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In the News

Mar 24, 2016

Stefanini Quoted by the Wall Street Journal on Brussels Terrorist Attacks and the Future of European Security

By Stefano Stefanini

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European Union International Organizations

Bremain vs Brexit

Mar 24, 2016

Europe’s Big Challenge: Alienated Populations + ISIS

By Mitch Hulse

Terrorist attacks against the West will continue as long as Europe fails to integrate Muslim communities into its fold and organizations like the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham maintain their ideological stranglehold over these disaffected communities, according to senior fellows at the Atlantic Council. “These attacks are going to continue as long as two […]

Syria Western Europe

In the News

Mar 24, 2016

Ward Quoted by Voice of America on President Obama’s Strategic Reorientation with Latin America

By Alex Ward

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Latin America

In the News

Mar 24, 2016

Ward in War on the Rocks: Belgium Attacks, Cuba, and Foreign Policy Team Revealed

By Alex Ward

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Cuba Elections

In the News

Mar 23, 2016

Farkas Joins MSNBC to Discuss Ted Cruz’s Comments on Patrolling Muslim Neighborhoods

By Evelyn Farkas

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Western Europe

New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2016

Why Donald Trump is Wrong about NATO

By Robbie Gramer

In an interview with the Washington Post a day before the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump unveiled an “unabashedly noninterventionist approach” to America’s role in the world. High on his list of targets was NATO. Trump alleged that the United States’ “allies do nothing,” meaning the United States “can’t afford” to […]

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Mar 23, 2016

Bensahel Joins The Diane Rehm Show to Discuss the Latest on the Belgium Terror Attack

By Nora Bensahel

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Western Europe

In the News

Mar 23, 2016

Alliance at Risk Report Highlighted in Defense One

By Atlantic Council

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NATO Security & Defense

Bremain vs Brexit

Mar 23, 2016

Brussels Attacks Shift Focus to Migrant Crisis

By Robbie Gramer

The terrorist attacks in Brussels have shaken the European Union to its core and will have long-term consequences for the transatlantic community. Europe’s response to the migrant crisis, which has inundated the continent with more than one million refugees, will be an important factor in addressing this situation. The political fallout from the attacks in […]

Europe & Eurasia Western Europe

In the News

Mar 23, 2016

Pavel Quoted by The Wall Street Journal on US Presidential Candidates’ Comments on Brussels Attacks

By Barry Pavel

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Elections Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2016

ISIS Strikes Brussels: Is This The ‘New Normal’?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The terrorist attacks in Brussels represent a collective failure of Western intelligence, underscore the challenges radicalized young Muslims pose to Europe and the United States, but most of all are emblematic of what the Atlantic Council’s Barry Pavel describes as a “new normal.” The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the […]

Cybersecurity European Union

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Benitez Quoted by Mashable on the Challenge for Security Officials in Belgium

By Jorge Benitez

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Western Europe

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Kroenig in Journal of Peace Research: US Nuclear Weapons and Non-Proliferation – Is There a Link?

By Matthew Kroenig

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United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Pavel Quoted by National Public Radio on Terrorist Attacks in Brussels

By Barry Pavel

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European Union International Organizations

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Engelke in Los Angeles Times: Will the World’s Next Wars Be Fought Over Water?

By Peter Engelke

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Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: The Military is From Mars, Civilians are From Venus: Avoiding Planetary Collisions in the Conference Room

By David Barno & Nora Bensahel

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Pavel Quoted by Roll Call on Brussels Attacks

By Barry Pavel

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Western Europe

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Hasik Quoted by National Defense Magazine on US Military Tactical Vehicle Purchases

By James Hasik

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Mar 21, 2016

Benitez Quoted by The Daily Caller on Maritime Security in the GIUK Gap

By Jorge Benitez

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Northern Europe Russia

New Atlanticist

Mar 21, 2016

It’s Time to Sharpen NATO’s ‘Spearhead’ Force

By Robbie Gramer

Funding issues and decision-making challenges may render obsolete NATO’s “spearhead” force, which was set up in response to Russia’s military aggression along its eastern flank. This is another critical gap for NATO given Russia’s ramped up pressure on Eastern Europe, a move that has many Alliance officials even more worried after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s […]

European Union International Organizations
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