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Nov 24, 2014

Marczak on the Petrobras Scandal

By Jason Marczak

The Financial Times quotes Adrienne Arsht Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the Petrobras corruption scandal in Brazil:

Brazil

New Atlanticist

Nov 21, 2014

Obama’s Temporary Immigration Fix Still Demands a Permanent Solution

By Jason Marczak

Future of US Economy Depends on Getting Immigration Right After months – and even years – of anticipation, President Barack Obama has provided an imperfect solution for nearly half the country’s unauthorized immigrants. The bold decision to wield his executive authority will extend legal status to up to 5 million unauthorized immigrants; make it easier […]

Latin America
1986 DIA artwork of Soviet anti-satellite weapon

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Nov 19, 2014

Object 2014-28E – Space Junk or Russian Satellite Killer?

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

It is a tale that could have come from the cold war. A mysterious object launched by the Russian military is being tracked by western space agencies, stoking fears over the revival of a defunct Kremlin project to destroy satellites.

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Nov 14, 2014

Mexico’s Energy Reform: Tracking Progress

By Atlantic Council

Following the passage of secondary legislation in August 2014, Mexico’s energy industry is set for profound transformation. As leaders across the public and private sectors face a new era in the country’s energy matrix, policymakers across the region are looking to the Mexican experience as an example for both energy reform and an opportunity for […]

Energy & Environment Mexico
Pro-Russian armor in Donetsk, Oct. 25, 2014

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Nov 14, 2014

Russian Tanks in Ukraine, but US Won’t Say ‘Invasion’

By Kirit Radia, ABC News

Thousands of Russian troops have crossed into eastern Ukraine in recent days, along with columns of tanks, artillery and air-defense systems, according to NATO’s top commander.

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Report

Nov 14, 2014

The transatlantic trade and investment partnership: Big opportunities for small business

By Garrett Workman

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in both the United States and European Union stand to gain significantly from the implementation of an ambitious Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP). Using data from a targeted survey and interviews conducted with SME executives on both sides of the Atlantic, The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Big Opportunities […]

European Union Macroeconomics
Brandenburg Gate

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Nov 13, 2014

Time for Germans to Earn the Gift of 1989

By Constanze Stelzenmüller, Brookings

At this watershed moment, Germany, dubbed the “reluctant hegemon” not so long ago, finds itself the pivotal player in Europe.

Europe & Eurasia France
Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber near Scotland, April 23, 2014

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Nov 12, 2014

Russia Announces Bomber Flights to the Caribbean

By Vladimir Isachenkov, AP

Russia’s long-range bombers will conduct regular patrol missions from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, the military said Wednesday, a show of muscle reflecting tensions with the West over Ukraine.

NATO Russia
US and Iraqi soldiers, Camp Ramadi, Nov. 15, 2009

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Nov 7, 2014

Strengthening the Nordic Military Contribution to the International Effort Against ISIL

By Sigurd Neubauer, Magnus Nordenman, Erik Brattberg, and Alex Vatanka

The rapid and brutal advance of the Islamic State, a self-proclaimed caliphate, holding onto territory in eastern Syria and western Iraq, is not only threatening the stability of Iraq’s semi autonomous Kurdistan and its religious minorities, but threatens to establish a hub of jihadism

Iraq Northern Europe
French warship Mistral (L9013)

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Nov 7, 2014

Congressional Leaders Renew Call for NATO to Purchase French Warships Intended for Russia

By Eliot Engel, Mike Rogers, Mike Turner, Bill Keating, Steve Cohen, Gerry Connolly, Steve Chabot, and Jim Gerlach

Text of congressional letter sent to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

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