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EU Operation Atalanta, Nov. 15, 2010

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Jul 9, 2014

EU Issues New Maritime Security Strategy

By European Union

Excerpts from the European Union Maritime Security Strategy.

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The Prime Ministers of Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, and the Czech Republic, Jan. 29, 2014

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Jul 3, 2014

Visegrad Countries May Turn EU Battlegroup into Permanent V4 Rapid Reaction Force

By Visegrád Group

We, the Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, recognize that current security trends in Europe call for even closer regional defence cooperation and multinational programs deeply rooted in NATO and EU policies.

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Jul 1, 2014

LeBaron on Gulf Influence in Egypt

By Richard LeBaron

The Wall Street Journal quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron on how the Gulf countries are expected to exert greater influence in Egypt under President Sisi:

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Jul 1, 2014

Gulf States Reactions to the New War in Iraq

By Nouf Al Sadiq

Since the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) took over (and now rebranded) territory in Iraq, Gulf States have been somewhat less alarmed by this new Sunni uprising than they have about other more political factors in the conflict.

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Jun 27, 2014

EU Leadership Change: What’s at Stake for Europe and the US?

By Marten Van Heuven

Sometime soon, the prospect of the European holiday calendar will force the pace, and the European Union will have a new management team. A new European Commission will alter relations among member states and between them and the European institutions in Brussels. Of course, it will not put an end to the tug and pull […]

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Jun 26, 2014

Hansen: Securing Georgia and Using the West’s Capital Wisely

By Ian Hansen

Atlantic Council Program Assistant Ian Hansen writes for the Huffington Post on the importance of securing a strong liberal democracy in Georgia:

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Jun 19, 2014

Saab: Why the Persian Gulf Isn’t Ready for Joint Security

By Bilal Y. Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab writes for Defense One on why defense cooperation in the Gulf will remain elusive until greater trust and closer political relationships are built among the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council:

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Jun 9, 2014

Greene on the European Central Bank

By Megan Greene

Global Business and Economics Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Megan Greene writes for Open Markets on the new measures announced by the European Central Bank during its executive board meeting on June 5: 

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EUFOR soldier

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Jun 5, 2014

Europe’s Dangerous Neighborhood

By Javier Solana, Project Syndicate

Europe’s eastern neighborhood is marked by the crisis in Ukraine.

Europe & Eurasia
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Jun 3, 2014

Brattberg on European Union Elections

By Erik Brattberg

Deutsche Welle quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg on the leadership vacuum in the European Union following recent elections:

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