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Mar 24, 2019

Morningstar Quoted in World News Monitor on U.S. Sanctions on Nord Stream 2

By Richard L. Morningstar

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United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Mar 24, 2019

Mr. Netanyahu goes to Washington

By Shalom Lipner

Netanyahu's arrival in the United States comes now — and not coincidentally — at precisely the moment when he needs to seize the agenda and pivot to his strengths.

Israel United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2019

USMCA is not a done deal. It must still clear three legislative hurdles

By Earl Anthony Wayne

Every effort should be made to find ways to address concerns and come together around an approach that can be a win for all three countries.

Americas Latin America

UkraineAlert

Mar 21, 2019

Real advice, not platitudes, keeps Kyiv on reform path

By Steven Pifer and William B. Taylor

We read with interest Adrian Karatnycky’s piece “Viceroys in Kyiv.”  We respect Mr. Karatnycky but have a different perspective. That shouldn’t surprise anyone. We each served as the American ambassador to Ukraine and, in that capacity as well as in other positions in the US government, urged our Ukrainian counterparts to move on reform—both in […]

Corruption Democratic Transitions

EnergySource

Mar 20, 2019

Roadblock for US nuclear power?

By Melissa S Hersh and Edward D Kee

Five nuclear power vendors are competing for a sizeable sale in Saudi Arabia, with Westinghouse facing off against state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from France, South Korea, Russia, and China. A few decades ago, the US was the world leader in nuclear power technology. However, today the US needs to sell nuclear power plants (NPPs) in the […]

Americas Energy Markets & Governance

UkraineAlert

Mar 18, 2019

Too little, too late

By Anders Åslund

On November 25, the Russian Coast Guard attacked and illegally seized three Ukrainian naval vessels on international waters in the Black Sea. The twenty-four Ukrainian sailors on board were arrested for having violated Russian territorial waters and jailed in the nineteenth century KGB prison Lefortovo in Moscow. These Ukrainian sailors were on Ukrainian vessels going […]

Conflict Economic Sanctions

NATOat70

Mar 14, 2019

A ‘renewed resolve’ in Congress to reinforce NATO

By Ashish Kumar Sen

In an exclusive interview, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) says US role in NATO has been "worth every penny."

NATO Russia

New Atlanticist

Mar 6, 2019

US-India trade relationship heads into choppy waters

By Mark Linscott

Trump signals end to preferential trade treatment for India.

India Trade and tariffs

In the News

Mar 4, 2019

Livingston for Aspenia: America’s oil dilemma: Are low prices still the goal?

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment Oil and Gas

Strategy Consortium

Feb 28, 2019

Strategic surprises in the first year: principles for preparation and response

By Hal Brands

Preparing for and responding to strategic surprises is always difficult; that difficulty is often magnified in an administration's first year. Ideas and prerequisites for responding to strategic surprise are laid out in Paul Miller's longer memorandum.

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