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In the News

Jan 24, 2017

Vershbow Joins The Steve Deace Show to Discuss US Foreign Policy with Russia, Ukraine, and NATO

By Alexander Vershbow

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NATO Russia

In the News

Jan 24, 2017

Vershbow Joins The Lars Larson Show to Discuss US Policy Toward Russia, Ukraine, and NATO

By Alexander Vershbow

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NATO Russia

In the News

Jan 24, 2017

Manning in the National: Trump Must Remember that Words Still Carry Weight

By Robert Manning

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In the News

Jan 23, 2017

Brzezinski Quoted by Express on the Trump Administration’s Relationship with Europe and NATO

By Ian Brzezinski

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NATO Security & Defense
Trump TPP

New Atlanticist

Jan 23, 2017

The United States Quits TPP: A Gift for China

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald Trump’s decision to take the United States out of a free-trade agreement with eleven other Pacific Rim nations is a “gift” for China because it undermines a deal through which the United States had sought to write the rules of the road for global trade, according to two Atlantic Council analysts. “Donald […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

Jan 21, 2017

Braw in Politico: Bring Back the Draft. No, Really.

By Elisabeth Braw

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Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Jan 19, 2017

The Time is Right for a ‘More Assertive’ US Role on World Stage

By Rachel Ansley

The United States must take on a “more assertive” role on the global stage as President-elect Donald Trump and his newly appointed team devise a cohesive national security strategy to deter and counter both immediate and looming challenges, according to the Atlantic Council’s Barry Pavel, who is a former member of the National Security Council […]

In the News

Jan 19, 2017

Braw in Foreign Affairs: Norway’s Radical Military Experiment

By Elisabeth Braw

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Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Jan 19, 2017

Look for These Foreign Policy Themes in Trump’s Inaugural Address

By Alex Ward

Though inauguration speeches are not known for their foreign policy pronouncements, the world’s complexity demands that US President-elect Donald J. Trump mention foreign policy in his address to the nation during his inauguration on January 20. In 1905, Theodore Roosevelt used his speech to describe how the United States could continue on the path to […]

In the News

Jan 19, 2017

Metzl: Reflections Before the Trump Inauguration

By Jamie Metzl

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In the News

Jan 18, 2017

Burrows Quoted by the Sun on NATO, Russia, and Donald Trump

By Mathew J. Burrows

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NATO Russia

In the News

Jan 18, 2017

Burrows Quoted by the Sun on the Cyber Security Threat Posed by ISIS

By Mathew J. Burrows

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 18, 2017

Vershbow Quoted by the Philadelphia Inquirer on US-Russia Relations Under the Trump Administration

By Alexander Vershbow

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NATO Russia

In the News

Jan 17, 2017

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: The Role of the Pentagon in the Trump Administration

By David Barno and Nora Bensahel

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In the News

Jan 17, 2017

Farkas Joins MSNBC to Discuss the Trump-Putin Relationship

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Jan 15, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Trump’s Comments on the One China Policy

By Jamie Metzl

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China

In the News

Jan 14, 2017

Daniels Joins Rudaw to Discuss Iran-Turkey Talks on Kurdistan

By Owen Daniels

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Iran

In the News

Jan 13, 2017

Ward Quoted by CBC News on Obama’s Legacy and the Iran Deal

By Alex Ward

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Iran

In the News

Jan 13, 2017

Manning Quoted by Voice of America on President-Elect Trump and the South China Sea

By Nike Ching

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China

In the News

Jan 12, 2017

Manning in the National Interest: China and the Perils of Improvisation

By Robert Manning

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China
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