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In the News Mar 4, 2022

Haddad in Politico: The EU should borrow together once again — this time for common defense

“The pandemic’s recovery fund offers a model for strengthening Europe’s military capabilities,” write Benjamin Haddad and Max Bergmann in Politico.

In the News Mar 5, 2022

Propp in Lawfare: Cultivating Europe’s Data Garden

Europe Center nonresident senior fellow Kenneth Propp explores the EU’s digital legislative initiatives on the horizon: the Data Act and the Digital Governance Act. The immediate consequence, as the Data Act begins to wind through the legislative labyrinth, could be a foreign concern that the EU’s bid for greater autonomy in the data economy is […]
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In the News Mar 4, 2022

Wieslander interviewed by Deutsche Welle on the politics of NATO in Sweden

By Anna Wieslander

“You have a pretty polarized situation among the parties. You would have the right-wing leaning parties who are pro-NATO, then Red-Green who are against joining; and then you have the right-wing extremist party, the Swedish Democrats, the third-biggest party who are also against,” said Wieslander.
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Mar 10, 2023

Wieslander quoted in Deutsche Welle

“[Anna Wieslander] pointed to the fact that Sweden’s and Finland’s membership was crucial to NATO’s security in terms of defense and deterrence regarding the new Russian threat, and when it comes to the new long-term strategic competition with China. ‘This is really a time for everyone to speak up and say: Turkey cannot go on like this,’ Wieslander said.”

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Mar 6, 2023

Wieslander on Sveriges Radio “Studio Ett”

Director for Northern Europe Anna Wieslander spoke to the Svergies Radio on the visiting Hungarian delegation to Stockholm, which met with parliamentarians to discuss NATO membership.

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Mar 6, 2023

Wieslander on Svenska Dagbladet Podcast

Director for Northern Europe Anna Wieslander spoke to the Svenska Dagbladet’s podcast about Sweden and Finland potentially splitting their NATO bids.

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Mar 3, 2023

Wieslander cited in New York Times on Ukraine’s European future

“Now there’s more sympathy and the feeling that Ukraine is a part of Europe, but that’s sentimental and not hard-core,” said Anna Wieslander of Sweden, director for Northern Europe for the Atlantic Council organization. “What’s the plan ahead? That’s what I’m missing,” she added. “There’s no discussion of what the membership criteria in a new […]

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Feb 7, 2023

Wieslander on Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Podcast

Anna Wieslander spoke with the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences about the report “How allied Sweden and Finland can secure Northern Europe.”

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Feb 2, 2023

Wieslander on BBC World Service

Anna Wieslander spoke with BBC’s World Service about Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession process.

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Jan 31, 2023

Wieslander in Financial Times on potential solo Finnish NATO accession

“The focus now is to calm down the situation,” said Anna Wieslander. “Swedish policymakers are still quite confident that Turkey will ratify . . . in the end, but they also realise that the road will continue to be bumpy.”

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Jan 31, 2023

Wieslander in WSJ on Western support for Ukraine

“This is a very transformative period in the conflict. But to me, the reactions from Western capitals have been merely tactical so far. We lack a common vision about how the war should end and how these deliveries fit into that vision,” Wieslander said.

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Jan 26, 2023

Wieslander quoted in Finnish Verkkouutiset on potential F-16s to Turkey

“The United States has entered the game. And Erdogan needs his F-16 fighter jets,” Wieslander, Northern Europe Director of the Atlantic Council, wrote.

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Jan 19, 2023

Wieslander in Carnegie Europe’s “Judy Asks: Is European strategic autonomy over?”

“Yes, at least in the short term, it seems as if ‘reality killed the cat,’” wrote Wieslander. “Already before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, France adopted a more sobering stance…The recent EU initiatives on defense tend to be complementary to NATO and draw on the particular strengths of the union, which is a step in […]

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