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Michel Joins Voice of America’s Encounter Program to Discuss the Future of Security in the European Union Following the Brussels Attacks

New Atlanticist
Oct 2, 2024

A man in a hurry: Keir Starmer’s early approach is making waves at home and abroad

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Ed Owen

The new UK prime minister’s much-anticipated speech at the Labour Party’s recent gathering in Liverpool is a window into where the country may be headed.

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Elections

New Atlanticist
Oct 2, 2024

Three state elections have backed Germany into a corner

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Jurek Wille and Friedrich Conradi

The recent successes of populist parties in Germany’s state elections could signal an imminent shift in Berlin’s policies on climate, immigration, and aid for Ukraine.

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New Atlanticist
Sep 26, 2024

France’s new government aims to calm the political storm. What will it mean for foreign policy?

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Léonie Allard, Jean-Loup Samaan

Prime Minister Michel Barnier is likely to follow the path of President Emmanuel Macron, but the big question is whether the delicate political context in Paris will allow ministers to focus on crises in Ukraine and Lebanon.

Europe & Eurasia
France

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In the News

Apr 1, 2016

Michel Joins Voice of America’s Encounter Program to Discuss the Future of Security in the European Union Following the Brussels Attacks

By Leo Michel

European Union International Organizations

Event Recap

Mar 31, 2016

Discussion on the Brussels Attacks with H.E. Jan Jambon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Security and Homeland Affairs of Belgium

By Future Europe Initiative

The Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative held a private, off-the-record, strategy lunch discussion hosted by H.E. Johan Verbeke, Belgian Ambassador to the United States and H.E. Jan Jambon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Security and Homeland Affairs of Belgium on March 31, 2016, to discuss a way forward after the attacks in Brussels.

Western Europe

Trade in Action

Mar 31, 2016

TTIP & Trade in Action – March 31, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

Last week President Obama visited Argentina. He praised new Argentine President Mauricio Macri for his swift implementation of reforms during his first 100 days in office. Obama said the two governments would work to identify barriers impeding greater trade flows between the two economies, adding that a free trade agreement was something that might lie […]

Central Europe Eastern Europe

Bremain vs Brexit

Mar 30, 2016

Morningstar and Eizenstat in Handelsblatt: With Brexit, Britons Would Lose Out

By Richard Morningstar

While much has been written about “Brexit “or “Bremain” and its ultimate effect on Britain, Europe, the United States and the rest of the world, the key question which will determine whether Britain exits from or remains in the EU is how ordinary Britons perceive the effects on their lives of either course.

European Union International Organizations

Bremain vs Brexit

Mar 28, 2016

Belgium Seeks More Action on Intelligence Shared Among European Nations

By Ashish Kumar Sen

‘That is a weak spot for some,’ says Johan Verbeke, Belgium’s Ambassador to the United States European nations need to do a better job of working together to detect, share, and act on intelligence related to terrorist plots, according to Johan Verbeke, Belgium’s Ambassador to the United States. “There is information that we share with […]

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Mar 28, 2016

Kempe Joins CNBC to Discuss Security in Europe Following the Brussels Attacks

By Fred Kempe

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

Mar 28, 2016

Grigas in Newsweek: Brussels Attacks – Europe’s Turmoil is Putin’s Gain

By Agnia Grigas

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Russia Western Europe

Bremain vs Brexit

Mar 25, 2016

A Terrorist Attack on NATO’s Doorstep

By Stefano Stefanini

The March 22 terrorist attacks on Brussels—in the heart of the European Union’s citadel—are an attack on all of Europe. Belgium has become a frontline state in a war about which Europe is in denial. The European Union, established to prevent war from ever again breaking out in Europe, is loath to call the terrorist […]

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Mar 25, 2016

Farkas Joins CNN to Discuss Brussels Terrorists Attacks and Security in Europe

By Evelyn Farkas

Western Europe

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and French President Francois Hollande, March 2, 2015

NATOSource

Mar 25, 2016

France and NATO: Joyeux Anniversaire?

By Leo Michel

Champagne corks won’t be popping across Paris on April 4 to celebrate the seventh anniversary of France’s return, after a 43-year absence, to NATO’s military structures.

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