Europe & Eurasia

Stretching from the shores of the Atlantic to the mountains of Central Asia, the European and Eurasian landmass contains both some of the most stable and wealthy countries in the world, as well as some of the poorest and those led by repressive regimes. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine launched in 2022 has transformed the region’s security and launched economic, political, and defense issues into the global limelight, emphasizing the necessity of increased regional and transatlantic cooperation.

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New Atlanticist

May 8, 2017

The West’s Future Depends on the Political Center

By Stanley Sloan

Later in May, US President Donald J. Trump is scheduled to attend his first NATO summit. The summit will take place at a time when most NATO and European Union (EU) leaders are breathing a sigh of relief with centrist Emmanuel Macron’s defeat of the far-right Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential election on May […]

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In the News

May 8, 2017

Dungan Quoted by CNN on Macron’s Victory in the French Presidential Election

By Nicholas Dungan

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France

In the News

May 8, 2017

Dungan Joins Bloomberg to Discuss Macron’s Victory in the French Presidential Election

By Nicholas Dungan

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France

In the News

May 8, 2017

Fishman in the Washington Post: Russia Is Still Waging Cyberwar against Western Democracy. It’s Time to Push Back.

By Eddie Fishman

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In the News

May 8, 2017

Polyakova in the American Interest: The Youth Vote and the Future of Europe

By Alina Polyakova

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France

In the News

May 7, 2017

Polyakova Joins C-Span to Discuss the French Presidential Election

By Alina Polyakova

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France

New Atlanticist

May 7, 2017

President Macron: Finally, Some Good News for the EU

By Julien Touati

Emmanuel Macron’s  large victory is historic by many standards. The newly-elected president of France won the election on his first attempt (like Valery Giscard d’Estaing in 1974 and François Hollande in 2012) but, unlike any other French president since 1958, he did so without any longstanding political experience or the backing of a mainstream party; […]

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New Atlanticist

May 6, 2017

Maltese Candidates Have Different Views of European Union

By Matthew Lowell

Maltese voters face a choice in elections on June 3 between two prime ministerial candidates who have starkly different views on the path ahead for the European Union (EU) and their country’s role in a future EU army. On the question of whether the solution for the EU is more or less Europe, Maltese Prime […]

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In the News

May 6, 2017

Durakoglu Quoted by the Wall Street Journal on the Alt-Right’s Involvement in #MacronLeaks Hack during the French Election

By Naz Durakoglu

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France

New Atlanticist

May 6, 2017

Election Will Shape France’s Relationship with Africa

By Mayecor Sar

To say that Africa is not a foreign policy priority in the French election would be an understatement. This is understandable, however, considering the dire state of France’s economy and the many international challenges the country faces. But because of France’s historically special relationship with its former colonies, would-be presidents can never completely disregard the […]

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