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Brexit Campaign Makes a Meal of Turkey

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.

Defense Industry
Defense Policy

Brexit Campaign Makes a Meal of Turkey

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.

Defense Industry
France

Brexit Campaign Makes a Meal of Turkey

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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Bremain vs Brexit

May 25, 2016

Brexit Campaign Makes a Meal of Turkey

By John M. Roberts

Turkey has, quite unexpectedly, become a core issue in the United Kingdom’s referendum on membership of the European Union, prompting British Prime Minister David Cameron to effectively call one of his junior ministers a liar for saying the UK has no veto on Turkey’s entry into the EU. While those who favor the UK’s exit […]

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In the News

May 12, 2016

Hellyer in The National: With Khan’s Win, Is the United Kingdom Ridding itself of Bigotry?

By HA Hellyer

Read the full article here.

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Bremain vs Brexit

May 11, 2016

Brexit Could Lead to ‘Dismembering’ of the European Union

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Former US national security advisors, Stephen J. Hadley and Thomas E. Donilon, warn against the UK leaving the EU A British exit from the European Union would weaken the United Kingdom, likely unravel the EU by setting off a “cascade of referendums,” and endanger US national security interests, two former US national security advisors said […]

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Bremain vs Brexit

May 11, 2016

Former US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon Joins the BBC’s Katty Kay to Discuss Why a Brexit Would Diminish the United Kingdom’s Role on the World Stage

By Atlantic Council

Watch the full interview here.

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Meeting room at NATO summit in Wales, Sept. 3, 2014

NATOSource

May 10, 2016

Five Former Secretary Generals of NATO: Brexit will Undermine the Alliance

By The Telegraph

In a letter to the Telegraph, fiver former secretary generals of NATO urge the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union.

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Bremain vs Brexit

May 10, 2016

Atlantic Council Open Letter Against Brexit Featured in The Times

By Atlantic Council

The Times features the Atlantic Council’s open letter, signed by thirteen former Secretaries of State, Secretaries of Defense, and National Security Advisors, that makes a strong geopolitical case for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union.

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NATO exercise in Baltic Sea, May 29, 2015

NATOSource

May 6, 2016

The Case for a More Robust NATO Presence in the Baltic Sea

By Franklin D. Kramer and Magnus Nordenman

NATO has also begun to plan and exercise for maritime contingencies in the region, with additional bilateral and national exercises as complements.

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Germany

New Atlanticist

May 6, 2016

Why NATO Allies Should Be Worried About the Scottish Elections

By John Johnston

NATO partners must take a closer look at the defense policies of Scottish political parties in the wake of the Scottish National Party’s historic election victory on May 5 and its leader’s declaration that she reserves the right to hold a second independence referendum if the United Kingdom leaves the European Union “against our will.” […]

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Bremain vs Brexit

May 4, 2016

Brexit Would Have a ‘Dramatic Effect’ on the West’s Stability

By Ashish Kumar Sen

George Robertson, former NATO Secretary General, says Europe’s role in the world is at stake The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union would have a “dramatic effect” on the stability of the West, warned Lord George Robertson, who has served as Secretary General of NATO as well as the United Kingdom’s Defence Minister. British […]

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In the News

May 1, 2016

Burwell Quoted in the Washington Post on Brexit and the European Migrant Crisis

By Frances G. Burwell

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