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New Atlanticist

Jul 5, 2017

The Three Seas Summit: A Step Toward Realizing the Vision of a Europe Whole, Free, and at Peace?

By Ian Brzezinski and David Koranyi

On July 6, heads of state from across Central Europe will convene in Warsaw, Poland, to address how to drive forward regional infrastructure projects. They will be joined by US President Donald J. Trump. The Three Seas Summit, convened by the presidents of Poland and Croatia, involves nations situated between the Baltic, Adriatic, and Black […]

Poland
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NATOSource

Mar 7, 2017

Fearing US Withdrawal, Europe Considers Its Own Nuclear Deterrent

By Max Fisher, New York Times

An idea, once unthinkable, is gaining attention in European policy circles: a European Union nuclear weapons program.

Europe & Eurasia Germany
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NATOSource

Feb 13, 2017

What Trump Doesn’t Get About NATO and Putin

By By Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal

So how will the West weather an American commander-in-chief who takes everything personally?

NATO Poland
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NATOSource

Feb 2, 2017

Czech Foreign Ministry Hacked: Russia Suspected

By Reuters and the Guardian

From Robert Muller, Reuters: Hackers have breached dozens of email accounts at the Czech Foreign Ministry in an attack resembling one against the U.S. Democratic Party

Central Europe Cybersecurity
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Warsaw Summit, July 6, 2016

NATOSource

Jan 5, 2017

10 Most Popular NATO Stories of 2016

By Jorge Benitez, Director of NATOSource

2016 was full of major developments in European security. Moscow’s campaign against the Western democracies went beyond the DNC hack and interference in the US elections.

Cybersecurity Germany

In the News

Dec 1, 2016

Grigas in The National Interest: Poland Takes Its Military Might Seriuosly

By Agnia Grigas

Read the full article here.

Poland
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, May 12, 2016

NATOSource

Oct 31, 2016

Romania and Bulgaria to Host Greater NATO Presence in the Black Sea Region

By Ana Maria Touma, Balkan Insight

NATO member state officials meeting in Brussels agreed to boost the alliance’s military presence along its entire eastern flank from Bulgaria to the Baltics.

Central Europe NATO
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NATOSource

Oct 24, 2016

New Railroad Agreement a National Security Milestone for Baltic Allies, Poland, EU, and NATO

By Olevs Nikers, Jamestown Foundation

Earlier this month (October 2016), the governments of the Baltic States and Poland finally reached all the necessary political, financial and technical agreements to implement one of the most ambitious projects inside the European Union—linking Finland, the Baltic States and Poland with the unified Trans-European Transport Network

European Union International Organizations

UkraineAlert

Oct 18, 2016

Europe Funds Russian Aggression in Ukraine, Syria, and Beyond

By Mykhailo Gonchar and Hanna Hopko

Three-Fourths of Russian Oil Sold to Europe On October 20, the Council of the European Union will consider its strategy toward the Russian Federation. Following the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Europe faces a genuine challenge: to recognize Russian aggression against Ukraine for what it is, and to provide truly […]

European Union Germany

New Atlanticist

Oct 12, 2016

Reclaiming Central Europe

By Maciej Kuziemski

Central Europe long served as an example of everything the European Union has craved—youthful energy, bold ideas, and unparalleled growth. Its countries have overcome Soviet rule more or less peacefully, but it didn’t happen instantaneously. The path toward democracy had been paved long before the collapse of communist regimes in the region in 1989. It […]

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