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Jun 15, 2017

Dialing Back US Engagement with Cuba Would be a Mistake

By Ashish Kumar Sen

If US President Donald J. Trump were to roll back engagement with Cuba it would chill US private sector investment, hurt Cuban entrepreneurs, and create an opportunity for Russia to assert itself on an island that lies merely ninety miles off the US coast, according to the Atlantic Council’s Jason Marczak, director of the Latin […]

Cuba

In the News

Jun 14, 2017

Marczak Quoted by the Washington Times on the Implications of a Rollback in US-Cuba Relations

By Jason Marczak

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Jun 13, 2017

Trump’s Impromptu Commitment to Defend NATO Allies

By Paul Handley, AFP

US President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States remained committed to NATO’s mutual defense pledge, after he failed to endorse it in a speech in Brussels last month.

Central Europe NATO

In the News

Jun 13, 2017

Manning Quoted by Reuters on Expanding Chinese Influence in Latin America

By Robert A. Manning

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China Latin America

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Jun 9, 2017

Trump Discovers Article 5 After Disastrous NATO Visit

By Robbie Gramer, Foreign Policy

At long last, U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed NATO’s bedrock collective defense clause, Article 5, in a press conference Friday. “Absolutely, I’d be committed to Article 5,” he said Friday

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jun 9, 2017

Elections Key to Brazil’s Recovery

By Roberta Braga

A good-humored people by nature, Brazilians know how to take misfortune in stride. On social media, memes and videos poke fun at the widespread corruption allegations that have mired the nation. Almost every politician and the most prominent businessmen have been tainted, leading to one of Brazil’s worst democratic crises since the fall of the […]

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EconoGraphics

Jun 9, 2017

A Vital Foreign Policy Tool

By Ole Moehr

This is the first EconoGraphic as part of our recently launched Economic Sanctions Initiative. The initiative aims to promote dialogue between the public and the private sector to investigate how to improve the design and implementation process of economic sanctions.

Economy & Business European Union

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Jun 7, 2017

The 27 Words Trump Wouldn’t Say To NATO

By Susan Glasser, Politico

It was a simple sentence. Just 27 words. “We face many threats, but I stand here before you with a clear message: the U.S. commitment to the NATO alliance and to Article 5 is unwavering.”

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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

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Jun 7, 2017

Trump National Security Team Blindsided by NATO Speech

By Susan Glasser, Politico

When President Donald Trump addressed NATO leaders during his debut overseas trip little more than a week ago, he surprised and disappointed European allies

NATO Security & Defense

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