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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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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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Trump, Europe, and the Future of the Transatlantic Security Relationship
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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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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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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Theresa May meets Donald Trump - but what does she hope to gain?
On Friday, the Prime Minister Theresa May will be the first foreign premier to meet the 45th US President, Donald Trump. Never has the special relationship been so controversi...
By Rachel Rizzo
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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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Podcast: The Future of U.S.-Russia Relations
Podcast
By Julianne Smith & Neal Urwitz
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NATO’s Evolving Security Environment
Since the start of the Cold War, NATO has been the world’s preeminent military alliance. However, escalating hostilities between NATO and Russia are creating geopolitical chal...
By Rachel Rizzo
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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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Putin’s Strategic Aim is to Fracture the West
In a Small Wars Journal op-ed, research associate Rachel Rizzo and research intern Adam Twardowski examine Putin's possible intent to create cracks in Western unity....
By Rachel Rizzo & Adam Twardowski
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Putin’s Strategic Aim is to Fracture the West
After Putin’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 caught the United States off guard, Western observers have since struggled to understand Russian strategic decision-making. ...
By Rachel Rizzo & Adam Twardowski
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Amidst Brexit concerns, increased NATO-EU cooperation
Just two weeks after the United Kingdom’s historic vote to the leave the European Union (EU), Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) co...
By Rachel Rizzo
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National Security Human Capital / Transatlantic Security
It’s Time to Declare Our Independence from Russian RocketsLast week, the Pentagon sent a letter to Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., an influential legislator when it comes to American space policy. Within the letter, Deputy Defense Secretar...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Brexit Will Shatter Europe
On June 23, the United Kingdom will hold a referendum that will determine whether it remains a member of the European Union. Arguments abound in both the pro- and anti-Brexit ...
By Michelle Shevin-Coetzee & Rachel Rizzo
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Does the U.S. Overstate the Threat of Terrorism?
Looking back on the past fifteen years, it is clear that September 11, 2001, dramatically altered the landscape of international security. It brought to light the reality that...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Time to Act on UkraineThe Ukraine crisis, though temporarily out of the headlines, is at a critical stage. There is no better opportunity than now through the next several months to forge a deal wi...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Robert D. Kaplan
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Obama Must Send Hollande to Moscow With This Clear MessageWhen 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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National Security Human Capital / Transatlantic Security
Countering Russian Nuclear Strategy In Central EuropeThe Setting Conflict involving Russia has become materially more plausible in Eastern Europe in recent years. Coupled with Russia’s increased focus on manipulating its large a...
By Elbridge Colby
