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In the News

Jul 16, 2016

Bryza Joins Fox Business to Discuss Turkey’s Failed Coup

By Matthew Bryza

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Watch the full video here.

Turkey

New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2016

In France, More Security, But Not at the Expense of Inclusivity

By Ashish Kumar Sen

France must strike a delicate balance between securing its homeland while integrating all communities into French society, and one cannot come at the expense of the other, according to the Atlantic Council’s Damon Wilson. “If France gets this right, it can offer a path forward for all of Europe and much of the West,” said […]

France

In the News

Jul 15, 2016

Stein Quoted by Wall Street Journal on Military Factions in Turkish Coup

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Jul 15, 2016

Stein Quoted by Wall Street Journal on Turkish Coup’s Impacts on Countering Violent Extremism

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Jul 15, 2016

Stein Quoted by Bloomberg Politics on NATO’s View of Turkey After Failed Coup

By Aaron Stein

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 15, 2016

Brynen Joins the Loop to Discuss the Nice Attacks

By Rex Brynen

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France
Heads of State of NATO members and partners at Warsaw Summit, July 8, 2016 (photo: NATO)

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2016

Keeping NATO Relevant and United

By The Editorial Board, New York Times

Despite all the unsettling news coming out of Europe, not least Britain’s divorce from the common market, one traditional trans-Atlantic alliance remains essentially intact: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2016

US-Russia Cooperation on Syria Seen as Catalyst for Syrian Conflict Resolution

By Julia Goldman

Reports of newfound military cooperation between Russia and the United States to resolve Syrian conflict are welcomed with caution by Syrian negotiation committees. “The hope is there may be serious cooperation at the highest level to finally address the Syrian situation in a serious way and at the level that is required,” said Bassama Kodmani, […]

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Bremain vs Brexit

Jul 15, 2016

EU Source: UK Government Shakeup as Theresa May Takes Over

By Future Europe Initiative

THIS WEEK’S KEY TAKE-AWAYS Theresa May begins PM role with surprising cabinet decisions Privacy Shield deal approved, US companies can sign on Aug. 1 EU Commission strikes at Google with new antitrust charges

China Economy & Business
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, July 13, 2016 (photo: Christian Thiel/Bundeswehr)

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2016

A Newly Confident and Audacious Germany

By Constanze Stelzenműller, Washington Post

So the new “White Book” policy framework the German Defense Ministry published this week — its first in a decade — is of interest not only to policy wonks and academics.

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