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After a failed attack, Hezbollah’s propaganda seeks to prevent a wider war with Israel

By David Daoud

Committed as Hezbollah is to saving its Gaza-based allies, the group does not currently want a full war with Israel.
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Simakovsky quoted in DefenseNews on US security assistance for Ukraine

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How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China.

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To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.
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Simakovsky quoted in DefenseNews on US security assistance for Ukraine

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Invasion? What invasion? Putin is downplaying Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

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Vladimir Putin’s efforts to downplay Ukraine’s invasion of Russia have severely dented his strongman image and make a mockery of the West’s escalation fears, writes Peter Dickinson.
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Sep 26, 2019

Simakovsky quoted in DefenseNews on US security assistance for Ukraine

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The Untapped Potential of the US-Colombia Partnership

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Creating a Modernized Plan for the Bilateral Relationship

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Sep 26, 2019

Sanctions supersede overtures between US and Iran at the UN

By Barbara Slavin

United Nations General Assembly summits can be an opportunity for ice-breaking encounters between long and bitter adversaries. For the US and Iran this year, however, it was another missed opportunity.

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Sep 25, 2019

Åslund in Politico: Trump’s Ukraine circus

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There’s something obvious about the Ukraine scandal threatening to bring down Donald Trump. The people around him — his top lieutenants, former campaign manager Paul Manafort and attorney Rudy Giuliani — have been deeply involved with questionable political and business leaders in Ukraine for years. I would know, as I’ve been following economic affairs in the country for decades. Manafort […]

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Sep 25, 2019

Herbst & Simakovsky quoted in The Washington Post on US-Ukraine ties

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Sep 25, 2019

How to build a Gulf coalition to counter-Iranian regime aggression

By John W. Miller

American efforts to build a maritime coalition in the Gulf to counter Iranian regime efforts to impede the free flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have proven difficult and time consuming, but recent Iranian malign behavior is helping the US make its case.  The tense environment created by Iran since May in one […]

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Sep 24, 2019

What’s at stake with the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

By Paul Grod

Ukraine is at risk of coming to the negotiation table with a weak hand, unless the United States throws its full support behind it and encourages Europe to do the same.

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Sep 24, 2019

The United States in Syria: Why it still matters

By Frederic C. Hof

The objective of the United States in Syria must be a full political transition from criminal, terrorist rule by family and entourage to a consensual, legitimate system featuring rule of law. Its achievement would, barring unanticipated regime collapse, take years of patient, focused, and disciplined effort.

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Sep 24, 2019

The United States in Syria: Why it still matters

By Frederic C. Hof

The objective of the United States in Syria must be a full political transition from criminal, terrorist rule by family and entourage to a consensual, legitimate system featuring rule of law. Its achievement would, barring unanticipated regime collapse, take years of patient, focused, and disciplined effort.

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Sep 24, 2019

Rouhani’s plan a reason to be hopeful?

By Kirsten Fontenrose

Rouhani's proposal for peace will be rejected as outlandish, but it is a sign that Tehran may recognize that its attack on Abqaiq was an overstep.

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