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Sep 22, 2014

Huntsman: Under Nieto, Mexico’s Reforms Revitalize Nation

By Jon M. Huntsman

Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. writes for the Miami Herald on the new reforms introduced under Mexican President Peña Nieto:

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Seal of the Central Intelligence Agency

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Sep 19, 2014

CIA Halts Spying in Europe

By Ken Dilanian, AP

“The CIA has curbed spying on friendly governments in Western Europe in response to the furor over a German caught selling secrets to the United States and the Edward Snowden revelations of classified information held by the National Security Agency, according to current and former U.S. officials.”

Europe & Eurasia Intelligence
NATO Patriot battery in Turkey

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Sep 17, 2014

Spain to Replace Dutch in Turkey Patriot Missile Deployment

Spain will send a Patriot anti-ballistic missile battery to Turkey’s southern border with Syria as part of a NATO initiative, Defence Minister Pedro Morenes said on Wednesday, replacing the Netherlands’ contribution to the deployment.

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Sep 17, 2014

Schechter and Marczak: Comprehensive Energy Reform is a New Dawn for Mexico

By Peter Schechter, Jason Marczak

Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter and Deputy Director Jason Marczak cowrite for the Hill on energy reform in Mexico: 

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Event Recap

Sep 17, 2014

Art & Science: An Exhibition of Arctic Climate Change

By The Atlantic Council

On September 10, the Atlantic Council’s Young Atlanticist Program hosted the first of a series of Arctic events developed by the ELEEP Network’s Arctic Climate Change Emerging Leaders (ACCEL) Fellows. Examining the role art plays in communicating the science of climate change to the public, artists Diane Burko and Mia Feuer presented their Arctic inspired […]

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Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, President Barack Obama, and Prime Minister David Cameron

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Sep 15, 2014

5 Ways for NATO, US to support Ukraine

By Jan Lodal, Washington Post

The Ukrainian military is capable of defending this line if it is given adequate NATO support, led by the United States. Five packages are needed:

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Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Feb. 16, 2012

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Sep 11, 2014

Majority of Greeks Describe NATO as ‘No Longer Essential’

By German Marshall Fund of the United States

Transatlantic Trends 2014 paints a picture of a complex relationship between the United States and Europe, and their responses to these challenges.

Europe & Eurasia NATO
Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber

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Sep 10, 2014

Russian Bombers Practice Cruise Missile Strikes on US During NATO Summit

By Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon

Two Russian strategic bombers conducted practice cruise missile attacks on the United States during a training mission last week that defense officials say appeared timed to the NATO summit in Wales.

NATO Russia

Defense Industrialist

Sep 8, 2014

Is NATO’s 2% of GDP a relevant target?

By James Hasik

Sometimes it’s what you spend, and sometimes it’s where and how you spend it.   With a few announcements of new spending around the NATO Summit, the alliance is a little closer, but only a little, to its “2-20” goals: that every member state will devote 2 percent of its GDP to its military, and 20 […]

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Sep 6, 2014

Miami Herald: Obama’s Plan to Counter Venezuela’s Oil Clout

By Atlantic Council

The Miami Herald cites an Atlantic Council report, Uncertain Energy: The Caribbean’s Gamble with Venezuela: 

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