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Why Europe Needs a ‘Military Schengen Zone’
While President Donald Trump was issuing bombastic threats toward North Korea and Venezuela earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis quietly met with his Dut...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Brexit: ‘Til Regulations Do Us Part?
On June 23, 2016, British citizens voted by a four percent margin to leave the European Union, sending shockwaves across Europe and unsettling world markets. The Brexit vote a...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Don’t Expect Much From Trump at the G20 Summit
After months of public disagreements with world leaders, U.S. President Donald Trump walked into the lion’s den Friday as the G20 summit got underway in Hamburg, Germany. To m...
By Rachel Rizzo
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It’s Time for NATO to Look North
Now that President Donald Trump finally has endorsed Article 5 of the NATO Treaty, putting minds on both sides of the Atlantic more at ease, it’s time for the alliance to get ...
By Julianne Smith & Rachel Rizzo
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NATO Allies Should Not Be Judged on Defense Spending Alone
Last week, President Donald Trump embarked on his first big wave of foreign travel since his January inauguration. For Europe-watchers, the most anticipated event during this ...
By Jim Townsend & Rachel Rizzo
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What Emmanuel Macron's Victory Means for France and the EU
Podcast
Transatlantic Security experts Julianne Smith and Rachel Rizzo discuss President-elect Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French election. Hosted by Neal Urwitz....
By Julianne Smith, Rachel Rizzo & Neal Urwitz
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The Next French President and Implications on NATO, EU
Podcast
With round one of the French election completed, Transatlantic Security expert Rachel Rizzo discusses the outcome of the election results and what a victory for Emmanuel Macro...
By Rachel Rizzo & Neal Urwitz
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NATO's Back on the Table: Reflections from the Secretary General
Podcast
After a successful meeting in Washington with President Trump, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sits down with CNAS' Transatlantic Security team. Hosted by Jim Townsend...
By Jens Stoltenberg, Jim Townsend & Rachel Rizzo
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The U.S. relationship with Europe hinges on diplomacy
President Donald Trump announced his intention to increase defense spending by $54 billion in next year’s federal budget, funded largely by sharp cuts to various other U.S. ag...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Trump, Europe, and the Future of the Transatlantic Security Relationship
Rachel Rizzo, research associate for the CNAS Strategy and Statecraft Program, discusses a report on the future of the transatlantic security relationship. Hosted by JaRel Cla...
By Rachel Rizzo & JaRel Clay
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Theresa May meets Donald Trump - but what does she hope to gain?
On Friday, the Prime Minister Theresa May will be the first foreign premier to meet the 45th US President, Donald Trump. Never has the special relationship been so controversi...
By Rachel Rizzo
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NATO’s Evolving Security Environment
Since the start of the Cold War, NATO has been the world’s preeminent military alliance. However, escalating hostilities between NATO and Russia are creating geopolitical chal...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Putin’s Strategic Aim is to Fracture the West
In a Small Wars Journal op-ed, research associate Rachel Rizzo and research intern Adam Twardowski examine Putin's possible intent to create cracks in Western unity....
By Rachel Rizzo & Adam Twardowski
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Putin’s Strategic Aim is to Fracture the West
After Putin’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 caught the United States off guard, Western observers have since struggled to understand Russian strategic decision-making. ...
By Rachel Rizzo & Adam Twardowski
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Amidst Brexit concerns, increased NATO-EU cooperation
Just two weeks after the United Kingdom’s historic vote to the leave the European Union (EU), Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) co...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Brexit Will Shatter Europe
On June 23, the United Kingdom will hold a referendum that will determine whether it remains a member of the European Union. Arguments abound in both the pro- and anti...
By Michelle Shevin-Coetzee & Rachel Rizzo
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What ISIS Wants: Punishing Refugees for Brussels
On Tuesday, March 22, twin explosions at the Zaventem Airport and Maelbeek Metro Station rocked Belgium’s capital city of Brussels, killing at least thirty and injuring 230. T...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Does the U.S. Overstate the Threat of Terrorism?
Looking back on the past fifteen years, it is clear that September 11, 2001, dramatically altered the landscape of international security. It brought to light the reality that...
By Rachel Rizzo
