Welcome to TransAtlantic and European Security!

I hope we can use this blog to share new articles and information we find on key transAtlantic issues and global topics of interest to North Americans and Europeans.  We’ll be tracking a number of specific issues and upcoming events over the next three months, including the German elections on September 27, the Irish vote on the Lisbon Treaty on October 2, Greek snap elections on October 4, as well as the transAtlantic conversation on Iran, Afghanistan, the global economy, climate change and many other issues.

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Slides from class presentations

europe course opener

EU presentationThe European Union

Swedish PresidencySwedish Presidency
Lisbon TreatyLISBON TREATY PRIMERv2      German ElectionsGerman Elections 2009 0921

Press round-up for Nov. 23…

Sorry to be so late with these.  I had 20 family members in town from Wed until last night…  

Europe Chooses Nobodies  http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,662357,00.html

 Dull, Imperfect but let’s all cheer VanRompuy’s victory http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/20/herman-van-rompuy-victory-cheer

 Charlemagne:  A new Balance in Europe?  http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14915170

  How to Make Russia Competitive, Medvedev Speech, 11/14 http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/11/14/president_medvedev_addresses_the_federal_assembly_97358.html

 New SPD Chairman: Archangel Gabriel takes the burden http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14915170 

In Turkey, trial casts wide net of distrust http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/world/europe/22turkey.html?_r=1&ref=world

In Ukraine, 04 Euphoria turns to Despair  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/world/europe/19ukraine.html?scp=5&sq=ukraine&st=nyt

 

The Great Pipeline Opera – Where you sit is where you stand . . .

Article from Sep/Oct 2009 issue of Foreign Policy on Pipeline Politics in the EU.

Daniel, Freifeld, Daniel, “THE GREAT PIPELINE OPERA.” Foreign Policy no. 174, Sep/Oct 2009: 120-127. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed November 16, 2009). http://ezproxy6.ndu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=44483624&site=ehost-live  PDF Link: The Great Pipelline Opera – Foreign Policy Sep-Oct 09

News Grab bag, November 12

U.S.-EU Joint Declaration and Annexes, November 3, 2009.  Note Annex two on new US-EU Energy Council

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/us-eu-joint-declaration-and-annexes

UK Won’t Walk away from Afghanistan (but it will set conditions) – speech by Gordon Brown, November 6 http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/11/06/gordon_brown_uk_will_not_walk_away_from_afghanistan_97334.html

 Medvedev on Russia, reform, putin and foreign policy – interviewed by Der Spiegel.  Is he tomorrow’s or yesterday’s man??  http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,660114,00.html

Who Controls Russia – Interesting new take on the power struggle and what it means for us by Dmitri Simes and Paul Saunders  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/opinion/10iht-edsimes.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&ref=global&adxnnlx=1257854908-Hyburt9fO4fu7bFkR3yuMQ

 Disallusioned with Europe, Turkey looks East  – good piece on last week’s subject http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,660635,00.html

Far Right in Eastern Europe  http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14859369

Pipelines and Energy Security

Attached presentation provides multiple graphics of pipeline transit routes (present and proposed) for reference in Topic 11

Pipelines and Energy

A few more things on Turkey

I particularly recommend this first piece by Abramowitz and Barkey, ” Turkey’s Transformers” http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=5&did=1887894901&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1257712904&clientId=3921

Return of the Natives: Turkey and the Kurdshttp://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14710708

 Turkey and the Middle East:  Looking East and Southhttp://www.economist.com/world/middleeast-africa/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14753776

Open Source Center Analysis on Russia – Ukraine Ties

Joel found the following two articles are from the Open Source Center (OSC) – Their website is located at:  https://www.opensource.gov/public/content/login/login.fcc?doAction=trueYou can “sign up” for an account which will give you great access to open source material from other countries that is translated and analyzed by folks at OSC. These are PDF copies of two articles found on their website: OSC Report: Ukraine — Tensions With Russia Over Black Sea Fleet;   OSC Analysis: New Ukraine Foreign Minister May Reduce Tension With Moscow  

Grab bag of press and polls, Nov 6:

Walls in the Mind http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14793753

 Down in the Dumps; Eastern Europe’s Economic Woes http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14803163

 Russia, Germany furious about Opel http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18c8064a-c93e-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.html

 Gorbachev on a pan-European Security forumhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/opinion/03iht-edgorbachev.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=global

 EU clears last Lisbon hurdle http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,659038,00.html

 Italy convicts CIA agents http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1934606,00.html?xid=rss-world

 Pew Poll:  End of Communism cheered but now with more reservationshttp://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=267

 

Merkel’s Speech to Joint Congressional Session yesterday

http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__PR/P__Wash/2009/11/03__Merkel__USA__PR.html

Westewelle is speaking at the conference I am attending tonight/tomorrow.  I’ll give you a full report on Monday.

Dmitri Trenin: Russia Reborn

Here is the piece Strobe mentioned on Thursday.   Wonder if he’s publishing it in Russian so Medvedev and Putin can read it.  http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/russia-reborn.pdf

Grab bag of Euronews, Nov 1

Deciding Europe’s place in the World, Charlemagne.http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14753874

EU to decide Lisbon on Dec 1http://euobserver.com/9/28918

  Angela’s new team claims its seatshttp://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14770289

 Estonian Exception:  IMF endorses going to the Eurohttp://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14774730

 Jitters in Eastern Europe over Russia’s military exerciseshttp://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14776852

 Blair’s Star Fades at EU summithttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75001daa-c586-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html