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Mar 5, 2021

Shaffer in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Armenia’s nuclear power plant is dangerous. Time to close it.

Nuclear Energy The Caucasus

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Mar 5, 2021

Jackson Joins CNBC to Discuss China Climate Goals

China Energy Transitions

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Mar 5, 2021

Kadhim quoted in WaPo on Pope’s historic visit to Iraq

Iraq Middle East

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Mar 5, 2021

Schuman in Politico: Xi Jinping turned me into a China hawk

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On March 5, 2021, Michael Schuman published an opinion piece in Politico detailing how Xi Jinping has left him feeling “betrayed” after “20 years believing in China’s potential.”

China Politics & Diplomacy

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Mar 5, 2021

Kroenig and Ashford debate Biden’s strike against Iranian-backed militia and what it means for US-Iran negotiations

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On March 5, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss Biden’s retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed proxies, the potential for negotiations with Iran, and what a renewed nuclear agreement with Iran might […]

Iran Iraq

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Mar 4, 2021

Kadhim quoted in NBC on Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq

Iraq Middle East

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Mar 4, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: The color of money

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On March 4, Christopher Preble and co-hosts Zack Cooper (AEI), and Melanie Marlowe (CSIS) discussed US sanctions programs and how to make them more effective on War on the Rocks Net Assessment podcast. They consider why sanctions have become the go-to answer to so many foreign policy problems, and explore when they should be used, […]

English Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

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Mar 4, 2021

Ashford quoted in Business Insider: Biden can end the US war in Afghanistan in 2 months. He just has to do what Trump agreed to do

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On March 4, Emma Ashford was quoted in Business Insider in an article written by Bonnie Kristian entitled “Biden can end the US war in Afghanistan in 2 months. He just has to do what Trump agreed to do.” on the future of US troops in Afghanistan. “Washington has spent $2 trillion in Afghanistan just […]

Afghanistan Security & Defense

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Mar 4, 2021

Borghard in Aspen Institute: Real-time intelligence collection needs an upgrade

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On March 4, Erica Borghard published a reaction to the SolarWinds incident with the Aspen Institute, along with other cyber subject matter experts. Borghard argues for improving public-private collaboration and comprehensive intelligence collection, and warns against misunderstanding the implications of SolarWinds for the Department of Defense’s “defend forward” strategy. “Dispensing with the myth that SolarStorm […]

Cybersecurity United States and Canada

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Mar 4, 2021

Nasr in Foreign Affairs: Biden’s narrow window of opportunity on Iran

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Middle East Nuclear Deterrence