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Mar 26, 2019

Dungan appears on Bloomberg to discuss EU-China trade

On March 26, 2019, Nicholas Dungan spoke with Bloomberg’s Jason Kelly on “Bloomberg: Balance of Power” about EU-China trade and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to France.

Economy & Business
European Union

New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2019

Decision time for Brexit, but not quite as planned

By John M. Roberts

Next week will determine one key element of the great Brexit saga: will Britain exit the EU on the terms reached in the Withdrawal Agreement concluded with the European Commission last November?

European Union
United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2019

The only thing certain about Brexit is that it won’t happen on March 29

By David A. Wemer

A quick look at where things stand and what to watch out for in the coming weeks.

European Union
United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Mar 20, 2019

Italy’s embrace of China’s Belt and Road Initiative comes with risks and opportunity

By Andrea Montanino

Instead of criticizing Italy, the EU and the United States should seize this opportunity to reinforce their alliance.

China
European Union

New Atlanticist

Mar 18, 2019

House speaker delivers a fresh blow to Theresa May’s Brexit plans

By John M. Roberts

John Bercow rules prime minister cannot put the same Withdrawal Agreement to a third vote

European Union
United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Mar 18, 2019

Quiet, but important, progress in transatlantic trade

By Barbara C. Matthews

Two parallel, complementary trade policy actions are underway as technical discussions continue between US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and the EU’s Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström. 

European Union
Trade and tariffs

New Atlanticist

Mar 18, 2019

A message from France to United States: Don’t be afraid of European autonomy

By David A. Wemer

“Building a European autonomy should never be seen as a move against the United States,” Florence Parly said.

Defense Policy
European Union

UkraineAlert

Mar 18, 2019

Too little, too late

By Anders Åslund

On November 25, the Russian Coast Guard attacked and illegally seized three Ukrainian naval vessels on international waters in the Black Sea. The twenty-four Ukrainian sailors on board were arrested for having violated Russian territorial waters and jailed in the nineteenth century KGB prison Lefortovo in Moscow. These Ukrainian sailors were on Ukrainian vessels going […]

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Inflection Points

Mar 16, 2019

Europe’s struggle for a China strategy

By Frederick Kempe

The EU has taken its most significant steps yet – though belated and insufficient – to address China’s increasingly assertive and state-subsidized push into Europe.

China
European Union

EnergySource

Mar 15, 2019

A European view: Europe, Nord Stream 2, and diversification

By Friedbert Pflüger

Preface During his 2019 State of the Union speech, President Donald Trump claimed credit for getting European NATO members to pay an additional $100 billion in military outlays to the alliance by the end of 2020. Similarly, instead of raising the specter of further sanctions on Russia that would impact European allies, the United States […]

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