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Nov 16, 2009

US and EU: Transatlantic Partnership for the 21st Century

By Marc Grossman

In the 1970s, Henry Kissinger famously asked, “who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?” After more than three decades, he may finally get his answer. Last week, the European parliament began debating the powers and responsibilities of a new president of Europe, a position made possible by the recent decision of […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Nov 13, 2009

Sec. Gen. Rasmussen Sees Need to Improve NATO Partnerships

By NATO

From NATO: Today’s NATO cannot succeed as a provider of security and stability if it is not connected to the wider world. All of our operations now involve our partner countries and we are increasingly aware that those operations need a comprehensive approach, involving all of the major international actors, if they are to be […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Nov 13, 2009

After the Fall: The View from Europe

By Andrew Kessinger

German Chancellor Merkel touted the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as a “day of celebration for all of Europe.”  But not everyone is as cheerful.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Nov 11, 2009

Slovenia hosts second seminar on NATO’s new Strategic Concept

By NATO

From NATO: NATO’s second seminar on the New Strategic Concept will be held at the Conference Centre in Brdo, Slovenia on Friday 13 November 2009… Hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence of Slovenia with the support of the UK’s Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the event will bring together […]

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New Atlanticist

Nov 10, 2009

Germany Should Support Nabucco

By Alexandros Petersen

Rügen is best known as a popular German tourist destination. But now the Baltic Sea island has taken on a new role as staging point for an energy project that is as ambitious as it is controversial: the Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany.

Energy & Environment European Union

NATOSource

Nov 2, 2009

Europe Still Likes Obama, but Doubts Creep In

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: [N]ine months into Mr. Obama’s presidency, trans-Atlantic relations are again clouded by doubts. Europe and the United States remain at least partly out of sync on Afghanistan, the Middle East, Iran and climate change. Many Europeans argue that Mr. Obama has not broken clearly enough with Bush administration policies that […]

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NATOSource

Oct 30, 2009

Is Turkey Leaving the West?

By Foreign Affairs

From Foreign Affairs: A mountain is moving in Turkish foreign policy, and the foundation of Turkey’s 60-year-old military and political cooperation with the West may be eroding… But the AKP’s foreign policy has not promoted sympathy toward all Muslim states. Rather, the party has promoted solidarity with Islamist, anti-Western regimes (Qatar and Sudan, for example) […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 30, 2009

Turkey Looking East and South

By the Economist

From the Economist: Frustrated by European equivocation, Turkey is reversing years of antagonism with its Arab neighbours… Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has just been warmly received in the Iranian capital, Tehran, a reflection of the realpolitik that has kept links open despite the Islamic Republic’s international isolation. Turkey requires no visas for Iranians, […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 30, 2009

Europe’s Obama Fatigue

By foreignpolicy.com

From foreignpolicy.com: Despite George W. Bush’s defiant “you’re with us or you’re against us” public stance, he actively solicited advice and input from his NATO partners. Obama, by contrast, is saying all the right things in public about transatlantic relations and NATO but adopting a high-handed policy and paying little attention to Europe. And Europe […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Oct 29, 2009

Juncker Enters the EU Presidency Fray

By Benjamin Preisler

With Jean-Claude Juncker, a powerful European voice has stepped forward in an attempt to prevent Tony Blair’s candidacy for the EU Presidency from gaining steam.

European Union International Organizations

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