Raising the Bar
Transatlantic Strategy Group
TAPIR Fellowship


EABC's 2007 Transatlantic Leadership Award



Amcham EU's 2006 Transatlantic Business Award

PostGlobal:

EU Center of Excellence, Washington D.C.
Johns Hopkins University, Secretariat
American University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University

NEXT EUROPE: CTR PARTNERS WITH WASHINGTONPOST.COM AND NEWSWEEK.COM
CTR has partnered with PostGlobal, washingtonpost.com and Newsweek.com’s discussion platform on international affairs, to launch “Next Europe,” an online dialogue on contemporary European affairs. Read more here.
Boin & Sundelius|New Security for America, via Europe
Tassinari|Where Should the EU End?
Stoyadinova|Europe Swings Sharply to the Right
Foster|Obama Strikes A European Balance

Position Announcement – Deputy Director
CTR invites applications for its Deputy Director position. For more details click here.

Confronting the Global Financial Crisis
Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, outlined the European response in a speech at CTR here.

What is NATO's Future?!
NATO leaders have agreed to producing a new Strategic Concept for the Alliance. In Alliance Reborn, CTR and three other US think tanks offer recommendations here. Executive Summary here.

  • Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the European Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, describes NATO's challenges here.
  • CTR Director Dan Hamilton’s Senate testimony here; watch the hearing here
  • Dan Hamilton podcast interviews on NATO's future:
    o The Economist here,
    o Brookings Institution here
    o The Monocle Weekly here
    o Strasbourg Summit NATO Youth Forum on YouTube here

Responding to Medvedev
Russia’s President has called for a “new European security architecture.” CTR Senior Fellow Michael Haltzel spoke to the OSCE Permanent Council on how to respond, and what it means for the OSCE. Read his testimony here.

NEW Book!  Power Politics: Energy Security, Human Rights, and Transatlantic Relations 
This volume details ideas presented at a 2008 conference on the impact of energy security issues on international political affairs and on the human rights policies of countries in the transatlantic region. The authors discuss how European and American leaders have addressed their most important energy security vulnerabilities and what effects their responses have had on their foreign policies. Click here to order from Brookings Institution.

NEW! CTR Fellows in Current Issue of Survival
The Roots of Germany's Russia Policy -- CTR Gulbenkian Fellow Thomas Rid and co-author Christopher Chivvis
NATO and the UN -- CTR Fellow Michael Harsch and co-author Johannes Varwick
Serbia's Choice -- CTR Fellow Elizabeth Pond

CTR’s Esther Brimmer Confirmed as Assistant Secretary of State
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Obama’s nomination of Esther Brimmer, Deputy Director and Director of Research at CTR, to serve as assistant secretary of State for International Organizations. Click here for the official announcement.

New! The “DFID Model”: Lessons for the U.S. by Anne C. Richard and George Rupp
Does the British model of international development hold lessons for the U.S.? Find out in this joint report by CTR and the International Rescue Committee.  Read "A New Model for Foreign Aid" by Anne C. Richard on the Next Europe site here.

NEW! The Transatlantic Economy 2009
This book offers the most up-to-date set of facts on jobs, trade and investment between Europe and all 50 U.S. states and includes a special section on the global financial crisis.  It is available here or in hard copy from the Brookings Institution Bookstore.  On March 11, 2009, CTR hosted a launch event on Capitol Hill - click here for remarks from Senator Jeanne Shaheen and here for remarks from Deloitte CEO James Quigley.

CTR News and Commentary

What Happened in Moscow?
The Collective Security Treaty Organization summit in Moscow failed to meet Kremlin expectations, notes Vladimir Socor for the Jamestown Foundation here

The Rise of Central Europe's Far Right
CEPA analysts Eva M. Blaszczynski and Peter B. Doran discuss here.

NATO and 21st Century Deterrence
How to deter? Whom to deter? And with which means?
See some answers from the NATO Defense College here.

