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Atlantic Debrief

Oct 21, 2022

#AtlanticDebrief – How will NATO evolve? | A Debrief from Amb. Julianne Smith

Europe Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Rachel Rizzo speaks to The Hon. Julianne Smith, US Ambassador to NATO, for a special #AtlanticDebrief on how NATO is evolving to implement the Strategic Compass.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Experts react

Oct 20, 2022

Experts react: What the resignation of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss means for Britain and the world

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts tell us what this political shuffling means for the United Kingdom—and whether there's truly a "unity candidate" in the running to take the helm.

Economy & Business Elections

Atlantic Debrief

Oct 19, 2022

#AtlanticDebrief – Can Germany lead in Europe? | A Debrief from Rolf Nikel

Europe Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Damir Marusic speaks with Ambassador Rolf Nikel, Vice President of the German Council on Foreign Relations and former German Ambassador to Poland, to discuss Germany's relations with its Central and Eastern European neighbors and Germany's leadership in Europe.

Central Europe Defense Policy

Balkans Debrief

Oct 19, 2022

#BalkansDebrief – What will the Berlin process bring to the Western Balkans? | A Debrief with Manuel Sarrazin 

Nonresident Senior Fellow Ilva Tare interviews Manuel Sarrazin, German Federal Representative for the Countries of the Western Balkans, about the upcoming Berlin Process Summit in November as well as German engagement in the region.

The Balkans

In the News

Oct 17, 2022

Wieslander speaks to BBC on Russian nuclear threats

Europe & Eurasia Northern Europe

In the News

Oct 17, 2022

Propp in International Association of Privacy Professionals: The redress mechanism in the Privacy Shield successor: On the independence and effective powers of the DPRC

Europe Center nonresident senior fellow Kenneth Propp, with co-authors Peter Swire and Théodore Christakis, reacts to the details of the White House “Executive Order On Enhancing Safeguards For United States Signals Intelligence Activities” to implement changes to safeguard the free flow of data between the European Union and the United States, and the creation of […]

Digital Policy Economy & Business

Atlantic Debrief

Oct 14, 2022

#AtlanticDebrief – How will Germany’s new strategy on China develop? | A Debrief from Noah Barkin

Europe Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Rachel Rizzo sits down with Noah Barkin, Visiting Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and Managing Editor of the Rhodium Group, to discuss Germany's China policy and the current state of German-Chinese relations in light of China's challenges to the international rules-based system.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 14, 2022

Wieslander in Carneige Europe’s “Judy Asks: Is Europe taking resilience seriously?”

“Resilience, the ability for society to bounce back after a major shock, is increasingly important not only because of extreme weather effects on society but also because of the ability of adversaries to conduct hybrid warfare during peacetime, which puts societal resilience at the forefront of any efficient deterrence measure….Sweden and Finland are interesting in […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Balkans Debrief

Oct 13, 2022

#BalkansDebrief – How can US bipartisan legislation help the Western Balkans? | A debrief with Senator Jeanne Shaheen  

Nonresident Senior Fellow Ilva Tare interviews Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Senator for New Hampshire and Co-Chair of the NATO Observer Group in the US Senate about her recent Congressional trip to the Balkans, elections in Bosnia, EUFOR mandate extension, and other Western Balkan issues.

The Balkans

Britain Debrief

Oct 13, 2022

#BritainDebrief – How do historians view the long road to war in Ukraine? | A Debrief from Mary Elise Sarotte

By Ben Judah

Senior Fellow Ben Judah spoke with Johns Hopkins University SAIS's Dr. Mary Elise Sarotte on the historical perspective on the war in Ukraine.

Conflict Defense Policy

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