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Aug 2, 2020

Mack in The National: Thirty years on from the invasion of Kuwait, what have we learnt?

When Saddam Hussein gave the order for Iraqi forces to enter Kuwait on August 1, 1990, he set off a chain of diplomatic, military and economic responses. The result was a decade-long peak of US presence and influence in the Middle East. In most respects, it was a period of positive accomplishments for the US […]

Conflict Middle East

Inflection Points

Aug 2, 2020

China focus might distract the U.S. from the possibility of a Putin surprise in Belarus and beyond

By Frederick Kempe

For all the legitimate focus on rising US-China tensions, this summer’s sleeper surprise for the West is more likely to emerge from Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The question is: will it grow from Russia’s strength, its weakness or some combination of the two?

Belarus Russia

In the News

Aug 1, 2020

Azodi quoted in The New York Times on Iran’s nuclear program

Iran Middle East

In the News

Jul 31, 2020

Charai in the National Interest: America must become a world model again

By Atlantic Council

In recent years, America has become a country engulfed in turmoil, withdrawn from the world, wanting for leadership. Yet, all over the world, people still wish for a revival of values-driven American leadership. Read Atlantic Council Board Director Ahmed Charai's latest in the National Interest on the need for the United States to become a global role model again.

Africa Morocco

Blog Post

Jul 31, 2020

From Vietnam to coronavirus: The US can’t win

By Harlan Ullman

The COVID-19 pandemic is now the enemy. While the memory of Vietnam and other military failures is distant, those lessons of how to avoid and the reasons for disaster are as applicable today as they were then.

Coronavirus United States and Canada

In the News

Jul 30, 2020

Simakovsky interviewed on VOA News about U.S. massive troop pullout from Germany

Germany National Security

In the News

Jul 30, 2020

Sherman in WIRED: Don’t Be Fooled by Big Tech’s Anti-China Sideshow

China Internet

In the News

Jul 30, 2020

Director Josh Lipsky Quoted in Newsweek on Historic US GDP Contraction

By Josh Lipsky

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jul 30, 2020

The foreign worker freeze will not solve high US unemployment

By Amy Jeon

The administration’s restrictive approach to immigration cannot be attributed to the pandemic economy alone, as evidenced by sweeping measures even before COVID-19, including historically low refugee admission numbers and increased penalties for asylum seekers. The freeze will also likely do more harm than good to the US economy.

Coronavirus Future of Work

Blog Post

Jul 30, 2020

What would Ernie King do if he were CNO today?

By Harlan Ullman

The fire on board the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) is the latest in a series of mishaps that have plagued the US Navy for a considerable time. The litany of misdeeds, disasters, and mistakes is, sadly, long.

Maritime Security United States and Canada

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