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New Atlanticist
Oct 2, 2024

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

By
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.

Economy & Business
Elections

New Atlanticist
Oct 2, 2024

Three state elections have backed Germany into a corner

By
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.

Elections
Germany

New Atlanticist
Sep 26, 2024

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

By
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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New Atlanticist

Nov 2, 2012

Britain’s Decade of Choices

By Julian Lindley-French

As I write this I am sitting in the Senate Chamber of Church House at the Chief of the Royal Air Force’s air power conference organised by the Royal United Services Institute. Church House is the Supreme Spiritual Headquarters of the Church of England and there can be no better place to discuss the future […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Nov 2, 2012

Secret security arrangement between CIA and State Department at heart of Benghazi controversy

By Adam Entous, Siobhan Gorman, and Margaret Coker, Wall Street Journal

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 31, 2012

France and transatlantic relations under the Hollande government

By Nicholas Dungan, Atlantic Council

From Nicholas Dungan, Atlantic Council: On the global stage, France under Hollande will revert to a more traditional Gaullist posture, with the goal of indépendance nationale.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 26, 2012

Intervening in Syria the right way

By François Heisbourg, Washington Post

From François Heisbourg, Washington Post: Politically speaking, the United States is likely to recover room to maneuver after Nov. 6, whether President Obama is reelected or a president-elect Mitt Romney is working in tandem with the incumbent. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has been clamoring for active NATO support

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 26, 2012

Britain rejects US request to use UK bases in nuclear standoff with Iran

By Nick Hopkins, Guardian

From Nick Hopkins, Guardian: Britain has rebuffed US pleas to use military bases in the UK to support the build-up of forces in the Gulf, citing secret legal advice which states that any pre-emptive strike on Iran could be in breach of international law.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 26, 2012

Europe and the ‘Asia Pivot’

By Tomas Valasek, International Herald Tribune

From Tomas Valasek, International Herald Tribune: What is NATO to do? One school of thought in Europe holds that an alliance with such widely different capabilities will not survive.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 24, 2012

Two legislators resign from SNP over change in NATO policy

By Guardian

From Guardian: Two Scottish National party members of the Scottish parliament who led a rebellion against proposals for an independent Scotland to join Nato have resigned in protest.

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Oct 24, 2012

Hague: If EU completed free trade negotiations, ‘GDP could be increased by up to $77 billion a year’

By William Hague, British Foreign Ministry

From William Hague, British Foreign Ministry: Many European economies are stagnant. Weak public finances, and a recovering financial system mean we cannot rely on increased public or consumer spending for growth.

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Oct 23, 2012

Britain doubling its number of Reaper drones and activating 1st base in UK

By Telegraph

From Telegraph: The deployment of the five armed Reaper aircraft, which are used for surveillance and combat operations, will double the number that Britain has available.

Drones Technology & Innovation

Issue Brief

Oct 15, 2012

France: Back to the Future

By Nicholas Dungan

In this latest issue brief, Atlantic Council nonresident senior fellow Nicholas Dungan analyzes the current state of politics in France. Download the PDF

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