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New Atlanticist

Oct 16, 2015

The European Union Shows Turkey its Hand

By Sarah Bedenbaugh

At the European Union summit on Oct. 15, European leaders announced with much fanfare an EU-Turkey joint action plan designed to help stem the flow of refugees through Turkey to Europe. In exchange for Turkey’s cooperation with the EU on migration, EU leaders agreed to provide Turkey with funds (in an amount still to be […]

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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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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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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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New Atlanticist

May 5, 2015

Is this France’s Own Patriot Act?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Controversial surveillance rules unlike the ‘knee-jerk’ US law passed after 9/11, says Atlantic Council’s Dungan Controversial surveillance rules passed May 5 by France’s lower house of Parliament are quite unlike the “knee-jerk” US Patriot Act that followed al-Qaeda’s terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, said Atlantic Council analyst Nicholas Dungan. Dungan, a Nonresident Senior Fellow […]

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New Atlanticist

May 4, 2015

The British are Voting: Here’s What You Need to Know

By Ashish Kumar Sen

‘It is not important that Britain is not important,’ says Atlantic Council’s Dungan If one thing is nearly certain about Britain’s general elections May 7, it is that they will produce no clear victor and, as a result, could lead to another coalition government—or even a hung Parliament. British Prime Minister David Cameron is leading […]

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New Atlanticist

Jan 11, 2015

For France, ‘Solidarité’ Against Terror

By Nicholas Dungan

French Response to Islamist Violence Reflects Political Values and a Sense of National Mission France’s people and leaders have shown a unity and dignity following last week’s terrorist attacks that honor the country’s political culture of tolerance and reaffirm its success in confronting terrorism. France thus constitutes a valuable role model for other democracies and […]

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Jul 15, 2014

Transcript: The Globalization of the Defense Industry

The Globalization of the Defense Industry Introduction:Sean O’Keefe,Board Director,Atlantic Council Moderator:Steven Grundman,M.A. and George Lund Fellow,Atlantic Council Speaker:William J. Lynn III,CEO,Finmeccanica North America and DRS Technologies Inc. Location:1030 15th Street, N.W., 12th Floor (West Tower),Washington, D.C. Time: 11:30 a.m. EDTDate: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Transcript byFederal News ServiceWashington, D.C.

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Jul 9, 2014

Transcript: Facing a Revisionist Russia: Discussion with Carl Bildt

Facing a Revisionist Russia: Discussion with Carl Bildt Introduction:Paula Dobriansky,Former Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs,Atlantic Council Moderator:Frederick KempePresident and CEOAtlantic Council Speaker:H.E. Carl Bildt,Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Location:1030 15th Street, N.W., 12th Floor (West Tower),Washington, D.C. Time: 9:00 a.m. EDTDate: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Transcript byFederal News ServiceWashington, D.C.

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Jun 6, 2014

What Europe Means

By Nicholas Dungan

Today, June 6th, 2014, veterans and national leaders gather in Normandy to commemorate the Allied landings seventy years ago that began the liberation of France and the western half of Europe. Later this year, on November 9th, the world will observe the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of […]

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