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My Love Letter to the Deep State
My Dearest, May I call you Deep State? Everyone else is doing it and it’s so hot right now. Such a brief and convenient nickname, which must make up for the fact that it’s wil...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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The Trump Administration’s Not-So-Benign Neglect
This week, President Trump delighted his base with a pledge to treat deportations like a “military operation.” There were also reports that his administration is urging govern...
By Phillip Carter
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Analyzing President Trump's foreign policy agenda
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Richard Fontaine, president of The Center for a New American Security, joins CBSN to discuss what the Trump administration means for foreign policy in the United States. Watc...
By Richard Fontaine
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Why the Flynn-Russia Controversy Isn’t Over Yet
President Donald Trump appointed Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster as his new national security adviser on Monday, a week after Michael Flynn resigned from the post following revelation...
By Julianne Smith
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Everyone at Munich Pretended Everything Was Normal
According to the organizers, demand to attend this year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) was unprecedented. I can understand why. People on both sides of the Atlantic — myse...
By Julianne Smith
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Who Is National Security Adviser General H.R. McMaster?
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U.S. President Donald Trump selected Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser, choosing a military intellectual known for question...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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President Trump’s Terrible One-Month Report Card
Has it really only been a month? We wish we could say that Trump surprised us, but from the minute he took the oath of office one month ago today, he hasn’t: This has been the...
By Julianne Smith
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Profound Uncertainty in Munich: Is the United States Committed to European Security?
This year’s Munich Security Conference once again stood out as the premier international gathering of national security policymakers and thinkers. Anticipation was high in the...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump, Europe, and the Future of the Transatlantic Security Relationship
Podcast
Rachel Rizzo, research associate for the CNAS Strategy and Statecraft Program, discusses a report on the future of the transatlantic security relationship. Hosted by JaRel Cla...
By Rachel Rizzo & JaRel Clay
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What’s a NATO Ally Worth: Getting Beyond the Two Percent Benchmark
Commentary
This week Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis delivered some tough love to America’s allies in Europe. Addressing NATO defense ministers, Mattis offered “clarity on the political ...
By Richard Fontaine
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It’s Mattis and Pence to the Rescue of the Transatlantic Alliance
Commentary
This is a big week for the U.S.-European relationship. For seven days, Trump emissaries will flood Europe carrying a message of unity and leadership … or not. Jim Mattis will ...
By Julianne Smith
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Julianne Smith before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Russia
Congressional Testimony
The U.S.-Russia Bilateral Relationship Chairman Corker, Ranking Member Cardin, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning on the Unit...
By Julianne Smith
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How to Spread Our Values
American elites flatter themselves in their belief that they understand the world, with its countless geographical, cultural and political cleavages. They theorize abstractly ...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Ky. leaders must take stand for value of immigration
I am a proud Kentuckian. I am also the proud daughter of immigrants. I grew up with the Bluegrass values of hard work and hospitality — values that have stayed with me as my e...
By Hannah Suh
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The Wrong Move on Russia Sanctions Could Have Dire Consequences for the U.S.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested he would consider removing U.S. sanctions on Russia in order to improve ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Thursday...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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How to Take Back Patriotism
President Donald Trump, in dependable jingoistic fashion, has declared Jan. 20, the date of his inauguration, an official day to venerate patriotism. America has always been a...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Bannon’s ‘Strategic Initiatives’ Cabal Inside the NSC Is Dangerous Hypocrisy
It has been a tough few days for the National Security Council. The news that Trump’s political guru Stephen Bannon secured a place on the NSC’s Principals Committee was troub...
By Julianne Smith & Derek Chollet
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Antonin Scalia, Full-Time Originalist
The Washington Post has published an op-ed by Washington lawyer David Dorsen under the headline “Antonin Scalia, Part-Time Liberal.” Dorsen contends that Justice Scalia “was p...
By Adam Klein
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A Tale of a Very Messy Trump Transition
On this week’s episode of The E.R., Shadow Government ringleaders and Obama administration alums Julie Smith, Derek Chollet, and Colin Kahl assess the...
By Julianne Smith
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The Coming Chaos: What to Expect From Trump’s National Security Team
No one knows with any degree of certainty what type of foreign policy approach President Donald Trump and his team might pursue. But important data points from the transition ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
