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Ellinas in Cyprus Weekly: What Comes Naturally

New Atlanticist
Sep 19, 2025

Three things to note in the UK’s new Defence Industrial Strategy

By
Deborah Cheverton

“Defence is an Engine for Growth,” according to an important new British military strategy published on September 8.

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Ellinas in Cyprus Weekly: What Comes Naturally

New Atlanticist
Jul 17, 2025

Macron and Starmer have a plan to reset Anglo-French relations. What’s in this ‘Entente Industrielle’?

By
Philippe Dickinson

The French president’s three-day trip to the United Kingdom saw several notable and welcome announcements. But the real test will be what comes next.

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Ellinas in Cyprus Weekly: What Comes Naturally

New Atlanticist
Jun 4, 2025

The UK Strategic Defence Review lays out an ambitious roadmap for reform. Will the government deliver?

By
AM Sir Christopher Harper, KBE, RAF (Ret.)

The review is a positive step toward revitalizing the United Kingdom’s defense posture, but its success will depend on funding and follow-through.

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May 13, 2017

Ellinas in Cyprus Weekly: What Comes Naturally

By Charles Ellinas

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Defense Industrialist

May 10, 2017

Is imported steel a threat to American national security?

By James Hasik

It hasn’t been, it isn’t now, and it probably won’t be in the future. Last month, President Donald Trump promulgated a memorandum on “Steel Imports and Threats to National Security,” directing Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to consider whether “steel is being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to […]

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NATOSource

Apr 27, 2017

Brexit Puts European Security Cooperation at Risk

By By Giulia Paravicini, Politico Europe

Brussels is calling Theresa May’s bluff on security.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 24, 2017

Macron is Good and Bad News for Brexit Backers

By Reginald Dale

For anxious Britons seeking a good deal in their forthcoming Brexit negotiations with the European Union, the strong probability that Emmanuel Macron will be the next president of France is both good and bad news. The good news is that a Macron victory is the outcome most likely to ensure the EU remains a relatively […]

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NATOSource

Apr 20, 2017

House Speaker Ryan in Europe: NATO ‘Must be Strengthened’

By Paul Ryan, Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives

Russia is determined to exploit weakness and opportunity wherever it may surface.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 18, 2017

The Brexit Election

By Frances G. Burwell

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s surprise decision to call for a snap general election is a powerful admission by her government that Brexit will not be an easy process.  The next United Kingdom (UK) general election had been scheduled for May 2020, a date that would force May to campaign just as all the disadvantages […]

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Apr 6, 2017

Brexit Bargain Should Not Include Defense

By Lisa Aronsson

One might have hoped that the United Kingdom’s security relationship with Europe could be kept out of the Brexit negotiations, which will be difficult enough without an added layer of political complexity. Alas, just a week after the UK fired the starting gun on its departure from the European Union, it is already clear that […]

European Union International Organizations
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NATOSource

Apr 5, 2017

Commander of NATO Naval Forces Discloses Details of Operation Sea Guardian

By Clive Johnstone, NATO Maritime Command

Central to NATO’s effort to project stability in the South is Operation Sea Guardian [OSG]. This is NATO’s new maritime security operation in the Mediterranean.

Greece Intelligence
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Apr 5, 2017

Admiral: NATO’s Standing Naval Forces are the Alliance’s ‘First Responders’

By Clive Johnstone, NATO Maritime Command

As a sailor, I have a particular interest in the battle of Salamis. It stands as the classic example of a small, allied but unified force acting boldly to defeat a much larger, clumsy and disorganized opponent.

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Mar 16, 2017

How to Prevent Future Cyber Attacks

By Franklin D. Kramer, Robert Butler and Catherine Lotrionte, US News and World Report

Wednesday’s indictment of Russian hackers, including from Russia’s Federal Security Service, over cyberthefts against Yahoo

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