Western Europe

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.

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 […]

NATO Summit Special Series: United Kingdom

By Lisa Aronsson

The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, exposing the depth of anti-European sentiment across the country, raising questions about the UK’s future security strategy, and about its orientation vis-à-vis its European partners.

The United Kingdom’s Long Kiss Goodbye

Here’s what Atlantic Council analysts and guests had to say about the British referendum on June 23 to leave the European Union. In the Week After the Vote: “British support for taking the United Kingdom out of the European Union came as a tremendous shock to the world. Global financial markets were roiled for two […]