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Transatlantic Must-Reads

Tuesday April 19, 2016

US, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine, EU, UK, Hungary, Czech Republic, Trade, Energy, Human Rights, Assimilation

US - How GOP Intellectuals’ Feud With the Base Is Remaking U.S. Politics, Tevi Troy, Politico
US/Saudi Arabia – The Ever More ‘Complicated’ U.S. Relationship With Saudi Arabia, David A. Graham, The Atlantic
US/Saudi Arabia – Obama's big damage-control tour, Michael Crowley, Politico
Russia - Putin's Foreign Policy. The Quest to Restore Russia’s Rightful Place, Fyodor Lukyanov, Foreign Affairs
Russia - Putin’s downfall: The coming crisis of the Russian regime, Nikolay Petrov, ECFR
Russia/Armenia/Azerbaijan - Russia senses opportunity in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Jack Farchy, Financial Times
Russia/Belarus – New Agreement With Belarus Could Extend Russia's Reach Into Europe, Keir Giles, Newsweek
Ukraine – What Ukraine’s new prime minister is (and isn’t) likely to achieve, Steven Pifer, Brookings
Ukraine – Fighting a Culture of Corruption in Ukraine, Thomas de Waal, Carnegie Europe
EU/UK - What Britain’s Potential Exit From The EU Could Mean For Global Markets, The Migrant Crisis And Fighting Terrorism, Karen Donfried, GMF
EU/UK - The EU will play hardball with post-Brexit Britain, John Springford and Simon Tilford, The Telegraph
Hungary – Is Hungary’s Leader Giving Up on Europe? Attila Mong, Foreign Policy
Czech Republic –  Changing our country’s name to Czechia won’t solve the problems we face, Jakub Patočka, The Guardian
Trade – Trade in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods - Mapping the Economic Impact, OECD
Energy – The twilight of the oil Eldorado. How the activity of Russian oil companies on the EU market has evolved, Szymon Kardas, OSW
Human Rights – Half a Meaningful Human Rights Report is a State Department Disgrace, Anthony H. Cordesman, CSIS
Assimilation – Assimilation is counter-terrorism, Raymond Odierno and Michael O'Hanlon, USA Today
 
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