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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, July 29, 2016 (photo: Office of the President of Turkey)

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Aug 4, 2016

Turkey’s New Anti-Americanism

By Editorial Board of the New York Times

Shaken by a failed coup attempt, Turkey’s government and many of its citizens are desperate for someone to blame.

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan May 28, 2010

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Aug 3, 2016

Erdogan Incites Anger Against US and NATO Allies Over Coup Response

By Reuters and AP

From Tulay Karadeniz and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters:  President Tayyip Erdogan condemned Western countries on Friday [July 29]  for failing to show solidarity with Turkey over the recent failed coup,

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New Atlanticist

Aug 3, 2016

TPP Ratification Deemed as Inflection Point for US Role in Southeast Asia

By Mitch Hulse

A failure to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)—a proposed free trade agreement between twelve countries—by the United States Congress would seriously weaken both US economic and security interests in Southeast Asia, according to the Atlantic Council’s Robert Manning. “A failure to ratify TPP would mark an inflection point for the US role in Asia,” said […]

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Donald Trump, Feb. 10, 2011 (photo: Gage Skidmore)

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Aug 2, 2016

In 2014, Trump Argued Ukraine Would Fall Quickly to Russia

By Donald Trump, C-SPAN

Excerpt from speech by Donald Trump at CPAC, March 6, 2014.

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New Atlanticist

Aug 2, 2016

New Report Shows Global Fiscal Transparency Lagging Behind US Standards

By Nathaniel Rome

Developing countries are failing to meet fiscal transparency standards as established by the United States, according to a report released on July 28. The US State Department’s Fiscal Transparency Report—released annually since 2012—details which countries meet the State Department’s minimum fiscal transparency requirements, which countries are making progress towards it, and which countries are making […]

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Donald Trump, March 6, 2014 (photo: Gage Skidmore)

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Aug 2, 2016

Trump Believes NATO Allies Owe Money to the US

By Donald Trump and Chuck Todd, NBC News

Excerpt from Donald Trump interview with Chuck Todd on Meet the Press, July 24, 2016.

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Donald Trump, Feb. 10, 2011 (photo: Gage Skidmore)

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Aug 2, 2016

Trump Believes Crimea Belongs in Russia

By Maggie Haberman and David Sanger, New York Times

In an interview with George Stephanopoulos on the ABC News program “This Week,” Mr. Trump said that if he were president, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia would not send his forces into Ukraine….

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New Atlanticist

Aug 1, 2016

US Airstrikes in Libya Seen as First Step Along Long Path to Defeat ISIS

By Mitch Hulse

The Libyan government must ensure that it can secure, stabilize, and unify the country, even if ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, is defeated with the help of US and Europe-backed airstrikes in the North African country, according to the Atlantic Council’s Karim Mezran. “If they succeed in defeating ISIS, but the government […]

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Donald Trump, Jan. 9, 2016 (photo: Evan Guest)

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Aug 1, 2016

The Logic Behind Our Alliances

By Charles Lane, Washington Post

Perhaps it would help, given recent events in U.S. politics, to review the rationale for U.S. security commitments to allies in Europe and the Far East.

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Aug 1, 2016

Eljarh Joins AudioBoom to Discuss the US Airstrikes in Libya Against ISIS

By Mohamed Eljarh

Listen to the full discussion here.

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