Ashford in ABCNews: The Breakdown: President Biden gives 1st foreign policy speech

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In the early hours of March 18, Israel launched air strikes on Gaza, ending the two-month cease-fire. Atlantic Council experts answer pressing questions about the resumed conflict.
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Ashford in ABCNews: The Breakdown: President Biden gives 1st foreign policy speech

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Enough carrots for Putin. For better negotiations, serve ‘maximum pressure’ instead.

By Benjamin L. Schmitt, Richard L. Morningstar, and Daniel Fried

Since Russia appears content for negotiations to move slowly, the Trump administration should turn up the pressure with new sanctions.
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Ashford in ABCNews: The Breakdown: President Biden gives 1st foreign policy speech

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Present without impact? How the Middle East perceives China’s diplomatic engagement

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Feb 4, 2021

Ashford in ABCNews: The Breakdown: President Biden gives 1st foreign policy speech

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On February 4, Emma Ashford was featured on ABC News live coverage and commentary of President Biden’s first major foreign policy speech. More about our expert

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Feb 4, 2021

Christopher Preble on War on the Rocks: Primacy anxiety

By Atlantic Council

On February 4, Christopher Preble and co-hosts Melanie Marlowe (Center for Strategic and International Studies), and Zack Cooper (American Enterprise Institute), discussed the Trump administration’s “Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific,” and the continued pursuit of strategic primacy over all other alternative approaches on War on the Rocks’ Net Assessment podcast. They called for a national debate to […]

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Feb 4, 2021

Nia quoted in Newsweek on U.S. sanctions against Myanmar
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Feb 4, 2021

Nabeel Khoury joins Al Jazeera to discuss the end of American support in Yemen
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Feb 4, 2021

Arbit in Foreign Policy: There’s hope for Israeli-Palestinian peace
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UkraineAlert

Feb 3, 2021

Ukraine strikes back against Russian infowar with ban on Kremlin-linked TV channels

By Taras Kuzio

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's February 2 decision to force three Kremlin-linked Ukrainian TV channels off the air is his boldest move yet in the struggle against Russia's ongoing hybrid war.

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Feb 3, 2021

Ullman in UPI: America today: desperate but not serious
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Feb 3, 2021

Belarus national reinvention leaves little room for Russia

By Brian Whitmore

Vladimir Putin's decision to prop up the Lukashenka dictatorship in Belarus has forced many Belarusians to rethink their attitudes towards Russia and fueled growing support for greater European integration.

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Feb 3, 2021

Ferziger joins i24 to discuss sanctions on Israeli Mining Mogul
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Feb 3, 2021

Ashford in Inkstick: After the apocalypse: US grand strategy

By Atlantic Council

On February 5, Emma Ashford was featured in Inkstick’s roundup of grand strategy proposals for the new administration. “Does US grand strategy need a reboot? Inkstick asked Emma Ashford, Kate Kizer, and T.X. Hammes how the Biden administration should approach US grand strategy. They all agreed that the United States needs to be more of […]

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