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Johnson triumphs in UK election: What’s next?

Wed, Sep 4, 2019

Westminster tries to rein Johnson in and avoid no-deal

Arguing that the bill would mean he would lose all leverage with Brussels over a new withdrawal agreement, Johnson said “there is only one way forward for the country…there must now be an election.”

New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer

Elections European Union

Fri, Jul 19, 2019

Tehran seizes British ships as Gulf pressures intensify

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it seized a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on July 19, and a second British-owned tanker was boarded before being released, in the latest escalation over control of one of the world’s most vital energy trade waterways.

New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer

Iran United Kingdom

Wed, Jul 10, 2019

Strain on the ‘Special Relationship’ as British ambassador resigns over leak

London’s top representative in Washington has resigned his post after unprecedented pressure from the White House against a top US ally, the latest sign of an increasingly rocky special relationship.

New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer

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Experts

Frances Burwell

Distinguished Fellow

Central Europe Digital Policy

Future Europe Initiative

Kaitlin Demchuk

Digital Strategist, Digital Forensic Research Lab

Cybersecurity Disinformation

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Ayushman Kaul

Research Assistant for South Asia, Digital Forensic Research Lab

Afghanistan Disinformation

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Erwan Lagadec

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative

English Europe & Eurasia

Transatlantic Security Initiative

Andrew R. Marshall

Vice President, Communications

Media United Kingdom

Leo Michel

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative

English Europe & Eurasia

Transatlantic Security Initiative

Content

Fri, Dec 13, 2019

Johnson triumphs in UK election: What’s next?

“Much of the electorate seems to have bought the Johnson message that electing a Conservative government will mark the end of the Brexit process," Sir Peter Westmacott said. "In fact, it only signals the beginning of the real negotiations on Britain’s future relationship with the EU and the rest of the world."

New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer

Elections European Union

Tue, Dec 3, 2019

NATO is defined by its success—not its tensions

While international headlines have focused on high-profile disputes within the NATO alliance over a litany of issues including defense spending, trade, Syria, and Brexit, transatlantic leaders stressed on December 3 that these disagreements are dwarfed by the continued success of the seventy-year-old alliance.

New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer

NATO Poland

Tue, Dec 3, 2019

NATO Engages transcript: Perspectives from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace, secretary of state for defence of the United Kingdom speaks at NATO Engages 2019.

Transcripts by Atlantic Council

NATO United Kingdom

Mon, Nov 11, 2019