Politics & Diplomacy

Slavin joins WHYY to discuss US-Iran relations in the final weeks of the Trump Administration

Qaddour quoted in VOA on Syria Constitution talks

Jain in The National Interest: Joe Biden’s historic opportunity to reshape global order

"America’s alliances have been one of its greatest strategic assets, helping unleash unprecedented geopolitical stability, economic development, and increase in human dignity worldwide over the last 75 years. Trump nearly destroyed this asset. But by reinvesting in these relationships and approaching them in a more networked and humble manner, Biden can address the most consequential challenges and crises of today and tomorrow while constructing a new order for the coming decades," writes Ash in the National Interest.

Kroenig featured in Providence event on a nuclear-free world

By Atlantic Council

On December 1, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig was featured in a panel for Providence titled “A World Free from Nuclear Weapons? A Happy Hour Discussion.”

Hruby in Foreign Policy: It’s time for an Africa policy upgrade

By Atlantic Council

Marczak in The National Interest: Joe Biden begins the transition to president – a new message for a different Latin America

"As the transition finally gets formally underway, there is perhaps no region that requires greater attention from the incoming administration than Latin America. COVID-19 is ravaging regional health systems, throwing back years of economic progress and threatening widescale social calamity. The region’s citizens are frustrated with their governments, and, in just the last week, have taken to the streets in Peru and Guatemala. A stronger partnership with the United States can help to prevent further regional backsliding.," writes Jason in The National Interest.

Jensen in War on the Rocks on the next National Defense Strategy

By Atlantic Council

On November 30, Forward Defense non-resident senior fellow Benjamin Jensen and US Marine Corps University's Nathan Packard published an article in War on the Rocks titled "The Next National Defense Strategy." The article identifies which aspects of the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) should be kept and which should be altered.