Transatlantic Must-Reads
September 6th, 2017

Azerbaijan, Defense, EU, Energy, Iran, Netherlands, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, US, Sweden, UK, Trade

Featured SAIS/CTR-Commentary:
Poland - Polish Encounters, Charles Gati, New Eastern Europe
Poland - Poland is Testing the Limits of the European Experiment, Elizabeth Pond, Christian Science Monitor

Must-Reads:
Azerbaijan/Finance/Corruption - The Azerbaijani Laundromat, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
Defense - U.S. Army unprepared to deal with Russia in Europe, Wesley Morgan, Politico
EU - Defending EU Values in Poland and Hungary, Heather Grabbe and Stefan Lehne, Carnegie
EU - Turkey - Evolution of the EU’s and Turkey’s Security Interests, Threat Perceptions and Discourse, Jakob Lindgaard, Pol Morillas & Soli Özel, Danish Institute for International Studies
Energy - Gas Security in the Pipeline—Expectations and Realities, Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk, Jakub M. Godzimirski, The Polish Institute of International Affairs 
 Iran - How to Get Out of the Iran Nuclear Deal, John Bolton, National Review
Netherlands - This Tiny Country Feeds the World, Frank Viviano, National Geographic
Russia - Controlling Chaos: How Russia manages its political war in Europe, Mark Galeotti, European Council on Foreign Relations
Russia - Russia’s Crony Capitalism: Stagnant But Stable, Anders Aslund, CASE
Turkey - Turkeys’s new Alliances, Gonul Tol and Alex Vatanka, Foreign Affairs
Ukraine - A Reminder to Continue Ukraine Reforms, Gwendolyn Sasse, Carnegie Europe
US - Is America Still a ‘Nation of Ideas’? Jedidiah Purdy, Politico Magazine
US/Sweden - Mattis reportedly threatens Swedish defense cooperation over nuclear treaty, Aaron Mehta, Defense News
US/UK - The Hollowing Out of the Special Relationship - The Bleak Future of the U.S.-British Alliance,  Jeffrey A. Stacey, Foreign Affairs 
Trade - US victory as WTO overturns Boeing state aid ruling, Peggy Hollinger and Jim Brundsden, Financial Times
Trade - Understanding the Transatlantic Economy: Brexit, Part II, Peter Chase, GMF