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TTIP and the Fifty States: Jobs and Growth from Coast to Coast

A groundbreaking new report from the Atlantic Council, the Bertelsmann Foundation, and the British Embassy in Washington, entitled TTIP and the Fifty States: Jobs and Growth from Coast to Coast, explores the impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on the economies of all fifty United States. In summer 2013, representatives of the […]

NATO Secretary General Condemns Slaying of EULEX Staff Member in Kosovo

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

I strongly condemn the attack on a EULEX convoy which led to the death of one Lithuanian staff member of the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo. Such violence is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

Can Germany Be a Civil Superpower?

By Julian Lindley-French

The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘superpower’ as a “very powerful and influential nation.” On September 22, democratic Germany will go to the polls. Some commentators and politicians are posing what they believe to be a fundamental and existential question implicit in the election – a German Europe or a European Germany? The Economist in a […]

European Values, not Geopolitics, Should Decide Ukraine’s European Integration

By Taras Kuzio

The European Parliament on September 12 called on Russia to respect the right of EU Eastern Partnership members such as Ukraine to enter Association Agreements and not use trade sanctions, forcing them to choose the Eurasian over the European Union. The trade war is music to the ears of the authoritarian Ukrainian authorities who have […]

Survey: Turkish Support for EU Membership on Decline, Opinion Divided on NATO

By Nesibe Hicret Soy, Today's Zaman

The desire of Turks to join the European Union has cooled considerably over the past decade and public support for NATO in Turkey is the lowest among NATO countries, according to the Transatlantic Trends 2013 public opinion survey

Can Europe Play a Decisive Role in the Middle East?

By Charlemagne, Economist

The Arab world is where the EU should make its influence felt.

Deputy Secretary General: ‘NATO-Ukraine Cooperation Looks Very Promising’

As the Vilnius Summit of the Eastern Partnership approaches, we are reminded of a fundamental principle of the Helsinki Final Act that is a key element of national security and sovereignty.

Britain and Poland: Europeans Need to Strengthen Their Defense Capabilities

By William Hague, Philip Hammond, Radoslaw Sikorski, and Tomasz Siemoniak

Europe is facing a number of complex and inter-connected challenges.

A Much Less Special Relationship

By Roger Cohen, New York Times

Britain’s decision not to stand with the United States, its closest ally, in possible military action to punish the Syrian regime for a deadly chemical weapons attack marks a watershed moment

Sweden Lashes Out at Russian ‘Economic Warfare’ in East Europe

By Justyna Pawlak and Adrian Croft, Reuters

Sweden accused Russia on Friday of waging “economic warfare” against former Soviet republics that have been considering closer trade relations with the European Union and said the EU needed a strategy to resist Moscow.