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EU Jean Monnet Center of Excellence based at @ausis.bsky.social. Co-directed by Garret Martin and @michelleegan.bsky.social. Training the next generation of Transatlantic Change-makers.
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 6d
🚨 Re-upping Co-Director Garret Martin's @ConversationUS piece on why shutdowns are a uniquely American experience.

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Shutdowns are as American as apple pie − in the UK and elsewhere, they just aren’t baked into the process
With hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed as part of the latest US government shutdown, a scholar explains why such events never occur in the UK.
theconversation.com
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 11h
"In seeking to weaponize the US economy and financial system against China, Russia, and many other countries, Donald Trump has picked a fight that he cannot win" www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t...
Trump Is Losing His Geoeconomic War
Harold James thinks the administration has misjudged its advantages in playing a zero-sum game with the rest of the world.
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 11h
"The drone industry could face the same issue as ammunition makers after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: surging demand far outstripping production capacity" www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
Commission seeks new funding ideas to surge EU drone production | Euractiv
The drone industry could face the same issue as ammunition makers after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: surging demand far outstripping production capacity
www.euractiv.com
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 11h
"US threatens to apply tariffs of up to 107% on Barilla and other makes of Italian staple over alleged dumping" www.ft.com/content/8281...
EU backs Italy in Trump’s pasta tariff war
US threatens to apply tariffs of up to 107% on Barilla and other makes of Italian staple over alleged dumping
www.ft.com
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 11h
"“The world is in the most precarious and perilous state it has been for decades,” the European Commission president tells lawmakers as she urges them to keep her in post" www.politico.eu/article/13-t...
13 things we learned from von der Leyen’s no-confidence debate
“The world is in the most precarious and perilous state it has been for decades,” the European Commission president tells lawmakers as she urges them to keep her in post.
www.politico.eu
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 1d
"How Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Ruining American Credibility" www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Price of Unpredictability
Trump’s foreign policy is ruining American credibility.
www.foreignaffairs.com
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 1d
"The recent escalation in Russian drone incursions across Europe has inadvertently underlined Ukraine’s burgeoning reputation as the continent’s leading practitioner of drone warfare" www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
Drone superpower Ukraine is teaching NATO how to defend against Russia
Ukraine's unrivaled experience of drone warfare makes it a key partner for NATO and an indispensable ally in the defense of Europe as the continent faces up to the mounting threat posed by an expansio...
www.atlanticcouncil.org
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 1d
"Their warning is clear — the alliance must establish and enforce clear red lines or risk the collapse of the very deterrence on which it relies" cepa.org/article/us-o...
US Officers: NATO’s Options on the Eastern Flank
CEPA’s military and security Fellows describe the options for alliance leaders and forces as the Kremlin’s shadow war accelerates.
cepa.org
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 1d
"External wedging poses a fundamental challenge to European strategic autonomy" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Divided we stand? Examining the European Union’s ability to withstand external wedging
External wedging poses a fundamental challenge to European strategic autonomy. Powerful external actors often exploit or create internal divisions within the European Union (EU), whether intentiona...
www.tandfonline.com
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 2d
"NATO must resist Russia’s efforts to corrode it from within" www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Vladimir Putin is testing the West—and its unity
NATO must resist Russia’s efforts to corrode it from within
www.economist.com
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 2d
"The path to the premiership is anything but straightforward for right-wing populist Andrej Babiš, whose ANO movement won big in the parliamentary vote" www.politico.eu/article/five...
5 key takeaways from the Czech election
The path to the premiership is anything but straightforward for right-wing populist Andrej Babiš, whose ANO movement won big in the parliamentary vote.
www.politico.eu
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 2d
"Almost half of Russia’s refineries have been hit by drones and missiles" www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Ukraine’s hellfire is intensifying the Kremlin’s fuel crisis
Almost half of Russia’s refineries have been hit by drones and missiles
www.economist.com
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 2d
"Australia has bucked the trend of shrinking U.S. security commitments" foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/03/a...
AUKUS’s Survival Is a Good Sign for Trump’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
Australia has bucked the trend of shrinking U.S. security commitments.
foreignpolicy.com
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 5d
"This election has the potential to return populist candidate Andrej Babiš’s Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO) party to power, raising questions about the Czech Republic’s Euro-Atlantic posture and support for Ukraine" www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-seri...
Your primer on the Czech Chamber of Deputies elections
Experts from the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center answer the most pressing questions about the Czech parliamentary elections and what the results could mean for the country’s foreign policy.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 5d
"While Rome boasts of ratings agencies upgrading its public debt, Italy's economy continues to suffer from sluggish growth, anemic productivity, persistent poverty and a continuing brain drain" www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...
Meloni's deficit reduction masks Italy's struggling economy
While Rome boasts of ratings agencies upgrading its public debt, Italy's economy continues to suffer from sluggish growth, anemic productivity, persistent poverty and a continuing brain drain.
www.lemonde.fr
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 5d
"From proposing a “drone wall” to using frozen assets, the agenda was long and detailed. The results, less so" www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
5 things we learned from the EU’s summit in Copenhagen
From proposing a “drone wall” to using frozen assets, the agenda was long and detailed. The results, less so.
www.politico.eu
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 5d
"Emergency measures can become long-term policy" www.gmfus.org/news/nationa...
A National Recovery Strategy for Ukraine
www.gmfus.org
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 6d
"A global green shipping deal has split Europe and drawn in the US and China, as southern states defend LNG and northern countries push for stricter climate standards" www.euractiv.com/news/lng-row...
LNG row splits Europe as US challenges net-zero shipping deal | Euractiv
A global green shipping deal has split Europe and drawn in the US and China, as southern states defend LNG and northern countries push for stricter climate standards
www.euractiv.com
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 6d
🚨 Re-upping Co-Director Garret Martin's @ConversationUS piece on why shutdowns are a uniquely American experience.

