April 13, 2017

Is Europe in Crisis or on Track? Nordic Pearls of Wisdom from Carl Bildt

Name: Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Address: 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue
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By: Carl Bildt, Julianne Smith and Jim Townsend

Transatlantic Security experts Julie Smith and Jim Townsend sit down with Former PM of Sweden Carl Bildt to talk about the future of Europe and why every country in the transatlantic partnership, even the smallest like Malta, matters.

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