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Senate GOP Quietly Seeks to Curb Trump Troop Moves from Europe
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“I think what the Democrats would say, and what the Republicans are saying too, is we’ve got to do this as a transition and not just dump it on the Europeans and say good luck...
By Jim Townsend
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U.S. Tells Europe, Canada to Boost NATO Air and Naval Forces as Washington Steps Back
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Jim Townsend, a former senior Pentagon official now at the Center for a New American Security think tank, said the move sent the wrong political signal to U.S. allies and t...
By Jim Townsend
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Europe Troop Move Puts Spotlight on Last Man Out of Afghanistan
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Downgrading to a lieutenant general would be “against the grain” for allies who see Russia as a near-term threat, said Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of def...
By Jim Townsend
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‘Insatiable’ Demand: Inside the Fight for a Bigger U.S. Special Forces Budget
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“If they’ve got 100 Shaheds coming at them, how are they going to deal with that?” Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy, t...
By Jim Townsend
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Ex-Nato Commander Breedlove: Iran Crisis Exposes a West ‘More Divided than Its Adversaries'
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For retired four-star General Philip Breedlove, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), the missing consultations are part of the problem. In an interview with R...
By Philip Breedlove
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‘Closer to a Break than Ever’: Can NATO Survive If Trump Pulls the U.S. Out?
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By Jim Townsend
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Trump Is Claiming Victory, Even As What Exactly America Won Remains Unclear
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“When things are all over, I don’t think there will be much in the plus column except weakening their military for the moment,” said Jim Townsend, who has worked at both the P...
By Jim Townsend
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The NATO Chief Is on an Alliance ‘Rescue Mission’ with Trump
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“It’s a rescue mission, in some ways, to try to keep the U.S. at least in the alliance,” said Jim Townsend, a former Pentagon official who oversaw Europe and NATO policy durin...
By Jim Townsend
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Hungary’s Orbán Has Long Annoyed the European Union. Now Some Hope He Faces Defeat
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It didn’t start that way. After the Cold War, Hungary joined the EU along with nine other countries in 2004 in the bloc’s largest expansion ever. There was widespread optimism...
By Jim Townsend
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Pottery Barn Rule Out, Trump’s ‘I Broke It, You Fix It’ Rule In
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“I anticipate he walks claiming victory and says the Europeans and the Gulf states have to sort out the strait,” agreed Jim Townsend, an analyst with the Center for a New Amer...
By Jim Townsend
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Russian Female Drone Pilots Flying Against The Wind Of Tradition“Russia’s traditional attitude towards the general role of women may preclude a wider acceptance of even professional drone pilots across the force,” Samuel Bendett, an expert...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia Plays Chicken with Trump
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“Even though the Trump administration has prioritized Latin America, the Russians are signaling that they’re not willing to fully give that up until — or, I should say — unles...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Whose War Is It? Trump Eyes Iran Talks as Israel Hints at Long CampaignAnother deadline day, another ultimatum, another surprise turn from the US president. The same Donald Trump who may or may not send ground troops to try to secure the Strait o...
By Jim Townsend
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Australian Involvement in Protecting Strait of Hormuz Would Provide Confidence to Other NationsJim Townsend, a former U-S Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, who spent more than two decades working o...
By Jim Townsend
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Vladimir Putin Enjoys a Huge Windfall from the Iran WarThe energy crisis is meanwhile making it harder for Western countries to tighten sanctions—a second bonus for Mr Putin. Before it, the Trump administration had seemed willing ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Putin’s ‘Hidden Hand’ Guides Iran’s Strikes in Widening WarRussian intelligence support for Iran’s deadly retaliation against the US, Israel and Gulf allies — as well as concerns China may also be helping Tehran — demonstrates deepeni...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Trump Vowed to End Ukraine War in 24 Hours, but He Still Can’t — Putin’s Maximalist Goals to Blame?
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US President Donald Trump had promised to end the Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office. Yet more than a year into his term, the peace process remains a non-starter as ...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Four Years Later, How Close Is Russia to Achieving Its Goals in Ukraine?
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As tens of thousands of Russian soldiers poured into Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin addressed the world on February 24, 2022, and outlined the goals of the ‘special militar...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Four Years In, Putin’s Ukraine Conquest Is Still Stalled – But He’s Still Got Trump On His Side
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Four years after launching an invasion to seize neighboring Ukraine in a matter of days, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin can no longer replenish the tens of thousands of soldi...
By Jim Townsend
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Once the Americans Warned of the Russian Threat. Now, It’s the Europeans’ Turn.
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Four years ago American officials arrived at the Munich Security Conference armed with satellite photographs of massing Russian troops and intercepts of conversations among Ru...
By Richard Fontaine
