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Jan 17, 2017

Samantha Power Outlines Russian Threat to the United States, Rules-Based Order

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The United States’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, on January 17 described Russia as a “major threat” facing the United States and the rules-based liberal world order, and cautioned Americans against allowing Moscow to divide them in the face of this threat. “Our values, our security, our prosperity, and our very way of […]

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In the News

Dec 30, 2016

Wyne in War on the Rocks: Thirteen Developments that Defined 2016

By Ali Wyne

Read full article here.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Feb. 5, 2015

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Nov 15, 2016

NATO Secretary General: ‘Europe has to do More, Europe has to Step Up’

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

A stronger NATO-EU cooperation will also strengthen the European defence and I welcome the decision made yesterday by the defence ministers and foreign ministers of the EU on the implementation of security and defence of the global strategy

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Event Recap

Oct 4, 2016

Roundtable with Lieutenant General Yohannes Tesfamariam, former commander of UNMISS

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, October 4, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted Lieutenant General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam, former force commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), who discussed the evolving security situation in the country, the impact of international peacekeeping forces, and ways forward for UNMISS.

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In the News

Sep 11, 2016

Manning in Global Times: Failure of TPP Would Damage US Credibility

By Robert A. Manning

Read the full article here.

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EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini, June 28, 2016

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Sep 6, 2016

Mogherini: We Need to Change the ‘Institutional Structure’ of EU Defense and Security

By Federica Mogherini, European External Action Service

I see the focus on implementation on four specific areas.

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New Atlanticist

Sep 1, 2016

The UN Goes to South Sudan. Here’s What to Expect.

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Divided Security Council diplomats will likely deliver mixed messages on a rare visit to Juba, said Atlantic Council’s J. Peter Pham A sharply divided United Nations Security Council will likely end up delivering mixed messages this week on a rare visit to South Sudan—a nation that is once more on the brink of full-blown civil […]

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In the News

Aug 30, 2016

Kevin Rudd: UN 2030: The ICM Chair’s Report

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council International Advisory Board Member and former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd has authored a report on his recommendations for the future of the United Nations based on his tenure as chair of the International Peace Institute’s Independent Commission on Multilateralism. Read the full report here.

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Danish fighter jet, Sept. 20, 2014

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Aug 17, 2016

NATO Can Do More to Destroy Islamic State—If We Ask

By Dianne Feinstein, Wall Street Journal

Only a quarter of the alliance is attacking ISIS. Invoke the treaty’s defense clause to expand the effort.

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Aug 16, 2016

In Wake of African Peacekeeping Scandals, Canada Looks to Re-engage with UN

By Julian Wyss

Recent reports that United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping in South Sudan failed to protect both civilians and foreign workers from rape, beatings, and robbery during a recent spate of violence in July are the most recent in a long string of peacekeeping scandals in Africa. In some cases, blue helmets have simply failed to protect civilians […]

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