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In the News

Apr 14, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss President Trump’s Foreign Policy Approach and Recent Military Action

By Jamie Metzl

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In the News

Apr 14, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss US-North Korea Relations

By Jamie Metzl

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Korea

In the News

Apr 14, 2017

Manning Quoted by Newsweek on Rising Tensions Between the United States and North Korea

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Apr 14, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Voice of America to Discuss Trump’s Interventionist Foreign Policy

By Carles Castelló-Catchot

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In the News

Apr 14, 2017

Kramer and Benitez in US News: Take Initiative on European Defense

By Franklin Kramer and Jorge Benitez

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In the News

Apr 13, 2017

Nordenman in Defense One: In Lithuania, NATO Troops Set Up Near a Potentially Hostile Border

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Apr 13, 2017

Benitez Quoted by CNN on President Trump and NATO

By Jorge Benitez

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 13, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Voice of America to Discuss Trump’s Position on NATO

By Carles Castelló-Catchot

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 13, 2017

Manning in the National Interest: How to Make the Korea Problem Worse: Unification

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Engelke Quoted by the BBC on Global Water Security

By Peter Engelke

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In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Vershbow Joins CFR for a Discussion on the Internal Politics of Russia and US-Russia Relations

By Alexander Vershbow

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Apr 12, 2017

Putin’s Façade

By Jacob Sharpe

At first glance, Russian actions since the 2014 annexation of Crimea appear to signal a resurgence of power in the international system. Increases in military spending, forays into the Middle East, and a foreign policy punching above its weight have all served to remind the world that Russia maintains influence on the global stage. However, […]

Russia

In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Pavel Quoted by Fox News on Chemical Weapons in Syria

By Barry Pavel

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Syria

In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Nordenman Quoted by Defense One on President Trump and NATO Defense Spending

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 11, 2017

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: Mirages of War: Six Illusions From our Recent Conflicts

By David Barno and Nora Bensahel

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In the News

Apr 11, 2017

El-Gamal in the Washington Post: Trump Should Let Syrian Refugees in. But Not Because He Feels Sorry for Them.

By Jasmine El-Gamal

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Syria

In the News

Apr 11, 2017

Manning in YaleGlobal Online: Trump-Xi Summit: New Beginning on a Rocky Road

By Robert Manning

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China

In the News

Apr 11, 2017

Morell and Farkas in the New York Times: Is Russia Testing Trump?

By Michael Morell and Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2017

US Strike in Syria Unlikely to Provoke Russian Response

While Russia was “probably surprised” by the US missile strike on a Syrian air base, it is unlikely that the Kremlin will respond with escalatory force, according to a former deputy secretary general of NATO. “They’re surprised, but I don’t necessarily think their reaction will be to escalate the situation,” said Alexander Vershbow, who now […]

Russia Syria

In the News

Apr 10, 2017

Metzl Joins GDA Podcast to Discuss the Geopolitics of the Trump Era

By Jamie Metzl

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