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NATOSource

Jul 13, 2018

Trump Reveals He was ‘Very Firm’ with NATO Allies

By Donald Trump, White House

[Excerpts from remarks by President Trump at press conference after NATO Summit, July 12, 2018.

Germany
NATO

UkraineAlert

Jul 13, 2018

Stop Freaking Out. Trump Has Less Power Than Everyone Thinks.

By Melinda Haring

If one took the punditry seriously, it would be easy to conclude that the Western liberal order is being unmade before our very eyes. Some worried that US President Donald Trump would destroy the North Atlantic Treaty Organization this week. He didn’t. Instead, he reaffirmed his commitment to it. Yes, he undermined the credibility of […]

NATO
Russia

New Atlanticist

Jul 12, 2018

This is How the Liberal International Order Dies

By Paul D. Miller

Last year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, after meeting US President Donald J. Trump at the NATO Summit in Brussels, “The times in which we could completely depend on others are, to a certain extent, over…We Europeans truly have to take our fate into our own hands.” That she said it on Memorial Day weekend—the […]

European Union
International Organizations

UkraineAlert

Jul 12, 2018

Why the Russian Fuss over “Fascist” Salute at World Cup Backfired

By Adrian Karatnycky

“Glory to Ukraine!” saluted Domagoj Vida in a video message last week to his Ukrainian fans following Croatia’s victory over host Russia in the quarter finals of the World Cup. Vida, a Croatian defender who had played for five years with Ukraine’s Dynamo Kyiv, was pumped up from a heady goal in a dramatic victory […]

Russia
Ukraine

In the News

Jul 12, 2018

Nordenman Quoted in Defense News on NATO’s New Baltic Command Structure

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO
Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Jul 12, 2018

Poroshenko Expects Ukraine to be a Priority When Trump Meets Putin

By David Wemer

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expects Russia’s role in the conflict in his country to be a priority when US President Donald J. Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16. Poroshenko said that meeting, the first summit between Trump and Putin, could go either way, but trusted that “Ukraine would be among […]

NATO
Russia

Timely Commentary & Analysis

Jul 12, 2018

Amid government turmoil, Germany dives into effort to phase out coal

By Ellen Scholl and Peter Freudenstein

This piece is the first in a series examining the opportunities and challenges facing the recently launched “Coal Exit Commission” in Germany. It will shed some light on the context surrounding the establishment of the Commission and explain the important role coal still plays in Germany. Amid political turmoil over migration, last month Germany launched […]

Energy & Environment
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Trade in Action

Jul 12, 2018

TRADE IN ACTION July 12, 2018

By Global Business & Economics Program

Economy & Business
Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Jul 12, 2018

Here’s What NATO Achieved at Its Brussels Summit

By David Wemer

The NATO Summit in Brussels on July 11 and 12 was dominated by dramatic debates over burden sharing and uncertainty about the United States’ continued commitment to the Alliance. Lost in this shuffle, however, are the tangible actions NATO leaders endorsed after their meetings. Here are the highlights based on the NATO communiqué signed on […]

NATO
Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 12, 2018

Wieslander quoted in Politico on Europe’s military spending

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia
Politics & Diplomacy

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