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Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Russian President Vladimir Putin, March 22, 2016

NATOSource

Sep 8, 2016

Finland and The Unpredictable Neighbor

By René Nyberg

Great empires do not go away quietly.

NATO NATO Partnerships

In the News

Sep 8, 2016

Itani Quoted by Bloomberg on the US-Russian Role in Syria

By Faysal Itani

Read the full article here.

Russia Syria

Event Recap

Sep 8, 2016

Transition Seminar for Rose Gottemoeller, NATO’s Next Deputy Secretary General

By Marija Vaicekauskaite

On September 8, the Atlantic Council hosted a transition seminar for Rose Gottemoeller, NATO’s Next Deputy Secretary General and current Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the US Department of State. After more than a decade of distinguished public service, Under Secretary Gottemoeller will assume her new position at a critical time […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Sep 8, 2016

Vajdich Quoted by McClatchy DC on Trump’s Growing Embrace of Putin

By Daniel Vajdich

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Russia

In the News

Sep 8, 2016

Stein Quoted by BuzzFeed News on Turkey’s Syria Intervention

By Aaron Stein

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Syria Turkey

In the News

Sep 7, 2016

Stein in War on the Rocks: This Is How Turkey’s Incursion into Syria Could Get Bogged Down

By Aaron Stein

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Syria Turkey

In the News

Sep 7, 2016

Polyakova Joins The Diane Rehm Show to Discuss Populism and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in Europe

By Alina Polyakova

Listen to the full interview here.

Europe & Eurasia

UkraineAlert

Sep 7, 2016

The Russian Balance Sheet at Hangzhou

By Stephen Blank

The recent G-20 meetings in Hangzhou, China provide a useful balance sheet for assessing Russia’s status in Europe. While Russian President Vladimir Putin showed that Russia is not as isolated as many in the West think it should be, Putin failed to convince France and Germany to pressure Ukraine to implement the Minsk II ceasefire […]

Russia Ukraine

Trade in Action

Sep 7, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – September 7, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

G20 World Leaders, including US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, in Hangzhou, China September 4-5

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia
Logo of European BattleGroups

NATOSource

Sep 6, 2016

Post-Brexit, EU Moves Toward Deeper Military Integration

By Bruno Waterfield, The Times (London)

EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini told ambassadors yesterday she would table the “road map” to take advantage of “political space” opened by the Brexit vote.

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