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New Atlanticist

Feb 28, 2018

Why Italy’s Election Matters

By Louis Golino

On March 4, Italy will hold an important national election that is being closely watched on both sides of the Atlantic for its potential impact within the country and in Europe, and as bellwether of the rise of populism in the democratic world. The election will be in part a key test of the Italian […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 26, 2018

Deconstructing PESCO: Washington’s Apparent, Actual, and Misplaced Fears About European Defense Plans

By Brooks Tigner

Washington has recently revived concerns about the ultimate purpose of the European Union (EU)’s nascent defense plans, avowing these could undermine NATO and transatlantic solidarity if US officials don’t keep a “close eye” on them. This is bombast. Officially, such concern may appear to rest on political, strategic, or military imperatives about NATO’s cohesion, but […]

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In the News

Feb 21, 2018

Farkas Quoted in The Washington Post on Transatlantic Alliance and Security

By Evelyn Farkas

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New Atlanticist

Feb 20, 2018

Berlusconi is Suddenly Italy’s Best Hope

By Nick Ottens

Six and a half years after he was hounded out of office, Silvio Berlusconi may be Europe’s best hope of avoiding another political crisis in Italy. The 81-year old media tycoon is not eying a return to the premiership. A 2013 conviction for tax fraud bars him from public office. But he could end up […]

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In the News

Feb 7, 2018

Westmacott in Evening Standard: Politicians’ Fears Must Not Stop People Having Final Say on EU

By Peter Westmacott

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Feb 7, 2018

Taking Stock of the Transatlantic Relationship After One Year of Trump

By Ellen Scholl

Open-ended questions surrounding US relations with its European allies have direct implications for the ratcheting up of tensions and “managed competition” between the United States and Russia, according to Christine Wormuth, director of the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience. Russia represents a nexus between challenges facing US policy at home and abroad, as […]

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In the News

Jan 26, 2018

Wieslander in ELN: Sweden and the CSDP: Keen on Security and Reluctant on Defence

By Anna Wieslander

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In the News

Jan 23, 2018

De Alba Quoted in Miami Diario on EU Sanctions Against Venezuela

By Mariano de Alba

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In the News

Jan 22, 2018

De Alba Quoted in El Nacional on EU Sanctions Against Venezuela

By Mariano de Alba

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Event Recap

Jan 18, 2018

EEAS managing director for Africa discusses EU-Africa policy

By Africa Center

On Thursday, January 18, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted Amb. Koen Vervaeke, managing director for Africa at the European External Action Service, for a roundtable to discuss relations between the European Union (EU) and Africa in the wake of the fifth Africa-EU Summit, which took place last November in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Dr. J. […]

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