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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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In the News

Apr 8, 2017

Metzl Joins CBS This Morning to Discuss Recent Trump-Xi Summit

By Jamie Metzl

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Univision to Discuss Trump’s Response to the Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria

By Carles Castelló-Catchot

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Syria

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

El-Gamal Quoted by Politico on Trump’s Airstrikes in Syria

By Jasmine El-Gamal

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Syria

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Trump-Xi Summit

By Jamie Metzl

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China

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Telemundo to Discuss the US Strike in Syria

By Carles Castelló-Catchot

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Syria

Issue Brief

Apr 7, 2017

Confronting transatlantic cybersecurity challenges in the internet of things

By Beau Woods

Beau Woods authors 'Confronting Transatlantic Cybersecurity Challenges in the Internet of Things,' in which he explains how the society is only one cyber crisis away from proving how unimaginative policy makers have been.

Cybersecurity English

Issue Brief

Apr 7, 2017

Confronting transatlantic cybersecurity challenges in the internet of things

By Beau Woods

In 2016, a series of highly impactful and publicized disruptions provided a wake-up call to societies on both sides of the Atlantic making obvious their dependence on inherently unpredictable technology. Just before the year began, a targeted attack disrupted the Ukrainian energy grid, forcing its operators to fall back on decades-old manual processes, and a […]

Cybersecurity English

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Wiley in the Bridge: Preparing for 2035: The Navy’s Role in Shaping the Future

By Will Wiley

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In the News

Apr 6, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss the Importance of Trump-Xi Relationship

By Jamie Metzl

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China

In the News

Apr 6, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Trump-Xi Summit

By Jamie Metzl

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China

In the News

Apr 6, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Telemundo to Discuss Trump’s Response to the Chemical Attack in Syria

By Carles Castelló Catchot

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Syria

In the News

Apr 6, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss US-China Relations, Trade, and Investment

By Jamie Metzl

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China

In the News

Apr 6, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Trump & Xi’s North Korea Problem

By Jamie Metzl

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Korea

Emerging Defense Challenges

Apr 6, 2017

Grundman in Aviation Week: A Map Of Aerospace Mergers And Acquisitions

By Steven Grundman

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Apr 5, 2017

Back to the North

By Magnus Nordenman

The European security environment is at its most volatile since the Cold War, and much of the friction between NATO and a newly assertive Russia can be found in the maritime domain, particularly in the Baltic Sea region. This means that NATO must once again address the role of the maritime domain in collective defense […]

Maritime Security NATO
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