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Jan 20, 2022

Ashford in Foreign Affairs: America Needs a Bolder Biden

By Atlantic Council

On January 20, Emma Ashford authored an article in Foreign Affairs on the first year of foreign policy in the Biden administration. Ashford made the case for more bold thinking and willingness to push for lasting foreign policy change, pointing to the authority displayed in ending the war in Afghanistan as an ambitious approach to be replicated. More about our expert

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Jan 20, 2022

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Grading the Biden Team’s Foreign Policy

By Atlantic Council

On January 20, Christopher Preble and his co-hosts of the Net Assessment podcast assessed President Biden’s foreign policy in his administration’s first year. “There appear to have been more failures than successes to the group but, as Frank Gavin explains in the lead essay at the Texas National Security Review, a bit of perspective is in order. Crafting and executing foreign policy is difficult, […]

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Jan 20, 2022

Manning in RFA: North Korea likely to launch ICBM to pressure the US soon [translated from Korean]

By Atlantic Council

On January 20, Manning was quoted in an RFA article about North Korea’s missile tests and the messages they send to the United States and its allies. “Robert Manning, a senior fellow at the US Atlantic Council, told RFA on the 20th that North Korea has been using tactics to obtain concessions in its nuclear negotiations with the US […]

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Jan 20, 2022

Slavin quoted by the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) on Biden’s Middle East Policy

By Atlantic Council

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Jan 20, 2022

Slavin quoted by Al-Hurra on US-Iran nuclear relations during the Biden administration

By Atlantic Council

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Jan 20, 2022

Garlauskas quoted in Politico on the Biden administration’s North Korea policy

On January 20, 2022, Markus Garlauskas was quoted in a Politico article that discussed and evaluated the Biden administration’s policy towards North Korea. Garlauskas highlighted Pyongyang’s intentions to resume ICBM launch testing, stating that “North Korea appears to have been trying to fully establish the right international conditions for a resumption of ICBM launches for […]

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Jan 20, 2022

Cohen on Cheddar News: Possible Cracks Between U.S. and Allies on Issue of Ukraine and Russia

By Atlantic Council

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IranSource

Jan 20, 2022

Under Ebrahim Raisi, Iran and Turkey may be entering a new phase of bilateral ties

By Hossein Aghaie Joobani

While Iran and Turkey may have too many geopolitical differences, both are expected to maintain their compartmentalization strategy so that divergences of interests at the regional level do not irreparably harm the core of bilateral relations.

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Jan 20, 2022

Pakistan’s ‘Praetorian’ state is a troubling model for a Taliban-led Afghanistan

By Ben Acheson

If the Taliban emulates Pakistan’s Praetorian model, it will further erode all work done to grow a healthy Afghan civil society and develop civilian institutions.

Afghanistan Democratic Transitions

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Jan 20, 2022

Turkey’s muted response to Cyprus’ offshore drilling reflects a new diplomatic reality

By Serhat S. Cubukcuoglu

Turkey's response, or lack thereof, to Cyprus' recent moves to capitalize on natural gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean marks a shift in diplomatic tone. While Turkey's stance has not changed, under the surface lies a changing geopolitical and economic reality.

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