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Jan 7, 2016

Montanino on Greece and the Eurozone

By Andrea Montanino

POLITICO quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on Greece’s economic volatility in relation to the Eurozone:

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New Atlanticist

Dec 22, 2015

2016 Can Be a ‘Turning Point’ for Europe

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US investors hope Europe can return to a sustainable growth path, says Atlantic Council’s Andrea Montanino As 2015 draws to a close, our experts take a look back at the year that was and look ahead to 2016. This interview is part of a series. Andrea Montanino is the Director of the Atlantic Council’s Global […]

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President Vladimir Putin in Russia's fortified National Control Defense Center, Nov. 17, 2015

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Dec 19, 2015

The Geostrategic Value of Greece and Sweden in the Current Struggle between Russia and NATO

By Albin Aronsson

Greece and Sweden are both in possession of islands that are of critical geostrategic value and this value serves as a major driver behind Russia’s increased attention to the two countries.

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EconoGraphics

Dec 16, 2015

Not All Bailouts are Created Equally

By Global Business and Economics

Europe has virtually emerged from the 2008 crisis, and it is worth comparing the various paths countries took to recovery.

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New Atlanticist

Nov 30, 2015

US Response to Migrant Crisis an ‘Existential Issue’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Former State Department official, R. Nicholas Burns, says United States needs to do more to help Syrian war refugees Americans need to repudiate the “deeply offensive” anti-migrant rhetoric coming from Republican presidential frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson that runs contrary to the founding principles of the United States of America, said R. Nicholas Burns, […]

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In the News

Nov 19, 2015

Montanino on Greece’s Third Bailout Program

By Andrea Montanino

Greek newsmagazine Real News quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on the medium to long term challenges for Greece and how handle the third bailout program: Read the full article here.

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In the News

Nov 1, 2015

Montanino on Greece Debt Restructuring

By Andrea Montanino

Bloomberg quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on the International Monetary Fund’s push for debt restructuring in Greece:

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Sep 29, 2015

How Does The Most Recent Greek Bailout Deal Compare With The Past Two Agreements?

By Global Business and Economics

The latest Memorandum of Understanding between the EU Institutions and the Greek Government passed in August, leaves Tsipras only one additional month to implement eighty-five initiatives. These reforms cover a diverse range of topics, from consolidating taxation policies to health and education reform.

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New Atlanticist

Sep 22, 2015

Will the European Union’s Plan to Distribute Migrants Hurt Europe?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

European ministers on September 22 approved a plan that would force EU member states to take in their share of 120,000 migrants, a majority of whom are fleeing the war in Syria. In an unusual break from procedure, which emphasizes consensus on issues of national sovereignty, the ministers decided the issue on the basis of […]

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Sep 22, 2015

Migrant Flows and the Future of Europe

By Global Business and Economics

As Europe confronts the migrant crisis, much of the current coverage remains fixed on short run trends, but in order to have a comprehensive perspective it is necessary to project these trends into the future. In spite of commonly held concerns of migrants' effect on European identity, many of these nations' birthrates and outflows of migrants will actually be higher than their intake of migrants. Negative flows of migrants could further weaken pension plans, as aging European populations struggle to balance social welfare models with demographic realities.

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