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In the News

Jun 15, 2018

Herbst Quoted in the Washington Post on the G7 Summit and Russia

By John E. Herbst

Read the full article here.

Russia

New Atlanticist

Jun 15, 2018

FIFA’s Own Goal: Soccer Federation Needs to Do More to Press Russia on LGBTI Rights

By Jonny Gass

From now until July 15, one million soccer fans will descend on Russia for the twenty-first Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, 3.4 billion people will watch from virtually every country and territory on Earth, and Russia will profit from immense global attention, an economic boon, and the fame that comes from hosting […]

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In the News

Jun 15, 2018

Nordenman Quoted in Defense News on Macedonia and NATO

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Security & Defense
Heiko Maas, February 4, 2011 (photo: SPD Schleswig-Holstein).

NATOSource

Jun 15, 2018

Germany’s Foreign Minister Calls for ‘A Real European Security and Defense Union’

By Heiko Mass, German Foreign Ministry

That world order that we once knew, had become accustomed to and sometimes felt comfortable in – this world order no longer exists.

European Union France

UkraineAlert

Jun 15, 2018

They speak Russian in Crimea, but that doesn’t make it part of Russia

By Peter Dickinson

Away from the frontlines of the conflict, the myth of Ukraine’s pro-Kremlin Russian-speakers never really needed debunking.

Conflict Nationalism

In the News

Jun 14, 2018

Herbst in The American Interest: Why Nord Stream 2 Will Not Be Built

By John Herbst

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Jun 14, 2018

Political Football: The World Cup’s Middle East Challengers

By Owen Daniels

The author and political thinker George Orwell was many things, but a soccer fan he was not. In an essay titled “The Sporting Spirit,” written in 1945 during then-Soviet soccer club Dynamo Moscow’s Cold War British tour, Orwell called soccer “a game in which everyone gets hurt and every nation has its own style of […]

Russia

In the News

Jun 14, 2018

Bechev Joins Al Jazeera to Discuss New Name for Macedonia

By Dimitar Bechev

Watch the full discussion here

Greece

Event Recap

Jun 14, 2018

Repairing the Roof with Clouds Gathering: The Outlook, Risks, and Governance Reform of the Euro Area

By Global Business & Economics Program

On June 13, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business & Economics Program hosted a breakfast roundtable discussion on the present and future of the European Monetary Union (EMU).

Economy & Business European Union

IranSource

Jun 14, 2018

Trump’s Iran Policy: From the Art of the Deal to the Mirage of Regime Change

By Manochehr Dorraj and Mahmood Monshipouri

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used his first speech in his new position on May 21, 2018, to send a message to the Iranian leadership and people. Pompeo laid out twelve demands including ending Iran’s ballistic missiles development, halting support for Lebanese Hezbollah and Palestinian groups including Hamas, allowing nuclear inspectors “unqualified access to […]

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