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NATO Exercise Dynamic Mongosse, Sept. 14, 2015

NATOSource

Sep 14, 2015

NATO Conducting Major Submarine Exercise in the Mediterranean

By NATO

NATO’s Submarine Warfare Exercise DYNAMIC MANTA 2015 (DYMA 15) began friday off the Sicilian coast, with ships, submarines, and aircraft and personnel from 9 Allied nations converging on the Central Mediterranean Sea for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare training.

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New Atlanticist

Aug 13, 2015

Combating Inaction in Europe’s Migrant ‘Crisis’

By Alexa Lipke

The tragedy on August 6, when hundreds of migrants drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, is eerily familiar. It parallels the story of the 800 deaths in April that brought the migrant crisis to the forefront of the political debate in Europe. While media and public interest has ebbed and flowed […]

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General Phil Jones, NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu and General Hans-Lothar Domrose, July 16, 2015

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2015

Details of Trident Juncture, NATO’s Largest Exercise in 13 Years

By Oana Lungescu, NATO

Trident Juncture 15 will take place in October and November, mainly in Spain, Italy and Portugal.

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In the News

Jun 7, 2015

Gramer on Naval Migrant Interdiction

By Robert Gramer

Defense News quotes Transatlantic Security Initiative Assistant Director Robbie Gramer on the challenges facing European navies as they scramble to address a growing migration crisis:

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Jun 6, 2015

Montanino: Athens Needs a Ten-Year Plan

By Andrea Montanino

Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino writes for Corriere della Sera on why it is necessary to agree on a ten-year program to radically transform the Greek economy:

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NATO's first unmanned air vehicle, June 4, 2015

NATOSource

Jun 5, 2015

NATO’s First Drone Rolls off Assembly Line

By NATO

The first of NATO’s five unmanned air vehicles rolled off the factory line in San Diego on Thursday, 4 June 2015.

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New Atlanticist

May 20, 2015

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Libya?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Analysts discuss the humanitarian, security, and political crises emanating from a country in chaos  The chaos in Libya that has prevailed since the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi in 2011 has placed both a humanitarian as well as a security crisis on Europe’s doorstep. Libya today has two governments—one in Tripoli and the other in Tobruk. […]

European Union International Organizations
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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