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New Atlanticist

Jan 2, 2018

A New French Renaissance

By Nicholas Dungan

Just as Queen Elizabeth II offers her yuletide greetings to the British people in her Christmas Day broadcast each December 25, so, tradition goes, the president of France presents his New Year’s wishes to the French people on December 31. Emmanuel Macron’s speech on the last day of 2017 was his first New Year’s address. […]

France

In the News

Jan 2, 2018

Dobriansky in the Wall Street Journal: A Cold War in the Arctic Circle

By Paula J. Dobriansky

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Europe & Eurasia

UkraineAlert

Jan 2, 2018

Nine Things Ukraine Should Do in 2018

By Olena Prokopenko and Christina Parandii

In September 2017, Parliamentary Speaker Andriy Parubiy branded the new political season “the autumn of reforms.” His prediction was partly right and partly wrong. Parliament did deliver on some overdue issues; however, the recent attacks on anticorruption institutions overshadowed a number of positive achievements. As Ukraine enters 2018, a year which precedes the presidential and […]

Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Jan 2, 2018

Which Will Be Europe’s Poorest Country? Ukraine or Moldova

By Anders Åslund

A year ago, I expressed my hope that “2017 should be the year when Ukraine’s economy takes off.” It should have been, but it was not. In the last quarter of 2016, Ukraine’s GDP grew by 4.8 percent. Alas, in each of the ensuing four quarters, the growth rate declined and GDP grew by only […]

Moldova
Ukraine

In the News

Jan 2, 2018

Braw in WSJ: Europe Needs One EU-Boat, Not 16 Different Submarines

By Elizabeth Braw

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Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Dec 31, 2017

Marczak Quoted in Las Provincias on Russian Involvement in the Caribbean

By Jason Marczak

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Cuba
Russia

In the News

Dec 30, 2017

Braw in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Argues in Favor of More Permanent US basing in Germany

By Elisabeth Braw

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Germany

In the News

Dec 27, 2017

Farkas Joins BBC to Discuss Upcoming Russian Presidential Elections

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Dec 27, 2017

Stein in War on the Rocks: Ankara’s Look East: How Turkey’s Warming Ties with Russia Threaten its Place in the Transatlantic Community

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Dec 26, 2017

De Alba Quoted in El Mundo on the Diplomatic Rift between Venezuela and Spain

By Mariano de Alba

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Southern & Southeastern Europe
Venezuela

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