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New Atlanticist

Jun 14, 2021

US-EU Summit may end aircraft trade row, but it needs to fly higher to succeed

By Barbara C. Matthews

If policymakers merely deliver movement regarding tariffs on selected physical items, they will have missed an opportunity to craft the foundations for a meaningful transatlantic relationship.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Jun 14, 2021

Misunderstanding and underestimating Europe

By Olivier-Rémy Bel

Europe has changed. It has started—though only started—transforming into a global geopolitical player. The urgent task before Europe is to finish that transition.

China European Union

In the News

Jun 12, 2021

Vershbow in POLITICO: Biden revels in Trump’s absence from the world stage

By Alexander Vershbow

Amb. Vershbow was quoted in POLITICO on European concerns over the tendencies that led to President Trump's election, and the unique approaches different European leaders are taking to President Biden.

Arms Control Eastern Europe

In the News

Jun 10, 2021

Stefanini in POLITICO: Europe asks – can Biden put his money where his mouth is?

By Stefano Stefanini

Ambassador Stefano Stefanin was quoted in POLITICO on how Biden has set the stage and the ball is in Europe's court to take advantage of the reset in transatlantic relations.

Coronavirus Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Jun 9, 2021

Biden’s Europe trip can help secure Afghanistan’s future. Here’s how.

By Earl Anthony Wayne, James B. Cunningham

The democracies meeting this week in Europe should signal continued concrete support for Afghans who do not share the Taliban’s worldview and who seek a peace without a Taliban-imposed regime.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Jun 9, 2021

Friedlander quoted in Handelsblatt on Biden’s first trip to abroad

By Julia Friedlander

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Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Jun 9, 2021

Friedlander quoted in the ABC News on Biden’s first trip to abroad

By Julia Friedlander

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Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Jun 9, 2021

Friedlander and Haddad quoted in the SCMP on Biden’s first trip to abroad

By Julia Friedlander, Benjamin Haddad

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Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Jun 9, 2021

Friedlander quoted in the NBC News on Biden’s trip to Europe

By Julia Friedlander

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Economy & Business European Union

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Jun 8, 2021

The growing global alignment in regulating Chinese trade and investment

By John Kabealo

The rapid revisions to US FDI and trade policy and the fast momentum the United States has helped to create in its diplomatic efforts reflect a near uniform consensus in the United States, and a growing consensus among our allies, that cross-border trade and investment are squarely issues of national security. Traditional US transatlantic allies appear to be serving US interests, and other countries with complex relations with China are adopting FDI screening processes that mimic CFIUS. The numerous efforts to revise statutory and regulatory regimes are an unmistakable signal that the view of China as a rival, and indeed a threat, to the established global order, is both widespread and likely to endure.

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