Content

NATOSource

Sep 26, 2012

Clinton discussed Syria, Afghanistan, and ‘question of democracy in Europe’ at her farewell Transatlantic Dinner

By Department of State

From Department of State: The Transatlantic Dinner, as you all know, is something we do every year at the General Assembly, meeting of European Union foreign ministers, NATO foreign ministers, as well as Macedonia and Switzerland, plus the NATO Secretary General and the High Representative of the EU.

European Union
International Organizations

Event Recap

Sep 25, 2012

Private Lunch with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso

By Jason Harmala

On September 25, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted an off-the-record lunch discussion with European Commission President José Manuel Barroso at the Metropolitan Club in New York.

Europe & Eurasia
European Union

New Atlanticist

Sep 24, 2012

Founding Father of a Federal Europe

By Ben Carliner

Formally, the European Central Bank has but a single mandate – price stability. But as the debt crisis facing the Eurozone has evolved into an existential challenge, the ECB has been pushed into taking on responsibilities far beyond its original raison d’etre.

Economy & Business
Europe & Eurasia

NATOSource

Sep 21, 2012

General: Some EU states may no longer afford air forces

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

From Adrian Croft, Reuters:  Many European Union countries will not be able to afford key parts of their armed forces, such as air forces, in a few years unless they spend more and cooperate more closely on defence, the top EU military officer said on Wednesday.

European Union
International Organizations

NATOSource

Sep 21, 2012

China tells EU to end arms ban

By Andrew Rettman, EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUobserver:  Chinese leader Wen Jiabao has bluntly told the EU to drop its ban on arms sales. He made the call in his opening remarks to top EU officials Herman Van Rompuy and Jose Manuel Barroso at a summit in a stately home in Brussels on Thursday (20 September). "I have to […]

European Union
International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Sep 20, 2012

Why Britain Does Not Share ‘Europe’ Vision

By Julian Lindley-French

A couple of days ago in Riga I sat down with some very serious, senior Germans to discuss Britain and the EU. They simply could not for the life of them understand why Britain does not get the German ‘vision’ for Europe.

European Union
International Organizations

NATOSource

Sep 18, 2012

NATO’s Article 5 and the Riga Test

By Julian Lindley-French, New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley-French, New Atlanticist:  The Riga Conference is a jewel in the crown of security conferences. Yesterday I shared a panel with the Italian, Latvian and Norwegian defense ministers, together with Ambassador Sandy Vershbow, NATO’s US Deputy Secretary-General to discuss “NATO post-Chicago”. 

European Union
International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Sep 18, 2012

US-Mideast Policy Is Isolating America, Not Iran

By Sarwar Kashmeri

Two thirds of the U.N.’s countries recently signed a communique expressing support for Iran’s nuclear energy program and rejecting, what they termed, the United States’ unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic. A flashing red light that signals the American policy aimed at isolating Iran in order to curb its nuclear ambitions appears instead to have […]

International Organizations
Iran

NATOSource

Sep 18, 2012

Majority of EU and US citizens polled view each other as more important for their national interests than Asia

By Transatlantic Trends

From Transatlantic Trends: Key Findings 2012, German Marshall Fund of the United States:  Transatlantic Trends paints a picture of a complex relationship between the United States and Europe, and how they respond to global challenges.

European Union
International Organizations

NATOSource

Sep 17, 2012

Intelligence chief: ‘Brussels is one of the big spy capitals of the world’

By Andrew Rettman, EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUobserver:  For many in the age of foreign policy "resets" and "win-win" talks, espionage sounds like a thing of the past.

European Union
International Organizations

Experts