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Trade in Action

Jul 7, 2017

TRADE in ACTION – July 7, 2017

By Global Business & Economics Program

THIS WEEK IN TRADEThe G20 Summit is this week, and the stakes are high for all the attendees. For live coverage of the G20, follow along on Politico.

Economy & Business European Union

FutureSource

Jul 7, 2017

The UK: In the Midst of a Train Crash

By Ilana Bet-El

Not even the most United Kingdom-sceptic European could have imagined that just a year after the Brexit referendum Britain would appear to be teetering on the brink of disorder. Indeed, over the past year the group behind this scenario planning / train crash project analysed the various possibilities of danger to both the British state […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

MENASource

Jul 5, 2017

The Gulf’s Evolving Regional Theater

By Ali Marhoon

A month later and the Saudi-led decision to blockade Qatar is escalating tensions in the Gulf to the detriment of US security interests. Increasingly so, regional actors like Tehran and Ankara are becoming stakeholders in the conflict, and are actively taking steps to shape it in ways that suit their respective interests and regional visions. […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 26, 2017

Haid in Middle East Eye: How the Gulf Crisis Could Spill Over into Rebel Rivalry in Syria

By Haid Haid

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International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

Event Recap

Jun 23, 2017

The Euro’s Future: Deepening the Economic and Monetary Union

By Global Business & Economics Program

On June 23, 2017, the Atlantic Council’s Eurogrowth Initiative hosted Jose Leandro and Gabriele Giudice, the authors of the European Commission’s Reflection Paper on the Deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jun 21, 2017

Braw in the Wall Street Journal: A Better Model for European Defense

By Elisabeth Braw

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European Union International Organizations

In the News

Jun 20, 2017

Braw in the Times: European Union’s Battlegroups Are Destined Never to See Active Service

By Elisabeth Braw

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European Union International Organizations

In the News

Jun 12, 2017

Ullman in UPI: Democracy at Risk in United States, Great Britain

By Harlan Ullman

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International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Jun 9, 2017

May’s Humiliation Could Make Brexit Easier

By Reginald Dale

The Conservative government’s surprise loss of its parliamentary majority in the United Kingdom’s June 8 general election will greatly complicate the task of withdrawing the country from the European Union (EU), on which negotiations are due to start June 19. But it might conceivably lead to a better outcome in the end. Prime Minister Theresa […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Jun 9, 2017

Theresa May’s Failed Election Gamble

By Ashish Kumar Sen

British Prime Minister Theresa May made a gamble when she decided to call early elections with the hope of shoring up political support ahead of difficult Brexit negotiations. That gamble did not pay off. May’s Conservative Party, while still the largest in Parliament following the June 8 election, failed to secure the 326 seats necessary […]

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