Transatlantic Must-Reads May 6, 2016

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Transatlantic Must-Reads

Friday May 6th, 2016

Corruption, US, UK, EU, NATO, Digital, Turkey, Russia, Democracy, Migration, Europe, UK, France, Georgia, Middle East, Globalization

Corruption - Crony Capitalism Index, The Economist
Corruption/US - Panama Papers: US launches crackdown on international tax evasion, Dan Roberts, The Guardian
US – How 'America First' Got Its Nationalistic Edge, Eric Rauchway, The Atlantic
UK/US/EU - Special relationships in flux: Brexit and the future of the US–EU and US–UK relationships, Tim Oliver and Michael John Williams, International Affairs
EU/NATO - Buddy cops - New threats are forcing NATO and the EU to work together, The Economist
Digital – Asserting American leadership in shaping the global information society, Stuart N. Brotman, Brookings
Turkey – Turkey power shift upends EU refugee deal, Sinan Ulgen, Politico Europe
Turkey – In Turkey we can’t even laugh at our politicians any more, Elif Shafak, The Guardian
Russia – Kremlin jitters over the economy are growing, Financial Times
Russia – Putin's Arctic Ambitions, George Soroka, Foreign Affairs
Democracy – Challenges of Democracy in European Union and its Neighbors, Sasha Toperich and Aylin Unver Noi (editors), Center for Transatlantic Relations
Migration/Europe - Address of His Holiness Pope Francis, Conferral of the Charlemagne Prize
France - France at war – Aux armes, The Economist
Georgia - Renewed Confrontation in Georgia, David J. Kramer, CFR
Middle East – How the curse of Sykes-Picot still haunts the Middle East, Robin Wright, The New Yorker
Globalization – Is Globalization Really Fueling Populism? Daniel Gros, Project Syndicate

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