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NATO Funding Frustration Could Cause Friction in Europe
A former candidate for UK Prime Minister suggests that the United Kingdom could use its military to counteract Spanish attempts to influence the status of a British outpost. A...
By Edoardo Saravalle
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Can Trump continue to engage in acts of war without congressional approval? And how far can he go?
Last week, a chemical weapons attack in a Syrian town killed more than 70 men, women, and children. As a result, the Trump administration took action against Syria, launc...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Here’s How Trump Could Forge a Coherent Russia Strategy
On his 77th day in office, President Donald Trump changed his Russia policy. He may not have realized it as he gave the order that sent Tomahawk cruise missiles toward a Syria...
By Julianne Smith & Jacqueline Ramos
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NATO's Back on the Table: Reflections from the Secretary General
Podcast
After a successful meeting in Washington with President Trump, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sits down with CNAS' Transatlantic Security team. Hosted by Jim Townsend...
By Jens Stoltenberg, Jim Townsend & Rachel Rizzo
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Is Europe in Crisis or on Track? Nordic Pearls of Wisdom from Carl Bildt
Podcast
Transatlantic Security experts Julie Smith and Jim Townsend sit down with Former PM of Sweden Carl Bildt to talk about the future of Europe and why every country in the transa...
By Carl Bildt, Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Bannon’s Demotion Means the Trump Team Is Learning — Even if Trump Isn’t
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it would remove White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council (NSC). National security wonk...
By Julianne Smith & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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The State Department Press Corps Is an Asset, Not a Liability
A bad idea, left unchallenged, can become a “good” idea in the minds of the powerful. It can then be acted upon, often to terrible results. The Bay of Pigs fiasco, for instanc...
By Neal Urwitz
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Hungary’s Challenge to Trump
A shoe has dropped in Europe. A small shoe, but one with a loud bang on a marble floor. The government of pro-Russian populist Viktor Orban in Hungary has introduced legislati...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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For Tillerson, Showing Up at NATO Isn’t Enough
Bowing to outside pressure, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is set to attend his first meeting with NATO’s foreign ministers on Friday. But that was not his initial plan. Sch...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Why NATO is like a Potluck Dinner: Conversation with Jim Townsend and Julianne Smith
Podcast
Transatlantic Security experts Jim Townsend and Julie Smith discuss this week's NATO Ministerial and why NATO is like a potluck dinner....
By Jim Townsend & Julianne Smith
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Julianne Smith Discusses the Outcome of the Dutch Election
Podcast
Julianne Smith, senior fellow and director of the CNAS Strategy and Statecraft Program discusses the Dutch election outcome and Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party. Hosted by Neal Ur...
By Julianne Smith & Neal Urwitz
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to the White House
Podcast
Julianne Smith, senior fellow and director of the Strategy and Statecraft program, discusses German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to the United States. Hosted by Neal Urwit...
By Julianne Smith & Neal Urwitz
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The U.S. Response to Today’s Global Order and Tomorrow’s Threats
The architects of the post-World War II international order began their work even before the shooting stopped. Reacting to a half century that had seen the most destructive co...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump admin's 'alpha male' approach hurts men in the end
I’m a man, and a fairly traditional one. I own a drill and can do some home improvement projects, though I get angry at myself when I can’t complete a job. Whiskey is my go to...
By Neal Urwitz
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Russia's Missile Gamble: Is the INF Treaty Dead?
Last month, the New York Times reported that Russia had secretly deployed two battalions of ground-launched cruise missiles in violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forc...
By William McHenry
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The Deep State Is a Figment of Steve Bannon’s Imagination
Here’s a handy rule for assessing the credibility of what you’re reading about national security in the Trump era: If somebody uses the term “Deep State,” you can be pretty su...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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The U.S. relationship with Europe hinges on diplomacy
President Donald Trump announced his intention to increase defense spending by $54 billion in next year’s federal budget, funded largely by sharp cuts to various other U.S. ag...
By Rachel Rizzo
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10 Things to Watch for in Trump’s Address to Congress
Donald Trump’s speech tonight will be, like everything he does, a spectacle. The last time Trump had such a stage was his inaugural, where all of official Washington stood beh...
By Julianne Smith
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Opinion: The State Department Is Already Running on Fumes
Commentary
When every problem looks like a nail, it’s all too easy to order up more hammers. So it is with the Trump administration, which announced this week that it plans to ask Congre...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Alpha Ladies: Madeleine Albright, Michele Flournoy and Wendy Sherman
Susan Glasser: Well, hello, and welcome back to The Global POLITICO. I'm Susan Glasser, and I'm particularly delighted that you're joining us today for this episode of Th...
By Michèle Flournoy
