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In the News

Mar 27, 2016

Manning in The National: Nuclear Security is an Important Consideration for Gulf Countries

By Robert A. Manning

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China Middle East

In the News

Mar 27, 2016

Pavel Joins BBC Newshour to Discuss the Syrian Civil Conflict in Palmyra

By Barry Pavel

Barry Pavel joins BBC Newshour to discuss the Syrian Civil Conflict in Palmyra. His interview begins at the 18:30 mark. Listen to the full interview here.

Syria

Bremain vs Brexit

Mar 25, 2016

A Terrorist Attack on NATO’s Doorstep

By Stefano Stefanini

The March 22 terrorist attacks on Brussels—in the heart of the European Union’s citadel—are an attack on all of Europe. Belgium has become a frontline state in a war about which Europe is in denial. The European Union, established to prevent war from ever again breaking out in Europe, is loath to call the terrorist […]

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Mar 25, 2016

Farkas Joins CNN to Discuss Brussels Terrorists Attacks and Security in Europe

By Evelyn Farkas

Western Europe

In the News

Mar 25, 2016

Speranza in Newsweek: The Political Fallout in Europe of the Brussels Blasts

By Lauren Speranza

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Western Europe

In the News

Mar 25, 2016

Aronsson Quoted by Business Insider on the Biggest Problems Facing European Militaries

By Lisa Aronsson

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In the News

Mar 25, 2016

Healey in The Christian Science Monitor: Why the FBI Will Eventually Reveal Its iPhone Hack to Apple

By Jason Healey

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In the News

Mar 24, 2016

Farkas Quoted by the Associated Press on NATO’s Strategy Against ISIS

By Evelyn Farkas

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European Union International Organizations

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

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