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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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Is Trump Even Ready to Host America’s Most Important Ally?
Hats off to the British embassy for beating out the foreign competition and landing the first post-inaugural meeting between the president of the United States and a foreign l...
By Julianne Smith
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the wEnter Trump
I’ll admit it. I did not expect to be writing a piece with this title. Like so many on both sides of the Atlantic, I did not expect Donald Trump to win on November 8. But he d...
By Julianne Smith
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We need to talk about NATO
Commentary
Dear NATO and European ministers of defense, I know you’re worried. You’re worried that the United States is about to have a commander in chief who has called the NATO allianc...
By Julianne Smith
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CNAS Fact Sheet: A NATO Primer
Washington, July 27 – As NATO’s purpose and value continues to be debated throughout the U.S. election campaign, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Strategy and Statecr...
By Adam Twardowski & Julianne Smith
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Not Your Average NATO Summit
Often to the dismay of the policymakers that spend months of their lives preparing for them, NATO summits rarely garner much attention on either side of the Atlantic. To the ...
By Julianne Smith
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How Brexit Will Change the World
The results of the Brexit referendum are in, and it is chaos. The United Kingdom is leaving the European Union. Prime Minister David Cameron is stepping down. The Dow Jones ha...
By Julianne Smith
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Our Overworked Security Bureaucracy
Over the last two years, the West has been caught by surprise by a number of transformative international crises. From Russia’s annexation of Crimea to the Ebola outbreak to t...
By Julianne Smith
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Obama Must Send Hollande to Moscow With This Clear Message
When French President Francois Hollande meets President Barack Obama Tuesday, he will ask Washington to support his vision of a grand coalition to defeat ISIS. The administrat...
By Julianne Smith
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As Odious as It Seems, We Must Talk to Russia on Syria
Engaging with the Russians is one of an array of unsavory options the United States faces in Syria. Given Russia’s aggressive behavior in his neighborhood, particularly inside...
By Julianne Smith
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America's Allies Want More From the US
During the past several years, U.S. allies got a “reset” and a “rebalance,” but what they really need and want is reassurance. During our time in the Obama administration, we ...
By Julianne Smith
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A Defining Moment for the Alliance?
Williams: To what extent is it fair to classify Europe's lack of investment in defense technology and national defense budgets as a threat to the capabilities of the Atlantic ...
By Julianne Smith
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Reforming the National Security Council: What the Next President Needs to Know
Commentary
Last week, the Washington Post reported that the White House has just finished an extensive internal review and developed a plan to reshape the National Security Council (NSC)...
By Shawn Brimley, Julianne Smith & Jacob Stokes
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How the West Can Still Lead the World
Listen to any European or American leader talk about the transatlantic relationship these days and you will hear a handful of common refrains. Major policy addresses of this k...
By Julianne Smith
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The Tasks Ahead
Listen to any European or American leader talk about the transatlantic relationship these days and you will hear a handful of common refrains. Major policy addresses of this k...
By Julianne Smith
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The Lowdown on Obama's New National Security Strategy
A little less than a year ago, my colleague Jacob Stokes and I wrote a piece for Politico Magazine highlighting some of the challenges facing those drafting the next National ...
By Julianne Smith
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Linking U.S. Statecraft to Grand Strategy
Commentary
Americans – both elites and the public – are currently engaged in a heated debate about the future direction of U.S. foreign policy. As we outlined in our previous piece, the ...
By Julianne Smith & Jacob Stokes
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How America Must Lead
Recently, foreign policy watchers have been engaged in a frantic bout of hand-wringing over whether America will continue to play the role of global leader. Amid that discussi...
By Jacob Stokes & Julianne Smith
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What to Listen for in Obama's Warsaw speech
President Barack Obama’s speech Wednesday in Warsaw will have three distinct audiences: the people of Poland and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe who have been se...
By Julianne Smith
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Obama Needs a New National Security Strategy
When you work on the president’s national security staff, you never feel like there are enough hours in the day. Whether you are managing Ukraine, Syria, South Sudan or the So...
By Jacob Stokes & Julianne Smith