A Rebound, not a Break Up
Justin Vaisse discusses the impact of the economic crisis on Europe for Brookings and FRS here.

EU Russia Summit
Differences abounded. For views click here and here

Why did Biden go to Bosnia?
CTR's Edward Joseph tells us here, or click here for commentary from Gulnur Aybet and Florian Bieber.

Collateral Damage
What's the impact of the financial crisis on food, energy, trade and climate? Find out here.

EU Summit Jobs Plan: Disappointing
Read a summary here.

Iceland prepares for EU membership
Read more here from EurActiv. 

The Eastern Partnership : What is It?
CAP's Sebastian Schaeffer and Dominik Tolksdorf tell us here.  The Polish Institute of International Affairs examines the EP in detail here.

Russia and the EU Eastern Partnership
Loud Criticism, Quiet Cooperation
SWP's Susan Stewart explains here.

Can the EU solve the Southern Gas Corridor puzzle?
Read the EurActive summary here

What's Next for Czech Foreign Policy?
Read the latest here from CTR fellow Jan Jires in the Central Europe Digest.

Preventing Failure at the Climate Change Summit
SAIS Professor Scott Barrett explains how here

Synergies? Or Spheres of Influence?
How could the European Union build stronger common programmes and projects with Russia; the EU's Eastern partner countries; and Central Asia? Michael Emerson explains in a new book you can download here.

Countering Terror in the UK and Canada
The UK has released a report outlining its revised counterterrorism strategy, known as CONTEST. Find it here. Meanwhile, Canadian analysts are critical of their country’s efforts here.

100 Days -- what grade has the President earned?
See the VOA video summary and interview with CTR Director Dan Hamilton here and text here.

EU Ignores Eastern Europe at its Own Peril
says Katinka Barysch here.

Over 500 planned terrorist attacks in EU in 2008
reports Europol here.  For the 2009 EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report, click here.

Why Europe is divided over China?
find out here.

After the G20: Assessing the Central European Economic Crisis
Interview with Leszek Balcerowicz here.

Negotiating with Iran
Peter Jones tells us how here.

Germany and Afghanistan
CTR Director Dan Hamilton in Spiegel Online here.

Central European Digest
The latest from the region from CEPA here, including an interview with CTR's Dan Hamilton on NATO's expanded role in Afghanistan, the prospects for enlargement and U.S. relations with Central Europe.

The Future of US Nukes in Europe: A View from Poland
Click here for analysis by Lukasz Kulesa from the Polish Institute of International Affairs.

Road to Hell?
EU Presidency Critique of Obama Administration Damages G20 Prospects

Europe, the U.S. and the Financial Crisis
As the U.S. grapples with the crisis, the EU released its own High Level report on the challenges at hand. Read it here.  European members of the G-20 offered their view of the way forward here.

An Inundation of Envoys
The international community needs to streamline its presence in Afghanistan argue CTR Visiting Fellow Michael Harsch and Thomas Ruttig here on the International Relations and Security Network (ISN).

Managing the Financial Crisis - Is Europe Getting It Right?
Heribert Dieter tells us here.

The Saharan Conundrum 
CTR Fellow Jean-Luc Marret is quoted on Al Qaida in Islamic Maghreb in the New York Times Magazine here.

Not Even the Afghans Know How to Fix It
argues CTR Fellow Ed Joseph in The Washington Post here.

Sarkozy's Next Big Battle
is France's full integration into NATO, argues Leo Michel, member of the CTR-Robert Schuman Foundation Strategy Group on Franco-American relations, in Newsweek here.

Energy Security
Sebastian Schäffer and Dominik Tolksdorf offer Europe ways out of the Gas Trap here.

Central Europe and Russia
CTR Fellow Jan Jireš explains how identity politics shape attitudes here in Central Europe Digest.

Strengthening Biodefense Internationally
Marc Ostfield tells us how here. For more on CTR's work on biodefense, click here.

