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Sharper: The Future of European Leadership
Commentary
When President Biden declared that "America is back," many European partners breathed a sigh of relief that the future may bring a much-desired era of stability—and predictabi...
By Carisa Nietsche, Nicholas Lokker & Anna Pederson
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How Personalist Politics is Changing Democracies
Commentary
This rapid increase is alarming: Personalist rule brings with it a host of negative outcomes compared to other types of authoritarian systems....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Carisa Nietsche, Erica Frantz & Joseph Wright
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The Stakes are High
Commentary
Underneath the veneer of goodwill remain persistent European concerns about the reliability of the United States as a partner, threatening to weaken transatlantic cooperation....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Carisa Nietsche
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Sharper: The Beijing-Moscow Partnership
Commentary
Cooperation between Russia and China has deepened across nearly every dimension of their relationship....
By Chris Estep, Carisa Nietsche & Gibbs McKinley
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Create a bulwark against Chinese economic coercion: Advance open RAN in Europe
Commentary
It remains critical for the Biden administration and the U.S. Congress to work with transatlantic allies to create a bulwark against Beijing’s economic coercion and advance ne...
By Carisa Nietsche & Martijn Rasser
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Broadening the Transatlantic Partnership to Address the China Challenge
Commentary
Addressing the China challenge will require broadening beyond the transatlantic partnership and bringing Indo-Pacific partners to the table....
By Carisa Nietsche
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Sharper: America's Alliances and Partnerships
Commentary
Cooperation with allies and partners is vital for achieving U.S. foreign policy goals, especially with respect to global challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the sprea...
By Carisa Nietsche, Jeff Cirillo, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Enlisting NATO to Address the China Challenge
Commentary
Moving forward, the DoD should enlist NATO in efforts to address the China challenge....
By Carisa Nietsche, Jim Townsend & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Duda’s Unnecessary Gamble
Commentary
Polish President Andrzej Duda will visit the White House on Wednesday, a mere four days before the first round of Poland’s presidential election. While the United States and P...
By Adam Twardowski & Carisa Nietsche
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Washington’s Anti-Huawei Tactics Need a Reboot In Europe
Commentary
A coronavirus-induced economic crisis could send Europe bargain-shopping for critical infrastructure—in ways that might be dangerous. Europe’s argument on moving forward with ...
By Carisa Nietsche & Martijn Rasser
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The Coronavirus Is Exposing Populists’ Hollow Politics
Commentary
At first, the spread of the coronavirus seemed like a boon for Europe’s populists. In Italy, Matteo Salvini, the leader of the far-right League party, used COVID-19 to advance...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Carisa Nietsche
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Orban?
Commentary
Since the advent of COVID-19, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has taken full advantage of the crisis to strengthen his hold on power in Hungary. In the past days, the Hu...
By Carisa Nietsche & Sam Denney
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America and Europe will lose to China in transatlantic trade war
Commentary
If the United States escalates a trade war with Europe, only China will come out as a winner....
By Carisa Nietsche & Sam Dorshimer
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How Poland’s Law & Justice Party Plans to Win
Commentary
From Hungary to Turkey, strong, democratically-elected parties have used their control over the legislature to change their constitutions and other rules of the game in ways t...
By Carisa Nietsche
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Why Europe Won't Combat Huawei's Trojan Tech
Commentary
The United States has been unsuccessful at getting European countries to ban Huawei from building their fifth-generation wireless (5G) networks. It’s not for a lack of trying....
By Carisa Nietsche & Bolton Smith
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How Hungary’s Orban Puts Democratic Tools to Authoritarian Use
Commentary
In his visit to the White House last month, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who proudly describes himself as an illiberal democrat, did what every good populist does: H...
By Carisa Nietsche
