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Feb 26, 2016

The Theories Behind Regeni’s Murder

By Karim Mezran

The ambiguous circumstances surrounding the tragic murder of Cambridge University’s doctoral candidate, Giulio Regeni, in Egypt have led to much speculation over who was behind the Italian student’s death. Many of these explanations appear to serve special interests, rather than trying to find the truth about the young researcher’s death and ensure the arrest of […]

Italy North Africa

Bremain vs Brexit

Feb 25, 2016

Migrant Crisis, Brexit Distracting EU from Enlargement, Says Albania’s Foreign Minister

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The migrant crisis and the debate over the United Kingdom’s future in the European Union have shifted focus away from the enlargement of the bloc and this could disrupt the process of building democratic future member states, Albania’s Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati said on February 25. “Unfortunately, the migrant crisis, coupled with other crises that […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

Feb 23, 2016

Stefanini in La Stampa: NATO, Ukraine, Sanctions: A Decisive Year for the Czar

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Italy NATO

In the News

Feb 23, 2016

Stefanini in La Stampa: Migrants in the Mediterranean, Two Reasons That Make NATO’s Engagement So Important

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Italy NATO

Event Recap

Feb 23, 2016

Europe’s Challenges: Migration, Economy, and Foreign Policy from the Greek Perspective

By Future Europe Initiative

On February 23, the Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion with Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Ambassador Dimitrios Paraskevopoulos.

European Union Greece

In the News

Feb 18, 2016

Cohen in The Blaze: The Balkans Are Ground Zero for the European Refugee Crisis

By Ariel Cohen

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The Balkans

EconoGraphics

Feb 16, 2016

Dreaming Big: Size Matters

By Global Business and Economics

Why are Google, Apple or Facebook American-born but not European? Concerns about Europe’s lack of innovative start-ups prompted the European Commission (EC) to launch the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan, aimed at bolstering entrepreneurship culture.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 12, 2016

Montanino Interviewed by Kathimerini on the Current Situation in Greece and the Obstacles the Bailout Program Faces

By Andrea Montanino

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Greece

New Atlanticist

Feb 11, 2016

Questions to Consider as NATO Responds to Migrant Crisis

By Steven Horrell

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s February 11 announcement that NATO has agreed to a proposal from Germany, Greece, and Turkey to assist with the refugee and migrant crisis in the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Seas is an important response to a refugee crisis that has enormous implications for Europe. NATO’s naval response, however, opens up […]

European Union Greece

In the News

Feb 4, 2016

Montanino in La Stampa on Ongoing Negotiations Between Greece and the International Monetary Fund

By Andrea Montanino

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Greece

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