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IranSource

Mar 26, 2018

JCPOA and Nuclear Diplomacy in Doubt as Hawks Join Trump Administration

By Tarja Cronberg

News that John Bolton has been named President Trump’s new national security adviser – following the appointment of harsh Iran critic Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State – adds to mounting evidence that the United States will quit the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in May.

UkraineAlert

Mar 25, 2018

Exclusive: New Owner of Kyiv Post Promises Editorial Independence

By Diane Francis

On March 21, the hearts of reformers and journalists sank when Mohammad Zahoor sold the crusading Kyiv Post to Odesa businessman Adnan Kivan. Many were convinced that the new owner would soften the editorial line of Ukraine’s top English language newspaper. But in an interview March 25, Kivan said he bought the newspaper because of […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2018

The Populist Challenge to the Liberal International Order

By Jeffrey A. Stacey

Right-wing populism constitutes a sustained challenge to the seventy-year-old so-called liberal international order, a postwar construction of a body of ideas, laws, and cross-border security arrangements that have allowed the Western world to prosper while promoting general values of democracy, openness, and the rule of law. A deep backlash to the liberal order has already […]

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MENASource

Mar 23, 2018

Democracy in Tunisia: Façade or reality?

By Amir Ben Ameur & Erin Neale

Disappointment surrounding Tunisia’s democratic transition abounds in the country, and the volatile economy adds a degree of difficulty to politicians’ agendas. Economic development is always a long and arduous process, but the current strategy is clearly inadequate. Tunisians call on the government to do more to pull the economy out of stagnation by increasing public […]

Democratic Transitions North Africa

EnergySource

Mar 23, 2018

Japan’s energy crossroads

By David Livingston

Few countries have navigated as challenging an energy landscape as Japan in recent years. Following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan’s dependency on energy imports has climbed to 93 percent and its energy costs have risen sharply, straining consumers and industry alike. With Japan’s forty-eight nuclear reactors offline, the country began using more coal, gas, […]

Energy Transitions Japan

UkraineAlert

Mar 23, 2018

Ukraine Is Serious about Privatization This Time

By Oksana Bedratenko

Since 2014, privatization in Ukraine has made little progress. Well-connected oligarchs could no longer dominate the privatization process, as had often been the case in the past because of strengthened public scrutiny and involvement of international donors, yet vested interests were still powerful enough to block privatizations and the lingering problems associated with the country’s […]

Ukraine

Trade in Action

Mar 23, 2018

TRADE IN ACTION March 22, 2018

By Global Business & Economics Program

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

SyriaSource

Mar 23, 2018

Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch Threatens to Worsen Arab-Kurdish Relations

By Sardar Mlla Drwish

Turkey and Syrian opposition factions took control of Afrin and its countryside after a two-month assault that caused high civilian casualties and the displacement of tens of thousands. In light of an emerging Kurdish-Arab conflict in Syria, some see a Russian-Turkish deal on Afrin and Ghouta as a dangerous indicator at a critical stage in […]

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JohnBoltonFeature

New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2018

On the Issues: Bolton vs. McMaster

By Ashish Kumar Sen and Rachel Ansley

US President Donald J. Trump announced on March 22 that John R. Bolton will take over as the next US national security advisor on April 9. Here’s a look at some of Bolton’s positions on key foreign policy issues over the years, contrasted with those of his predecessor, LTG H.R. Mcmaster.

New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2018

McMaster Out. Bolton In.

By Ashish Kumar Sen

John R. Bolton, a former US ambassador to the United Nations known for his hawkish foreign policy views, will replace LTG H.R. McMaster as US President Donald J. Trump’s new National Security Advisor. Trump made the personnel announcement in a tweet on the evening of March 22. The decision to replace McMaster comes nine days […]

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