Wider Europe, Click Here

Ukraine: For latest developments and commentary, Click Here

Transnistrian Conflict: For latest developments and commentary, Click Here

Georgia: For latest developments and commentary, Click Here

Friends of Belarus: For latest developments and commentary, Click Here

Announcements

Events:

Please note the event on Tuesday June 23, 2009 with Crin Antonescu has been cancelled.

Opportunities:

NEW! CTR Deputy Director

NEW!  Atlantic Partnership Internship

NEW!  Transatlantic Renewable Energy Fellowship

ACES Pre-Dissertation Grants

ACES Research Seed and Working Paper Grant

ACES Curriculum Development

ACES Certificate in European Union Studies

NEW! SWP Call for Papers

Calouste Gulbenkian Fellowship at CTR 2009-2010

Transatlantic Academy 2009-2010 Fellowship Call

Transatlantic Academy Helmut Schmidt Economic Fellowship

Transatlantic Post-Doc Fellowship for International Relations and Security (TAPIR)

The Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program

Other:

SAIS German Club

New Project: "Raising the bar: Towards enhanced cooperation and coherence in transatlantic governance of natural disaster relief and preparedness" in partnership with The Global Public Policy Institute, Berlin (GPPi).


Publications

Alliance Reborn:  An Atlantic Compact for the 21st Century by the Washington NATO Project

The Transatlantic Economy 2009 by Daniel S. Hamilton and Joseph P. Quinlan

Germany and Globalization by Daniel S. Hamilton and Joseph P. Quinlan

Combating Climate Change:  A Transatlantic Approach to Common Solutions by Lisa Svensson

Ideas for America's Future: Core Elements of a New National Security Strategy by Jeffrey P. Bialos

The Wider Black Sea Region in the 21st Century edited by Daniel Hamilton and Gerhard Mangott

France and Globalization by Daniel Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan

Is the United States a "Normative" Power? by Daniel Hamilton

Five Dimensions of Homeland and International Security edited by Esther Brimmer

Globalization and Europe:  Prospering in the New Whirled Order by Daniel Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan

Unconventional Crises, Unconventional Responses:  Reforming Leadership in the Age of Catastrophic Crises and Hypercomplexity by Erwan Lagadec

The Transatlantic Economy 2008 by Daniel Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan

Sleeping Giant:  Awakening the Transatlantic Services Economy by Daniel Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan

Innovation and Industrial Leadership: Lessons From Pharmaceuticals by Fabio Pammolli and Massimo Riccaboni

Defending the Gains?  Transatlantic Responses When Democracy is Under Threat edited by Esther Brimmer

The United States of America and the European Union edited by Gerhard Wahlers

The New Eastern Europe: Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova edited by Daniel Hamilton and Gerhard Mangott

Transatlantic Economy 2006: Annual Survey of Jobs, Trade and Investment between the United States and Europe by Daniel Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan

Changing Identities and Evolving Values:  Is There Still a Transatlantic Community? Edited by Esther Brimmer

Role Reversal: Offers of Help From Other Countries in Response to Hurrican Katrinaby Anne C. Richard.  For a Spanish translation, click here.

Terrorism and International Relations Edited by Daniel Hamilton

Protecting our Prosperity by Daniel Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan

Transatlantic Relations and Global Governance Edited by Kari Möttölä

Fighting Terrorist Financing: Transatlantic Cooperation and International Institutions
by Anne C. Richard

The Network Society: From Knowledge to Policy
Edited by Manuel Castells and Gustavo Cardoso

Transforming Homeland Security: U.S and European Approaches
Edited by Esther Brimmer

The Transatlantic Economy 2005
by Daniel Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan

Deep Integration: How Transatlantic Markets are Leading Globalization Edited by Daniel Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan

Transatlantic Homeland Security: Protecting Society in the Age of Catastrophic Terrorism
Edited by Daniel Hamilton and Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen.

Protecting the Homeland: European Approaches to Societal Security--Implications for the United States
Edited by Daniel Hamilton, Jesper Gronvall and Bengt Sundelius

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