises to stop further centralization of the European Union, to devolve power back to member states and to cut EU bureaucracy, these new […]

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May 23, 2014

Burwell Interviewed on Marketplace on TTIP

By Frances Burwell

Marketplace Morning Report interviewed Atlantic Council Vice President and Director, Transatlantic Relations, Fran Burwell on the potential impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment (TTIP):

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May 20, 2014

Workman Quoted About TTIP in RIA Novosti

By Garrett Workman

RIA Novosti quotes Atlantic Council managing editor of TTIP Action Garrett Workman on Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership:

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May 17, 2014

LeBaron on Hagel’s Meeting with Gulf Counterparts

By Richard LeBaron

Defense News quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron on the meeting between US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and his Gulf Cooperation Council counterparts:

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May 15, 2014

Greene on Greek Effects on Eurozone Crisis

By Megen Greene

Bloomberg quotes Megan Greene, chief economist of Maverick Intelligence and a senior fellow in the Council’s Global Business and Economics Program, on the impact of Greek bonds on the Eurozone crisis:

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MENASource

May 14, 2014

Hagel’s Meeting with GCC Defense Ministers: How to Measure Results

By Richard LeBaron

In a significant policy speech in Manama in December, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was in full reassurance mode, letting our Gulf allies know that the United States was committed to their security and would maintain a strong military presence in the Gulf for a long time to come.

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