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MENASource

Jul 19, 2016

Parsing the Islamic State’s Nice Attack Claims

By Mona Alami

This year’s Bastille Day will go down in France’s modern history as its most bloody. On July 14, 31-year-old Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel ploughed through festive crowds in the Mediterranean city of Nice, killing 84 and injuring 200 others. France’s struggles with terror—whether through lone attacks in Nice or the coordinated Islamic State attacks in Paris […]

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Jan. 23, 2016

NATOSource

Jul 18, 2016

Why Canada is Leading a NATO Battalion in the East Instead of France

By Murray Brewster, CBC News

Canada announced at the recent Warsaw Summit that it would deploy at least 450 soldiers to Latvia, becoming one-of-four “framework” nations in a 4,000 person, high-readiness multinational brigade.

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In the News

Jul 17, 2016

Alami in the National: France attack points to change of tack by ISIL

By Mona Alami

Read the full article here.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2016

In France, More Security, But Not at the Expense of Inclusivity

By Ashish Kumar Sen

France must strike a delicate balance between securing its homeland while integrating all communities into French society, and one cannot come at the expense of the other, according to the Atlantic Council’s Damon Wilson. “If France gets this right, it can offer a path forward for all of Europe and much of the West,” said […]

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In the News

Jul 15, 2016

Brynen Joins the Loop to Discuss the Nice Attacks

By Rex Brynen

Watch the full interview here.

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Bremain vs Brexit

Jul 15, 2016

Slavin Joins Voice of America to Discuss Theresa May, South China Sea, Dallas Police Shootings, and Nice Attacks

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to the full discussion here.

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In the News

Jul 15, 2016

Brynen Joins Roundhouse Radio to Discuss Terrorism in Nice

By Rex Brynen

Listen to the full interview here.

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EconoGraphics

Jul 12, 2016

Taking Stock of European Banks: Improvements Amid Challenges

By Nathaniel Rome

Since the British referendum, Europe’s banking sector has come under renewed scrutiny from financial markets as well as European Union officials and finance ministers. A primary focus is on Italy - which has accumulated $400 billion in gross bad loans - and the EU-Italy talks about how to recapitalize the weak Italian banks.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Jul 1, 2016

US Isolationism Has Few Takers Abroad

By Meghan Rowley

Pew survey finds isolationist policies would be ‘unpopular’ Amid global trends of isolationism and proposals from Donald Trump for US disengagement, an international survey conducted by Pew Research Center suggests that isolationist policies would be “unpopular” if enacted by the next US administration.

Elections Europe & Eurasia

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 24, 2016

EU’s Salvation a Priority

By Anders Åslund

David Cameron will go down as one of the most foolish prime ministers in British history. By placating populist sentiment and agreeing to hold a referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership in the European Union to manage tensions in his own Conservative Party, he has taken his country out of relevant international politics, forced himself […]

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