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France and Germany sign new defense agreement

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French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Kier Starmer released a “truly historic” declaration on nuclear planning on July 10.

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France and Germany sign new defense agreement

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May 27, 2025

British ambassador to the US: The UK must ‘become less dependent on America, while remaining inseparably linked’

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In speaking at the Atlantic Council’s 2025 Christopher J. Makins Lecture, Peter Mandelson outlined how the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe can foster peace through military, economic, and technological strength.

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France and Germany sign new defense agreement

New Atlanticist
Jan 27, 2025

The case for a US-UK trade and investment agreement

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As US President Donald Trump begins his second term, the United Kingdom is the right partner for the United States, and now is the right time for a deal.

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Jun 15, 2012

France and Germany sign new defense agreement

By Sabine Siebold, Reuters

From Sabine Siebold, Reuters:  Germany and France agreed on Thursday to deepen military cooperation in areas ranging from satellites and missile defense to arms procurement, aiming to extract maximum value from shrinking defense budgets. The agreement, signed by the two governments in Paris on Thursday, highlights Europe’s drive to reduce costly duplication in defense and […]

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Jun 14, 2012

Anchoring the Alliance: The United States Must Lead

By R. Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson, and Jeff Lightfoot, the New Atlanticist

From R. Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson, and Jeff Lightfoot, the New Atlanticist:  Despite their importance, key European allies cannot sustain a vigorous and effective NATO without an involved and committed United States.

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Jun 13, 2012

US seeking war games and combined operations with allies in space

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

From Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters:  The United States wants more global cooperation in space including joint war games and combined operations with allies

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Jun 11, 2012

NATO Chief Sees Parallels Between Syria and Balkans

By Paul Geitner, the New York Times

From Paul Geitner, the New York Times:  The secretary general of the NATO alliance, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said on Monday that the wars in the Balkans in the 1990s illustrated what might befall Syria unless Russia and the West agreed on a  “unified, clear message” to the Syrian government to stop the violence.

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Jun 11, 2012

Two NATOs in One

By Anne-Marie Slaughter, WE-NATO

From Anne-Marie Slaughter, WE-NATO:  As I said and wrote before the NATO summit (here and here), one of the most important dimensions of this summit was Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s articulated vision of NATO as “the hub of a network of global security partnerships,”

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Jun 8, 2012

Anchoring the Alliance: A Path to Turkish Leadership in the Alliance

By R. Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson & Jeff Lightfoot, the New Atlanticist

From R. Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson & Jeff Lightfoot, the New Atlanticist: If NATO hopes to maintain a central role in shaping its strategic neighborhood, it will need Turkey to take on a position of leadership within the Alliance.

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Jun 8, 2012

Reagan’s Westminster speech is still a reminder of the power of words

By the Editors of the Washington Post

From the Editors of the Washington Post: Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1982, President Reagan delivered an address to the British Parliament that stands as one of the greatest of his presidency and a milestone in the final years of the Cold War.

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Jun 8, 2012

Germany reveals offensive cyberwarfare capability

By DPA

From DPA:  German authorities confirmed Tuesday in a parliamentary document that their military possesses a top secret cyberwarfare unit which is already operational

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New Atlanticist

Jun 8, 2012

Have the British Armed Forces Met Their Waterloo?

By Julian Lindley-French

Winston Churchill once lamented the “Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong, these are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history.” Reading the speech of British Defence Minister Philip Hammond […]

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Jun 4, 2012

Britain’s Royal Navy can’t muster a dozen ship’s for a naval review to honor Queen’s diamond jubilee

By Neil Tweedie and Thomas Harding, the Telegraph

From Neil Tweedie and Thomas Harding, the Telegraph:  Britain is celebrating only the second diamond jubilee in its history. The occasion calls for a naval review, a staple of coronations and other great moments in the life of the nation, but it is not to be.

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