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Jun 2021
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A European view of the transatlantic rel...

The New Statesman
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Emily Tamkin is in Bratislava, Slovakia, where she's been speaking to European security experts about their view of the transatlantic relationship in light of the recent G7 and NATO meetings, and US President Biden's first round of in-person summits since taking office including his bilateral with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.


Emily is joined by Ido Vock, with contributions from General Petr Pavel, former chair of the NATO Military Committee, and Daniel Milo, Senior Research Fellow and GLOBSEC Policy Institute.


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Emily writes on 'the Cold Web', exploring how the United States and Russia have become entangled.



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