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Republican Lawmaker Makes Push for Trade Promotion Authority

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Mar 6, 2025

How European leaders are responding to Trump’s approach to Ukraine and Europe

From London and Berlin to Paris and Brussels, European leaders have taken several notable steps this week on security. This follows the blow-up between the Ukrainian and US presidents on February 28.

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Feb 26, 2025

Why the US should not lift sanctions against Russia

By
Charles Lichfield

Sanctions are having an unmistakable effect, albeit below the inflated expectations of many in the West in early 2022. Lifting them now would be a mistake.

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Economic Sanctions

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Mar 5, 2025

The Egyptian plan for postwar Gaza is a good starting point—but it needs changes

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Thomas S. Warrick

While many obstacles remain, the Egyptian proposal could form the starting point for negotiations over a workable plan for postwar Gaza.

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Crisis Management

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Feb 5, 2015

Republican Lawmaker Makes Push for Trade Promotion Authority

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Considering legislation does not mean giving up constitutional rights to president, says Reichert Opponents in the US Congress of trade promotion authority legislation must realize that they are not giving up their constitutional rights to the president by considering this measure, but are, in fact, setting parameters for negotiations, a top Republican lawmaker said on […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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Feb 3, 2015

Europe Taking Steps to Wean Itself off Russian Gas

By Ashish Kumar Sen

European Commission official says supply security one of five goals of new energy union Europe has seized the opportunity provided by the Ukraine crisis to improve its energy security, according to Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy in the European Commission. The annexation of Crimea by Russia in March of 2014, and […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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Feb 3, 2015

Ukraine Urgently Needs ‘Front-Loaded’ Aid Package, Finance Minister Says

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Jaresko: IMF Credits Will Not Help Enough If ‘Dribbled Out Over 12 or 15 Months’ Ukraine urgently requires a “front-loaded” financial package from the International Monetary Fund to help its economy recover from the challenges posed by a recession and a war with Russian-backed separatists, according to Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko. “If this money […]

Russia Ukraine

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Feb 3, 2015

Report Calls on US to Provide Lethal Defensive Military Aid to Ukraine

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Goal Is to Make Further Aggression ‘Too Costly’ for Russia The United States must provide Ukraine with defensive weapons — and $3 billion in military aid over three years — to oppose Russia’s invasion of the country and deter further Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, according to a new report. The report, Preserving Ukraine’s Independence, […]

Ukraine

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Feb 2, 2015

South Sudan Deal Buys Time for Warring Sides, Diplomats, Says Pham

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council analyst says track record of past ceasefires does not inspire confidence A new deal between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel commander Riek Machar to end the fighting that has devastated the world’s newest nation over the past year is likely just a delaying tactic that allows the two warring sides to […]

East Africa

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Feb 2, 2015

Three Elephants in the Room: The Unfinished Agenda for the Caribbean Energy Security Initiative

By David Goldwyn

The Caribbean Energy Security Summit (CESS) on January 26 marked the second milestone in US-Caribbean relations in less than a year. The first was the launch by the White House of the Caribbean Energy Security Initiative (CESI), which comprised an unprecedented US commitment to Caribbean energy security, on June 19, 2014, during Vice President Biden’s […]

Energy & Environment

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Feb 1, 2015

Bright Northern Lights, Big Energy Decisions

By Cynthia Quarterman

US President Barack Obama in January made two widely criticized energy decisions relating to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing. Significant hay has been raised about their deleterious effects, especially on Alaska. The president’s actions, however, have silver linings, and perhaps no clouds, but those have been lost […]

Energy & Environment United States and Canada

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Jan 31, 2015

EU Sending ‘Wrong Signals’ to Aspiring Members

By Robbie Gramer

Moratorium on enlargement seen changing ‘rules of the game’ The European Neighborhood Policy, intended to create a “ring of friends,” has instead created a “ring of fire,” according to a senior Ukrainian official. The European Union needs to overcome inertia against further enlargement or it risks experiencing “more of the same” conflicts as the one […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Jan 30, 2015

Ukraine is ‘Bleeding Not Just Blood, But Money’

By Robbie Gramer

Kyiv Official says Financial Support From US and EU Is ‘Crucial’ Ukraine is “bleeding not just blood, but money” as it fights Russian-backed separatists in the country’s southeast, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Vadym Prystayko. US and European Union financial support is “crucial” for his country, Prystayko said January 30. Prystayko spoke as US and […]

Russia Ukraine

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Jan 30, 2015

New ‘Formula’ Needed to Deal with Putin

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Stephen J. Hadley advocates tougher line to convince Kremlin its strategy in Ukraine will fail The United States and Europe need to take a more forceful stand against Russian President Vladimir Putin to convince him that his strategy of fomenting unrest in Ukraine is not going to succeed, Stephen J. Hadley, who served as National […]

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