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Uniting All of the Allies Some of the Time

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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Uniting All of the Allies Some of the Time

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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Uniting All of the Allies Some of the Time

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.

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NATOSource

Nov 4, 2009

Uniting All of the Allies Some of the Time

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: Having fulfilled its promise to restore respect and support from America’s allies, the Obama administration should now be reaping the benefits of Western unity as it faces international crises like Afghanistan and Iran. But the unfortunate truth is that where Western unity is sufficient, it is not real. And where […]

United Kingdom United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Nov 4, 2009

1989 Started New Era of Globalization and Geopolitics

By Josef Ackermann

The fall of the Berlin Wall in the autumn of 1989 was an exceptional event in German and world history. As a German-speaking Swiss national living in Zurich at the time, I was deeply moved by the events.

Germany

New Atlanticist

Nov 3, 2009

A Hymn to Liberty and Friendship with a Caveat: The View from Germany

By Benjamin Preisler

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s speech in front of a joint session of Congress was treated to positive while not glowing reviews in Germany.

Germany

New Atlanticist

Nov 3, 2009

Beyond Containment: How the Cold War was Won

By Condoleeza Rice

Historians are often tempted to imbue the peaceful end of the Cold War with a sense of inevitability. With the benefit of hindsight, they frequently point to a seemingly predictable sequence of events in which Mikhail Gorbachev’s campaign to restructure the Soviet system ultimately exposed its internal contradictions and seamlessly contributed to its collapse. 

Germany

New Atlanticist

Nov 3, 2009

The Wall . . . Always the Wall: Frederick Forsyth’s Cold War Berlin

By Frederick Forsyth

I do not recall the exact day but it was surely in early August 1963 that Harold King, the iconic Bureau Chief of Reuters’ bureau in Paris called me in, and he was not best pleased. I thought it was I who had invoked his impressive ire, but it was news from London. 

Germany

NATOSource

Oct 30, 2009

Europe’s Obama Fatigue

By foreignpolicy.com

From foreignpolicy.com: Despite George W. Bush’s defiant “you’re with us or you’re against us” public stance, he actively solicited advice and input from his NATO partners. Obama, by contrast, is saying all the right things in public about transatlantic relations and NATO but adopting a high-handed policy and paying little attention to Europe. And Europe […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 28, 2009

Ridding Germany of U.S. Nuclear Weapons

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: There are, however, two hurdles Mr. [Guido] Westerwelle will have to jump. One is Europe’s two nuclear powers, Britain and France, which are afraid that after the U.S. arms are gone, their own nuclear weapons will come under scrutiny. The other is resistance inside the U.S.-led NATO military alliance. Many […]

United Kingdom United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Oct 22, 2009

Westerwelle First Liberal German Foreign Minister in a Decade

By Benjamin Preisler

Guido Westerwelle of the FDP will likely emerge from coalition talks between Germany’s main parties — the CDU, CSU (Conservatives) and FDP (Liberals) — as the country’s new foreign minister, marking the first time a Liberal has held the office in a decade.

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NATOSource

Oct 15, 2009

NATOSource: UK Prime Minister Decides to Send More Troops to Afghanistan

By the Office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

From the Office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: [T]o support our plan to train more Afghan soldiers and police, while at the same time maintaining the security of our forces, I have agreed in principle a new force level subject to the following conditions. First, that a new Afghan government demonstrates its […]

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Oct 8, 2009

Calling President Blair

By Nicholas Siegel

We may soon have an answer to Henry Kissinger’s infamous question: “Who do I call when I want to call Europe?”  And, depending on how things go, it could become a very familiar phone number.

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