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French Mistral warship, Nov. 25, 2006

NATOSource

May 19, 2015

France’s Orphaned Mistrals Can Solve a Sea of Troubles

By Blake Franko and Nicholas Varangis

As the European Union struggles to remain a unified and influential force for the 21st century, geopolitical developments have only made this goal more elusive.

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In the News

May 7, 2015

Montanino Named Top Thirty in Finance in Italy

By Andrea Montanino

Foreign-language GQ Italia named Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino one of the top thirty in finance in Italy: Read the full article here.

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In the News

May 6, 2015

Montanino on the Italian Economy

By Andrea Montanino

Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino joins foreign-language Sky Italia to discuss the Italian economy:

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Admiral Mark Ferguson in Romania, May 5, 2015

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May 5, 2015

NATO Moves Command HQ to Romania for Military Exercise

By AP and Allied Joint Force Command Naples

From Alison Mutler, AP:  NATO will briefly move an allied joint force command headquarter to Romania as the alliance continues to hone its ability to react to Russia’s moves in Ukraine and other security challenges, a top commander said Tuesday.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 27, 2015

Dying to Get to Europe

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Libya’s ‘slave trade’—exodus of migrants from Africa—is a European crisis, says Atlantic Council’s Mezran A European commitment to save lives is “backfiring” as human traffickers continue to pack boats full of migrants fleeing desperate situations in Africa and the Middle East, says Atlantic Council analyst Karim Mezran. Traffickers have exploited instability in Libya to funnel […]

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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, April 23, 2015

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Apr 27, 2015

A Challenge in the South for NATO

By Jim Hoagland, Washington Post

[T]he turmoil sweeping the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean today threatens to transform Europe’s strategic outlook on security matters.

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Italian frigate Carlo Bergamini, Oct. 25, 2011

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Apr 27, 2015

Italy’s New Defense White Paper Calls for Military Leadership in the Mediterranean

By Tom Kington, Defense News

Italy’s new defense white paper, its first in 13 years and which calls for Italian military leadership in the Mediterranean, has made a timely debut just as European leaders debate how to combat trafficking in the region.

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Italian helicopter participating in NATO exercise, June 24, 2009

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Mar 13, 2015

Defending Italy from the Islamic State

By James Stavridis, Washington Post

Following the decapitation of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by radical Islamists professing an allegiance to the Islamic State, the Italian government has begun ramping up efforts to defend its territory from attack. How realistic is this threat? And what should Italy do?

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UK PM David Cameron, & President Barack Obama, June 25, 2009

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Feb 27, 2015

NATO Defense Spending Promises Largely Ignored

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

Only two of Nato’s six biggest defence spenders — the US and France — will fulfil a pledge to protect military budgets made at the alliance’s summit five months ago.

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Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama, Sept. 4, 2014

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Feb 26, 2015

Report: Six European Members of NATO Will Cut Defense Spending and Break Agreement Made at Wales Summit

By Denitsa Raynova & Ian Kearns, ELN

Preliminary reports from fourteen countries examined for fiscal year 2015 suggest that only one (Estonia) will spend 2% of GDP on defence.

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Experts

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Andrea Montanino

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Nicholas O’Connell

Nonresident Fellow

Europe Center

Civil Society Elections

Staff

Jacopo Pastorelli

Program Assistant

Europe Center

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Mario De Pizzo

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

English Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Stefano Stefanini

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

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Fellow

Marco Tantardini

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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