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As Starmer visits the White House, the US-UK ‘special relationship’ must look forward

New Atlanticist Mar 1, 2024

Don’t let the ‘boots on the ground’ debate obscure the progress France is making on Ukraine

By Léonie Allard

Too much focus on the French president’s speculative comments about a potential Western military presence in Ukraine is a distraction from the concrete steps that European leaders made in Paris to support Kyiv. 
Conflict France
As Starmer visits the White House, the US-UK ‘special relationship’ must look forward

New Atlanticist Feb 21, 2024

What I heard in Munich: Europe gets a brutal awakening

By Anna Wieslander

Fear loomed that next year, Europe would be squeezed between a fascist Russia and an undependable United States—a Europe that would be pretty much on its own.
Europe & Eurasia Germany
As Starmer visits the White House, the US-UK ‘special relationship’ must look forward

New Atlanticist Jan 3, 2024

Delors and Schäuble leave melancholic legacies for Europe. Now no one is left in charge.

By David Marsh

Former French Finance Minister Jacques Delors and former German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble both passed away in December 2023, leaving behind an indelible imprint on the continent.
Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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New Atlanticist

Sep 12, 2024

As Starmer visits the White House, the US-UK ‘special relationship’ must look forward

By Peter Westmacott

The UK prime minister’s meeting with the US president this week comes after a recent flurry of diplomatic activity between their countries, but more will be needed ahead.

Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy

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Sep 9, 2024

Defense technology and innovation in Germany

By Sven Weizenegger

This paper explores the critical aspects of defense technology and innovation within the  German armed forces, detailing the necessity for innovation, the role of defense innovation hubs (specifically the Bundeswehr Cyber Innovation Hub CIHBw), the significance of software-defined defense, the contribution of venture capitalists, and the importance of a  supportive legal framework. 

Cybersecurity Defense Industry

New Atlanticist

Aug 30, 2024

What Germany’s upcoming state elections reveal about the far right, Scholz’s future, and more

By Atlantic Council experts

The German states of Thuringia and Saxony are holding elections on September 1, and polls show that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could finish first.

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In the News

Aug 29, 2024

Yade in Le Monde: “Jeux paralympiques : « On aimerait que Paris gagne la médaille de l’accessibilité ! »”

By Atlantic Council

Read the full article here.

France Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Aug 14, 2024

The Olympic truce in French politics is ending. What happens next?

By Joely Virzi

Macron is basking in the success of a spectacular Olympics, but that success is unlikely to translate into political gains for the president or lead to compromises in the French Parliament.

European Union France

In the News

Aug 9, 2024

Garlauskas quoted in VOA on Germany’s entry into United Nations Command

On August 8, Markus Garlauskas was quoted in VOA discussing Germany’s entry into the US-led United Nations Command and highlighting its role in enhancing deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region.  

Germany Indo-Pacific

Atlantic Debrief

Aug 7, 2024

#AtlanticDebrief – What do the 2024 Paris Olympic Games mean for France? | A debrief from Amb. Samuel Ducroquet

Léonie Allard sits down with the French Ambassador for Sport Samuel Ducroquet to discuss the role of the Olympics in international diplomacy. 

Europe & Eurasia France

In the News

Aug 3, 2024

Bakir joins Deutsche Welle to discuss Turkey’s central role in the prisoner swap deal between the US, Russia, and Germany

By Atlantic Council

Germany Middle East

New Atlanticist

Aug 1, 2024

France has sided with Morocco on the Western Sahara. How might Algeria respond?

By Sarah Zaaimi

France’s endorsement of a Moroccan autonomy plan follows similar positions expressed by the United States in 2020 and Israel in 2023, along with a growing list of Arab and African nations.

Africa France

New Atlanticist

Aug 1, 2024

Can citizens’ assemblies help counter a rising populist tide in the West?

By Moritz Ludwig and Joely Virzi

Germany’s initial steps at participatory democracy deserve a close look as one way to address rising populism that could threaten liberal democracies in the West.

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