theconversation.com/shutdowns-ar...

@ausis.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social
Shutdowns are as American as apple pie − in the UK and elsewhere, they just aren’t baked into the process
With hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed as part of the latest US government shutdown, a scholar explains why such events never occur in the UK.
theconversation.com
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 6d
"The government is clear that despite Ireland’s deeply engrained culture of neutrality the country needs a larger and more capable military—but the public may not yet be convinced" www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
As Europe’s neutral states shift closer to NATO, Ireland approaches a turning point for its security
Ireland is entering a new era in its security and defense posture, spurred by Russian aggression, especially in the hybrid domain and critical undersea infrastructure.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 6d
"European states should offer support for the broad principles of the plan conditioned on a clear Israeli commitment to a full withdrawal from Gaza" ecfr.eu/article/trum...
Trump’s Gaza plan: How Europe can help make it happen
European states should offer support for the broad principles of the plan conditioned on a clear Israeli commitment to a full withdrawal from Gaza.
ecfr.eu
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 7d
"Policymakers across the continent are urgently considering alternative deterrence arrangements" warontherocks.com/2025/09/can-...
Can More British and French Nuclear Cooperation Help Deter Russia?
As Europe continues to come to terms with both the Russian threat amid the war in Ukraine as well as the uncertainty surrounding the U.S. commitment to
warontherocks.com
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 7d
"But new risks loom on the horizon, and defenders of the triad should take note that potentially expedient US government decisions made in the coming years could inadvertently undermine the triad’s continued viability" www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
In defense of the US maintaining a balanced nuclear triad
The strength of the triad is not just a function of the existence of its three legs, but also of the balance in numbers and capabilities among the three legs.
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 7d
🚨 Don't miss the 10/22 event with 🇲🇩 Ambassador Vladislav Kulminski and former Ambassador Kelly Keiderling, moderated by our colleague Kelly Adams-Smith! To register 👇
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Ambassadors Up-Close: Moldova's Future in a Changing Global Landscape
SIS Founders Room
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 7d
"Beijing’s Plans to Exploit American Retreat" www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
China Goes on Offense
Beijing’s plans to exploit American retreat.
www.foreignaffairs.com
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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 8d
"But it must combine immigration-led growth with productivity improvements" www.ft.com/content/643a...
Spain has become Europe’s standout economy
But it must combine immigration-led growth with productivity improvements
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