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NATO Engages transcript: Perspectives from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace

New Atlanticist May 27, 2025

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

By Peter Mandelson

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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NATO Engages transcript: Perspectives from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace

New Atlanticist May 15, 2025

Can the EU-UK summit lead to a new post-Brexit partnership?

By Ed Owen

With shared challenges at home and abroad, the United Kingdom and European Union have an opportunity to renew their trade and security ties.
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NATO Engages transcript: Perspectives from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace

New Atlanticist Jan 27, 2025

The case for a US-UK trade and investment agreement

By L. Daniel Mullaney

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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The Rt Hon Lord Mandelson on Britain in an enduring transatlantic relationship

British Ambassador to the United States The Rt Hon Lord Mandelson speaks at the 2025 Christopher J. Makins lecture to discuss the significance of the transatlantic relationship during this unprecedented geopolitical period.

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Dec 3, 2019

NATO Engages transcript: Perspectives from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace

By Atlantic Council

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

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Nov 11, 2019

Bryza quoted in The Times on Chinese group to buy British Steel for £70m

By Atlantic Council

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Nov 8, 2019

Bryza in Financial Times: Look elsewhere for British Steel’s saviour

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Nov 2, 2019

McFate quoted in the Telegraph on cyber warfare

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Nov 1, 2019

Oosterveld on Channel 4 News about US-UK Trade

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Nov 1, 2019

Oosterveld joins channel 4 News to discuss US-UK trade deal negotiations

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Oct 29, 2019

A most peculiar general election

By John M. Roberts

Perhaps the most important question of all, as current polling suggests, is whether voter support for Brexit or determination to see the UK remaining within the European Union proves more important than traditional party allegiance.

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Oct 29, 2019

Greenwalt’s report on leveraging the national technology industrial base cited in Defense News

By Atlantic Council

On October 29, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow William Greenwalt’s report titled “Leveraging the National Technology Industrial Base to Address Great-Power Competition: The Imperative to Integrate Industrial Capabilities of Close Allies” was cited in a Defense News article on steps the United States must take to fix its vulnerability to cruise missiles.

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New Atlanticist

Oct 22, 2019

Brexit hits another snag as Parliament blocks Johnson’s fast track

By John M. Roberts

It is hard to escape the conclusion that the bill was not only being rushed because Boris Johnson wanted to deliver on his promise that Britain will quit the European Union on October 31 but in very large part because the Government did not want the bill to undergo any detailed examination.

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New Atlanticist

Oct 19, 2019

Brexit: Another day, another crisis

By John M. Roberts

In a day that has created as much uncertainty as any other in the four-year long saga of Britain’s proposed exit from the EU, Johnson actually managed to trigger not one but two constitutional crises.

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