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UkraineAlert

Jun 8, 2017

Just How Much Influence Does the Kremlin Have in Ukraine, Georgia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic?

By Roman Shutov

In a handful of Central and Eastern European countries, governments and the media have been slow and ineffective in countering the Kremlin’s propaganda and disinformation. The best defense? An active, engaged civil society. Those were some of the findings of the Kremlin Influence Index (KII), a report released in mid-May that analyzed the Russian government’s ability […]

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UkraineAlert

Jun 8, 2017

It Was a Very Good Spring for Ukraine

By Diane Francis

Ukrainians are finally starting to see that “spring has arrived” following a string of positive developments. “It’s the Ukrainian national habit to complain, but there has been a lot of good news lately,” said Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Trade Nataliya Mykolska in an interview while on a trade mission to Canada. “Naftogaz won the Stockholm […]

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New Atlanticist

Jun 7, 2017

The United States Cannot Afford to Scale Back its Efforts to Advance LGBTI Rights Around the World

By James "Wally" Brewster

In recent years, the protection and advancement of the human rights of LGBTI people has become a hallmark of US foreign policy. In 2011, former President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum that, among other things, directed government departments and agencies working overseas to “combat discrimination, homophobia, and intolerance on the basis of LGBTI status […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 7, 2017

The Need for American Leadership in the World

By David N. Cicilline

For eight years, the United States led the world in the fight to advance LGBTI equality and ensure that all people could live free from the fear of discrimination, bigotry, and violence. More than any president before him, former President Barack Obama set the standard to inspire many around the world to follow. On Obama’s […]

NATOSource

Jun 7, 2017

The 27 Words Trump Wouldn’t Say To NATO

By Susan Glasser, Politico

It was a simple sentence. Just 27 words. “We face many threats, but I stand here before you with a clear message: the U.S. commitment to the NATO alliance and to Article 5 is unwavering.”

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New Atlanticist

Jun 7, 2017

The American Brand is Wounded…But It Will Recover

By Daniel Baer

Every time I think the editorials, commentaries, tweets announcing the end of US global leadership have reached a crescendo, it seems that some new decision or announcement from the White House elevates concern again. I confess that I, too, have decried the abdication of a leading role for the United States on the world stage […]

IranSource

Jun 7, 2017

The Iran Nuclear Deal Can Survive Despite Future Sanctions

By Elizabeth Rosenberg

Many observers of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), including both supporters and opponents, believe that new US sanctions on Iran will fatally endanger the deal and that the United States will be the one to blame.

IranSource

Jun 7, 2017

JCPOA: A New Gold Standard for Non-Proliferation Agreements

By Thomas Pickering

The Trump administration arrived at a time of serious threats to the nuclear non-proliferation regime, particularly in East Asia and in the Middle East. The nuclear deal struck with Iran by the previous administration and its partners provides a way forward.

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FutureSource

Jun 7, 2017

The 2017 UK General Election and the Future of US-UK Relations

By Claire Yorke

On June 8, the United Kingdom will vote in its second general election in just over two years. The last election in May 2015 resulted in a Conservative government, and led to the June 2016 national referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union. Following the result in favor of Brexit, Prime Minister David Cameron—the leader […]

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IranSource

Jun 7, 2017

Three Scenarios for the Iran Agreement

By Ellen Laipson

The nuclear agreement between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany was one of the more significant international achievements of the past few years.  It was a victory for diplomacy that prevented conflict and produced a politically acceptable outcome for each signatory related to Iran’s nuclear activities.  It was […]

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