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Europe’s Soul-Searching Moment

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Jul 16, 2025

Reading between the lines of the new France-UK nuclear entente

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Léonie Allard

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Kier Starmer released a “truly historic” declaration on nuclear planning on July 10.

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Europe’s Soul-Searching Moment

New Atlanticist
May 2, 2025

France’s foreign minister on Europe’s role in the ‘new era of multilateralism’

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Daniel Hojnacki

Jean-Noël Barrot laid out his vision of European strategic autonomy and cautioned Washington against pulling back from the multilateral system it helped build.

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Apr 24, 2025

France’s François Villeroy de Galhau on a US recession: ‘Bad news for the US is bad news for all, including for Europe’

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Atlantic Council

The governor of the Banque de France, speaking at the Atlantic Council, said that the European Central Bank would likely cut interest rates further this year.

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Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 24, 2016

Europe’s Soul-Searching Moment

By Ana Palacio

There is an old rule in lawyering, never ask a question if you are not certain of the answer. Three years ago, in a selfish gambit to solidify his personal mandate for a second term as prime minister, David Cameron did just that. His reward: thirteen extra months in 10 Downing Street entirely consumed by […]

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Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 24, 2016

Brexit a Boon for Europe’s Far-Right Populists

By Alina Polyakova

The United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union will provide a massive boost to the isolationist, anti-immigrant, and eurosceptic policies of Europe’s far-right political parties.

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French soldier in Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2010

NATOSource

Jun 24, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: France

By Jeff Lightfoot

France will attend the 2016 NATO Warsaw summit as a country at war both at home and abroad.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Jun 23, 2016

Urban Development Seen as Critical to Countering Violent Extremism

By Meghan Rowley

Food, water, and energy insecurity, as well as economic and social inequality, form a “nexus” of issues that create an environment that breeds violent extremism, according to a senior US State Department official.

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New Atlanticist

Jun 13, 2016

Security Seen as Priority for Megacities

By Mitch Hulse

Densely populated cities need to prioritize safety and security as urbanization rates swell and resources become strained, said Tom Ridge, the first US secretary of homeland security.

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Event Recap

Jun 13, 2016

Security Seen as Priority for Megacities

By Mitch Hulse

Densely populated cities need to prioritize safety and security as urbanization rates swell and resources become strained, said Tom Ridge, the first US secretary of homeland security. “We face a remarkable challenge: if you are responsible for the health, safety, and welfare for such dense populations, where do you get the resources to deal with […]

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Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 12, 2016

Dungan in Le Journal du Dimanche on France’s Role in Brexit

By Nicholas Dungan

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NATO Missile Defense complex in Romania, Sept. 5, 2013

NATOSource

May 20, 2016

US, France Differ Over Readiness of NATO Missile-Defense Shield

By Julian E. Barnes and Robert Wall, Wall Street Journal

French officials said they are withholding their approval for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to take control of the U.S.-built European missile-defense system

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NATO exercise in Baltic Sea, May 29, 2015

NATOSource

May 6, 2016

The Case for a More Robust NATO Presence in the Baltic Sea

By Franklin D. Kramer and Magnus Nordenman

NATO has also begun to plan and exercise for maritime contingencies in the region, with additional bilateral and national exercises as complements.

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In the News

May 5, 2016

Atlantic Council Board Member Sherri Goodman Writes in The Hill: Travels in France: Reflections on World War II Heroes and Victims

By Sherri Goodman

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