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New Atlanticist

May 30, 2018

Italy is Too Big to Fail

By Bart Oosterveld and Andrea Montanino

While the fundamentals of the Italian economy remain sound, the political uncertainty gripping the country has spooked markets. Tools created during the European debt crisis in 2009—such as the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)—are insufficient to support funding needs of the Italian sovereign and corporate sector for a sustained period of time. Interventions such as the […]

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New Atlanticist

May 28, 2018

Italy’s President Keeps Populists At Bay

By Nick Ottens

Italy is, not for the first time, in political crisis. But this time, what happens in Rome could have a big impact on financial markets, the euro, and the longer-term future of the European Union as a whole. Sergio Mattarella, the country’s largely ceremonial president, took the unusual step on May 28 of vetoing a […]

European Union International Organizations

In the News

May 27, 2018

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: Climate Change in the East Med Underlines Need for Renewables

By Charles Ellinas

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Southern & Southeastern Europe

In the News

May 21, 2018

Oosterveld and Morales Salto-Weis in MarketWatch: Will Italy’s Next Government Try to Pull it Out of the Euro?

By Bart Oosterveld

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Italy

In the News

May 20, 2018

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: Promoting Gas as a Catalyst to Energy Transformation

By Charles Ellinas

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Southern & Southeastern Europe

New Atlanticist

May 18, 2018

Italy May Soon Be Led by an Anti-EU, Pro-Putin Coalition

By Nick Ottens

Italy’s populist Five Star Movement and the League have finalized a coalition agreement that challenges the consensus of the European Union (EU). There are still a couple of hurdles to be cleared: the parties have yet to agree on a candidate for prime minister and supporters of the Five Star Movement are voting in an […]

European Union International Organizations

In the News

May 18, 2018

Bryza in EurActive: Cyprus Energy – Averting a US-Turkey Crisis

By Matthew Bryza

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Southern & Southeastern Europe

New Atlanticist

May 16, 2018

Basque Terrorist Group ETA Disbands, Ending Decades of Violence

By Alvaro Morales Salto-Weis

One of Europe’s longest terrorist campaigns is finally over. The dissolution of Basque separatist group ETA puts an end to the use of deadly violence for political goals in Spain, namely, establishing an independent nationalist state in the country’s Basque region. Like the Good Friday Agreement that sealed the peace process in Northern Ireland in […]

Southern & Southeastern Europe

EnergySource

Apr 27, 2018

Croatian LNG terminal: Now or never?

By David Koranyi

The planned Croatian liquified natural gas (LNG) import terminal is a critical, if yet unrealized, piece of the Central and Eastern European energy security puzzle. If constructed, the terminal would provide a gateway for LNG to reach landlocked markets in the region, thus creating competition for Russian gas and ensuring access to alternative supplies in […]

Geopolitics & Energy Security Oil and Gas

In the News

Apr 16, 2018

Braw in Defense One: For Not-Quite-Wars, Italy Has a Useful Alternative to Traditional Troops

By Elisabeth Braw

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Italy

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