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Nov 14, 2016

Tal Afar: Prospect for Escalation

By Ramzy Mardini

The international media often describes the city of Mosul, the capital of Ninawa province, as the Islamic State’s (ISIS) last remaining stronghold in Iraq. However, there is another major stronghold that may soon be a flashpoint between rival factions of the anti-ISIS coalition. In late October, Iraq’s Shia militias opened a new front in the […]

Iran Iraq

In the News

Nov 14, 2016

Grigas Interviewed by Pacific Council on Standing Firm Against Russian Aggression

By Agnia Grigas

Read the full interview here.

Russia

UkraineAlert

Nov 14, 2016

Watch Out, Silicon Valley. Here Comes Ukraine

By Yuliia Horovetska

Ukraine has the potential to become Europe’s top hub for information technology and other innovation-based industries. Some major private sector businesses have already chosen Ukraine as the site of their research and development centers; among them are Aricent, Boeing, Ericsson, Oracle, and Siemens. Private business initiatives in Ukraine have given birth to well-known startups like […]

Ukraine
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Oct. 20, 2016

NATOSource

Nov 14, 2016

Now is Not the Time for the US to Abandon NATO – Nor Should its European Allies Go it Alone

By Jens Stoltenberg, Guardian

On both sides of the Atlantic leaders have always understood that a stronger, safer and more prosperous Europe means a stronger, safer and more prosperous United States.

NATO Russia

In the News

Nov 14, 2016

Stein Joins NPR to Discuss US-Turkish Relations and the Raqqa Operation

By Aaron Stein

Listen to the full discussion here.

Turkey

UkraineAlert

Nov 14, 2016

We Are Building the New Ukraine, Three Years after Euromaidan

By Yuriy Didula

The need for reconciliation between eastern and western Ukraine is often emphasized in Ukrainian and international media, and has been the subject of dozens of roundtables in the past couple of years. Though originally from western Ukraine, I have lived and worked in the east for nearly two years, and I have come to realize […]

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Nov 11, 2016

Can Lithuania’s New Government Maintain Stability?

By Agnia Grigas

On the same day that the United States announced the election of Donald J. Trump as its new president, its small ally, Lithuania, announced its new government. The relatively unknown Peasants and Greens Union party, which won the most votes in parliamentary elections on October 23, has, at last, finalized its coalition agreement with the […]

Northern Europe
Royal Marines training in Norway, Feb. 2, 2016

NATOSource

Nov 11, 2016

Norway, Britain Sign Deal on Increased Defense Cooperation

By Stine Jacobsen, Reuters

NATO allies Britain and Norway agreed on Thursday to beef up their defense cooperation, including maritime surveillance and joint exercises on Norwegian soil, amid concerns about a more assertive Russia in northern Europe.

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President Obama meets president-elect Trump

EUSource

Nov 11, 2016

EU reacts to US election upset

By Future Europe Initiative

THIS WEEK’S KEY TAKE-AWAYS US election outcome sends shockwaves across Europe Google counters third EU antitrust charge EU, Turkey near accession talks break-up

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Nov 11, 2016

Will Bulgaria Tilt Toward Russia?

By Gergana Dimova

Bulgaria’s orientation toward Russia, and the renewed awareness of this shift, has become a major political issue in its presidential elections. While neither of the leading candidates has directly disputed Bulgaria’s membership in NATO and the European Union (EU), they have both argued that the EU should lift the sanctions imposed on Russia for annexing […]

Southern & Southeastern Europe

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