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New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2018

Trump-Putin Summit: Expect the Unexpected

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Just in the past few months, US President Donald J. Trump has blown up the G7 summit in Canada, berated the United States’ NATO allies, criticized British Prime Minister Theresa May on her handling of Brexit, described Germany as a “captive” of Russia, characterized the European Union as a “foe,” and directed the Pentagon to […]

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Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2018

Helsinki: Why Not Win on Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

President Trump travels to Helsinki with impressive Syria-related leverage. If he chooses to use it in his meeting with his Russian counterpart, he can increase the chances for real Russian cooperation in ending the Syrian crisis on mutually acceptable terms. If he gives it up, his pockets will be emptied to the delight of Iran, […]

Russia
Syria

In the News

Jul 15, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in the Daily Express on the Trump-Putin Summit

By Alexander Vershbow

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Ukraine

In the News

Jul 15, 2018

Herbst Quoted in TIME on the Trump-Putin Summit

By John E. Herbst

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Russia

In the News

Jul 14, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in CBS News on Cyber Security of US Elections

By Ben Nimmo

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Cybersecurity
Russia

In the News

Jul 14, 2018

Fried Quoted in the Independent on Trump’s Approach to NATO and Putin

By Daniel Fried

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NATO
Russia

UkraineAlert

Jul 14, 2018

Why Is the International Media Still Repeating Kremlin Propaganda about Ukraine?

By Peter Dickinson

When two members of Croatia’s World Cup squad recorded a nine-second video dedicating their quarter final victory over Russia to Ukraine, they chose to accompany it with the patriotic slogan “Slava Ukraini” (“Glory to Ukraine”). As former Dynamo Kyiv players, they appear to have believed they were sending a somewhat cheeky but essentially harmless message […]

Russia
Ukraine

In the News

Jul 13, 2018

Simakovsky Joins MSNBC to Discuss the Importance of NATO

By Mark Simakovsky

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NATO
Russia

New Atlanticist

Jul 13, 2018

Donald Trump and Theresa May: On the Issues

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Donald J. Trump and Theresa May attempted to paper over their differences—at least in public—at a joint press conference on July 13. This interaction followed a controversial interview Trump gave to the British tabloid The Sun in which  the US president criticized the British prime minister’s approach to Brexit. Here’s a look at where the […]

European Union
International Organizations

In the News

Jul 13, 2018

Herbst Joins Bloomberg to Discuss Trump-Putin Summit

By John E. Herbst

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