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New Atlanticist

Sep 26, 2017

European Ambassadors Defend Iran Nuclear Deal

By Ashish Kumar Sen

European ambassadors to the United States on September 25 defended the nuclear deal with Iran, saying it is working, while warning that reopening negotiations would be a nonstarter and walking away from the deal would have serious consequences. This joint defense comes as US President Donald J. Trump, who has to certify to the US […]

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New Atlanticist

Sep 22, 2017

Nuclear Power: A Victim of Market and Technological Changes?

By Robert F. Ichord, Jr.

Super hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria have put a spotlight on US President Donald J. Trump’s policy position on climate change, which seems to deny the scientific reality. Although its “energy dominance” policy seeks to expand coal, oil, and gas, the Trump administration in June announced a “complete review of US nuclear energy policy” with […]

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In the News

Sep 20, 2017

Handjani Quoted in Bloomberg on US Effort to Change Nuclear Deal

By Amir Handjani

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Sep 19, 2017

Westmacott in The Guardian: Trump Calls Kim the Aggressor – While Trying to Take Down the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Peter Westmacott

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Sep 13, 2017

Slavin Quoted in Bloomberg on US Efforts to Stifle Iran’s Nuclear Program

By Barbara Slavin

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Sep 11, 2017

Slavin in Al-Monitor: US-Iran Exchanges Hang in the Balance As Trump Weighs Decision on Nuclear Deal

By Barbara Slavin

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New Atlanticist

Sep 6, 2017

The United States’ ‘Horrible Options’ for Dealing with North Korea

By Ashish Kumar Sen

With Kim Jong-un ratcheting up tensions on the Korean Peninsula, US President Donald J. Trump is left with two “horrible” options to deal with the threat posed by the North Korean regime, according to Atlantic Council board member and a former acting and deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Michael Morell. Acknowledging that […]

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Aug 25, 2017

Slavin Joins Trends to Discuss the Iranian Nuclear Deal

By Barbara Slavin

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In the News

Aug 24, 2017

Fried Quoted in the New York Times: US Holds Powerful but Risky Tool to Halt North Korea’s Nuclear Progress

By Daniel Fried

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New Atlanticist

Jul 18, 2017

Alternative Futures: Rethinking the European Nuclear Posture

By Alexandra Marksteiner

Lingering uncertainty regarding US support for NATO and burden-sharing among allies has raised questions as to the future of the NATO nuclear-sharing arrangement. While US President Donald J. Trump’s reaffirmation of the US commitment to Article 5, NATO’s mutual defense clause, may have temporarily placated allies, intense feelings of insecurity among the European allies remain. […]

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