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In the News

Feb 13, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Telemundo to Discuss US Immigration Policy

By Carles Castelló Catchot

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In the News

Feb 10, 2017

Ward Joins the Axis to Discuss US-Iran Relations

By Alexander Ward

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Iran

In the News

Feb 9, 2017

Wiley in the National Interest: America’s Nuclear Weapons Future Remains Unclear

By Will Wiley

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Nuclear Nonproliferation Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 9, 2017

Manning in Foreign Policy: Does Trump Want a 19th-Century World Order?

By Robert Manning

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In the News

Feb 9, 2017

Kroenig in Foreign Affairs: Trump and the Nuclear Triad

By Matthew Kroenig

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In the News

Feb 9, 2017

Braw in the National Interest: Is NATO Really Ready for a War?

By Elisabeth Braw

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NATO Security & Defense

Video

Feb 9, 2017

Saab and Daniels on Iran

In the News

Feb 8, 2017

Nordenman in Defense News: Let’s bring NATO to Washington

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2017

Economic Incentives Seen as Catalyst for Atlantic-Pacific Partnership

By Jack Gloss

 Economic incentives, specifically the expansion of trade and increased investment in the Asia-Pacific region, could provide the best opportunity for strengthening the Atlantic-Pacific partnership, according to Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., chairman of the Atlantic Council. These economic incentives could serve as a point of common interest to overcome the geographic and political divisions among the […]

Indo-Pacific

In the News

Feb 7, 2017

Bensahel and Barno in the War on the Rocks: The War on the Generals

By Nora Bensahel and David Barno

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National Security Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 7, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins El Financiero to Discuss the Trump Administration’s Travel Ban

By Carles Castelló Catchot

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New Atlanticist

Feb 6, 2017

Transatlantic Unity Faces a Stress Test

Challenges emanating from the Mediterranean region, including those posed by failed states, terrorism, and a historic flow of migrants, have contributed to a surge in populism on both sides of the Atlantic that could imperil transatlantic unity and the European project itself, Alexander Vershbow, a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council, said on February 1. […]

Southern & Southeastern Europe

In the News

Feb 6, 2017

Vershbow Joins Ukraine News to Discuss President Trump’s Comments on Russian President Vladimir Putin

By Alexander “Sandy” Vershbow

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Russia Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Feb 6, 2017

An Example from the Past Gives Hope for the Future

In facing the challenges of the world today, leaders and policymakers can draw on examples from the past in order to create hope for the future.  As described by Fred Kempe, president and chief executive officer of the Atlantic Council, one such example can be found in the late Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster, a military […]

In the News

Feb 6, 2017

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: America’s ‘East of Guam’ Moment?

By Robert A. Manning

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Economy & Business Indo-Pacific

In the News

Feb 6, 2017

Jones in Foreign Policy: Operation Provide Comfort: A Forgotten Mission with Possible Lessons for Syria

By General James L. Jones, Jr.

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Syria

In the News

Feb 3, 2017

Daniels Joins Rudaw to Discuss the Trump Administration’s Policy Toward Iraq and the KRG

By Owen Daniels

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Iraq

In the News

Feb 3, 2017

Vershbow Joins the Laura Ingraham Show to Discuss US Relations with Ukraine and Russia

By Alexander “Sandy” Vershbow

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Russia Ukraine

In the News

Feb 2, 2017

Lindsay Quoted by the Los Angeles Times on Immigration Executive Order Protests in Airports

By Greg Lindsay

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In the News

Feb 2, 2017

Castello-Catchot Quoted by La Vanguardia on Trump’s Diplomacy

By Carles Castelló-Catchot

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