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New Atlanticist

Aug 30, 2018

Trump-Kim summit’s success was ‘oversold’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

"The Singapore Summit was not a failure, but it is now clear to everyone—including President Trump—that the administration oversold the results," said Alexander Vershbow, Atlantic Council distinguished fellow.

Korea
Nuclear Nonproliferation

MENASource

Aug 29, 2018

Bilateral basing squabbles: Incirlik and America’s out of area wars

By Aaron Stein

The American alliance with Turkey is in crisis. The two NATO allies have divergent interests in the Middle East, stemming from differing policies towards non-state actors. The United States, as the dominant external power in the Middle East, has made counter-terrorism the focal point of its Middle East strategy. American policy is linked to pervasive […]

Middle East
NATO Partnerships

Report

Aug 27, 2018

More than a frozen conflict: Russian foreign policy toward Moldova

By William H. Hill

Recent Russian policy documents, such as the Foreign Policy Concepts released in 2016, all identify the post-Soviet space as one of Moscow’s top priorities. Moldova does not top of the list in this region, but it is far more significant for Russian policy makers than most Western interlocutors realize.

Defense Policy
Geopolitics & Energy Security

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Aug 27, 2018

More than a frozen conflict: Russian foreign policy toward Moldova

By William H. Hill

Recent Russian policy documents, such as the Foreign Policy Concepts released in 2016, all identify the post-Soviet space as one of Moscow’s top priorities. Moldova does not top of the list in this region, but it is far more significant for Russian policy makers than most Western interlocutors realize.

Defense Policy
Geopolitics & Energy Security

NATOSource

Aug 25, 2018

US Navy Re-Establishes Atlantic Fleet to Check Russia

By Wesley Morgan, POLITICO

The U.S Navy on Friday formally reactivated the Cold War-era naval command it relied on for decades to confront adversaries in the waters off North America — the latest in a series of efforts to check Moscow’s military expansion.

International Organizations
NATO

MENASource

Aug 23, 2018

Factbox: Turkey and the future of the F-35

By Rachel Rossi

The F-35 is the next generation fighter jet designed to ensure NATO’s air superiority for the next twenty to thirty years. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter development program is a nine-country international consortium, which includes a tiered system of states that collectively contributed to the aircraft’s development and manufacture. Turkey is a Level III partner, […]

Defense Policy
Defense Technologies

NATOSource

Aug 23, 2018

Trump Confirms He Threatened to Withdraw from NATO

By Donald Trump, CSPAN

I went to meet the leaders of the folks that run NATO, all of the leaders of NATO, and they weren’t paying their bills.

NATO
Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 17, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in ABC News on Twitter Stopping Firearm-Themed Bot

By Ben Nimmo

Read the full article here

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Aug 15, 2018

NATO’s new window to the south

By Colin Wall

When it comes to addressing challenges in NATO’s south, such as destabilizing migration flows, terrorism, and general instability in the region, however, the Alliance has often struggled to demonstrate the same sense of strategic focus.

NATO

AfricaSource

Aug 14, 2018

CAR’s changing security landscape: a catalyst for UN policy change?

By Andrew Carroll

Amid strong pressure from the Trump Administration, the United Nations (UN) voted at the end of June to cut over $600 million from its peacekeeping budget. The majority of these cuts are set to come from key operations in Sub-Saharan Africa, including the UN’s mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), known by its French […]

Africa
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