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FutureSource

Jun 7, 2017

The 2017 UK General Election and the Future of US-UK Relations

By Claire Yorke

On June 8, the United Kingdom will vote in its second general election in just over two years. The last election in May 2015 resulted in a Conservative government, and led to the June 2016 national referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union. Following the result in favor of Brexit, Prime Minister David Cameron—the leader […]

United Kingdom United States and Canada

FutureSource

Jun 7, 2017

British Election: Can Data Science See Through the Fog of Terror Attacks?

By Brent M. Eastwood

Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, the front-runners in the British general election, have endured a volatile race punctuated by two terror attacks that have rocked Britain. With campaigning suspended twice after each incident and British pollsters’ failure to predict Brexit, FutureSource queried a data science firm to get its reading […]

United Kingdom

FutureSource

Jun 6, 2017

The UK and EU Must Moderate Brexit and the US Must Get Smart About What is Unfolding

By Ilana Bet-El

To use an old Thatcherite adage, the United States, United Kingdom and European Union are all living in cloud cuckoo land, seemingly vastly underestimating the medium- to long-term effects of Brexit: a dramatically weakened UK, an undermined EU, and fragmented transatlantic relations. Put another way: the transatlantic rift that has clearly already opened over NATO […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

Jun 6, 2017

Pavel Quoted by ABC News on Coping With Terrorist Threats

By Barry Pavel

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In the News

Jun 5, 2017

Corman Quoted in The Hill on Fixing Healthcare Cybersecurity

By Joshua Corman

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 2, 2017

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: US Paris Accord Exit is Historic Retreat from Rules-Based Order

By Robert A. Manning

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In the News

Jun 2, 2017

Vershbow Joins MSNBC to Discuss Alleged Russian Interference in Elections

By Alexander Vershbow

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Russia

In the News

Jun 1, 2017

Saab Quoted by Foreign Policy on Saudi Arabia Hiring Former Trump Advisers

By Bilal Y. Saab

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

May 31, 2017

Manning Quoted by the Washington Post on Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam’s Visit

By Robert Manning

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Report

May 30, 2017

Meeting the Russian hybrid challenge

By Franklin D. Kramer and Lauren M. Speranza

Since its takeover of Crimea in 2014, Russia has become increasingly emboldened, undertaking actions that, rather than propping up a failing regime, strike directly against the functioning of Western democracy. Employing a combination of “hybrid” actions–political, diplomatic, informational, cyber-, economic, covert and low-level force–the Kremlin has targeted countries not only on the fringes of its […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

May 30, 2017

Pavel Joins CNN to Discuss White House Relations with Merkel

By Barry Pavel

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Germany

In the News

May 29, 2017

Grundman Joins Defense & Aerospace Report to Discuss US-NATO Relations After Brussels Trip

By Steven Grundman

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

May 26, 2017

Kroenig Joins CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS to Discuss Outcomes of Trump’s Trip Abroad

By Matthew Kroenig

Watch the first full interview here.

In the News

May 25, 2017

Benitez Quoted by Foreign Policy on How Trump’s Behavior at NATO Summit Was a Victory for Putin

By Jorge Benitez

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

May 25, 2017

Benitez Quoted by Stars and Stripes on Trump’s Controversial Comments at NATO Summit

By Jorge Benitez

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

May 25, 2017

Benitez Quoted in the Independent on Trump’s Missed Opportunity at NATO Summit

By Jorge Benitez

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In the News

May 25, 2017

Benitez Quoted by the Guardian About Trump’s Controversial Remarks to NATO Leaders

By Jorge Benitez

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

May 25, 2017

Vershbow Joins MSNBC to Discuss Trump’s Relationship with NATO and Russian Interference

By Alexander Vershbow

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In the News

May 24, 2017

Daniels in The Hill: If Trump Wants Real Success in the Middle East, Rhetoric Must Match Reality

By Owen Daniels

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Middle East

In the News

May 24, 2017

Nordenman Quoted by PolitiFact on Trump’s Icebreaker Construction Claim

By Magnus Nordenman

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