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Sep 25, 2015

The Kyiv Post Highlights Event on Ukraine

By Anders Aslund, Adrian Karatnycky, and John Herbst

The Kyiv Post highlights a briefing at the Atlantic Council on the state of affairs in Ukraine with Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst and Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund and Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky:

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Sep 23, 2015

Burwell: European Union Lacks Authority on Refugee Crisis

By Frances Burwell

The Associated Press quotes Vice President for European Union and Special Initiatives Frances G. Burwell on the European Union’s approach to the Syrian refugee crisis:

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Sep 8, 2015

Burwell on European Migrant Crisis

By Frances Burwell

The StarTribune quotes Vice President for European Union and Special Initiatives Frances G. Burwell on the European Union’s response to the migrant crisis:

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New Atlanticist

Sep 4, 2015

Europe’s Migrant Crisis: Going After Traffickers, Not Taking in More Refugees, is the Answer, Says British Official

By Alejandro Alvarez

The best way to deal with the migrant crisis facing Europe is to shut down illegal human trafficking networks, not take in more refugees, Penny Mordaunt, the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces, said at the Atlantic Council September 3. “The notion that if we just increase the number of people we’re […]

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Webcasts

Sep 3, 2015

Rethinking Defense: Readying the US and UK for Future Military Challenges

By Transatlantic Relations Program and Brent Scowcroft Center

Please join the Atlantic Council on September 3, 2015 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for a discussion with UK Minister of State for Armed Forces, Penny Mordaunt, on the priorities of the UK military for the short and long term.

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New Atlanticist

Sep 3, 2015

Europe Grapples with the Migrant Question

By Ashish Kumar Sen

As war and poverty fuel surge in migration, Europe debates immigration, integration, and identity As the world faces its biggest migrant crisis since World War II, governments across Europe are struggling to find a solution to a situation that is as much about integration and identity as it is about immigration. The European Union (EU) […]

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In the News

Sep 3, 2015

Defense News Highlights Event with UK Minister for the Armed Forces

By Atlantic Council

Defense News covers an event hosted by the Atlantic Council featuring Minister of State for the Armed Forces Penny Mordaunt for a discussion on the future of the armed forces and the upcoming strategic defense and security review (SDSR):

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In the News

Sep 2, 2015

Burwell on Europe’s Ongoing Migrant Crisis

By Frances Burwell

Vice President for European Union and Special Initiatives Frances G. Burwell joins NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show to discuss Europe’s ongoing migrant and refugee crisis and the future of open borders:

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Europe After The Vote

Aug 21, 2015

In Greece, It’s Splitsville for Syriza

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Greek voters will line up behind Alexis Tsipras in next election, says Atlantic Council’s Fran Burwell Greek voters will rally behind Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who lost part of his Syriza party August 21 after he was forced by creditors to abandon his anti-austerity stance, says the Atlantic Council’s Fran Burwell. “My guess is that […]

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Aug 14, 2015

Burwell on Serbia in the European Union

By Frances G. Burwell

Vice President of European Union and Special Initiatives Frances G. Burwell joins Voice of America to discuss the implications of Serbian membership in the European Union:

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