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New Atlanticist

Jun 29, 2016

It’s Time to Scrap the Minsk Agreement

By David J. Kramer

Editor’s Note: On June 22, Ambassador John Herbst and David Kramer debated whether we should bury the Minsk agreement, the troubled ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, at an Atlantic Council event in Washington, DC. Their remarks have been adapted from the debate. The Minsk ceasefire agreement, signed February 15, 2015, by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, […]

Germany OSCE

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 28, 2016

What Brexit Means for the GCC

By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

The startling result of the referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union has caused political and economic chaos in Britain unparalleled since World War Two. Prime Minister David Cameron will be out of power by September 2 and Britain faces a period of profound uncertainty and volatility over the nature of its […]

European Union International Organizations

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 28, 2016

With Brexit Looming, United States Advised to Forge Ties with Germany, the UK

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Germany has economic and political dominance in Europe, said Atlantic Council board member R. Nicholas Burns In light of the British decision to leave the European Union, US President Barack Obama and his successor must forge a closer bond with Germany and shore up the “special relationship” with the United Kingdom, said R. Nicholas Burns, […]

European Union Germany
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Feb. 5, 2015

NATOSource

Jun 27, 2016

Stoltenberg Concerned Brexit Created A ‘More Unpredictable Situation’ for NATO

By Wall Street Journal and Reuters

From Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal: The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said the British vote to leave the European Union leaves the continent more fragmented.

NATO Security & Defense

UkraineAlert

Jun 27, 2016

The Dangerous Perspective of Theo Sommer

By Alexander J. Motyl

This time, Theo Sommer has outdone himself. After closing his eyes to the mass murders of the Soviet regime in an article published on May 31, the editor-at-large of Germany’s prestigious Die Zeit newspaper has now demonstrated in a just-published piece an alarming ignorance not just of Ukraine but of elementary strategic logic. The former […]

Germany Ukraine

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 27, 2016

Bedenbaugh Quoted by Asahi Shimbun on Brexit’s Impact on the UK Relationship with the United States and NATO

By Sarah Bedenbaugh

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European Union International Organizations

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 27, 2016

Slavin in Voice of America: Millenials, Brexit, and the Future of Globalization

By Barbara Slavin

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European Union International Organizations

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 26, 2016

Aslund in Project Syndicate: What the European Union Must Do Now

By Anders Aslund

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European Union International Organizations

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 26, 2016

Atlantic Council Brexit Media Call Featured by McClatchy

By Atlantic Council

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European Union International Organizations

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 26, 2016

Castello-Catchot Quoted by O Globo on UK Relationship with NATO Following Brexit

By Carles Castello-Catchot

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NATO Security & Defense

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