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Jun 29, 2016

Talking TTIP with European Trade Commissioner Malmström Featured by C-SPAN

By Atlantic Council

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jun 29, 2016

Stein Quoted by Deutsche Welle on the Istanbul Terror Attacks

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Jun 29, 2016

Stein Quoted by Agence France-Presse on ISIS’ Strategy in Turkey

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Jun 29, 2016

Farkas Quoted by Washington Post on Russian Security Services’ Increasing Brutality

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Jun 29, 2016

Stein Quoted by The Media Line on Turkey’s Response to Istanbul Attacks

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

EconoGraphics

Jun 29, 2016

Econographics – TTIP

By Nathaniel Rome

The United Kingdom’s (UK) vote last week to leave the European Union (EU) has raised questions about the future of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). TTIP is a trade agreement currently being negotiated by the United States (US) and the EU that will eliminate tariffs, reduce red tape, and set a new standard for international trade agreements. Following the Brexit vote, US Trade Representative Michael Froman and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström released statements reaffirming their commitment to TTIP.

Economy & Business European Union

UkraineAlert

Jun 29, 2016

Now Is Not the Time to Scrap the Minsk Agreement

By John E. Herbst

A Reply to David J. Kramer Editor’s Note: On June 22, Ambassador John Herbst and David J. Kramer debated whether we should bury the Minsk agreement, the troubled ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, at an Atlantic Council event in Washington, DC. Their remarks have been adapted from the debate. Ukraine’s discussion of the war with Russia […]

Germany OSCE

New Atlanticist

Jun 29, 2016

It’s Time to Scrap the Minsk Agreement

By David J. Kramer

Editor’s Note: On June 22, Ambassador John Herbst and David Kramer debated whether we should bury the Minsk agreement, the troubled ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, at an Atlantic Council event in Washington, DC. Their remarks have been adapted from the debate. The Minsk ceasefire agreement, signed February 15, 2015, by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, […]

Germany OSCE
Polish soldier in NATO's Noble Jump exercise, June 18, 2015

NATOSource

Jun 28, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: Poland

By Ian Brzezinski

NATO’s meeting of heads of state on July 8th in Warsaw will be the Alliance’s most important summit since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

NATO Poland

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 28, 2016

Atlantic Council Report Advocates Troop Buildup in Europe in Response to Russian Threat

By Ashish Kumar Sen

NATO must respond to threats from Russia by permanently stationing troops in the Baltic States, Poland, and the Black Sea region, according to a new Atlantic Council report. “These are clearly modest—in terms of the troop commitments—measures designed to stabilize the alliance, protect our smaller allies in the east, and do what the NATO alliance […]

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