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Stop Asking How To Make Putin Walk Away From Ukraine. It’s the Wrong Question.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin looks increasingly cornered....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Trump Says Russia and Ukraine May Need to ‘Keep Fighting’ Before Making Peace
President Trump said Russia and Ukraine might need to “keep fighting” before either side is ready for a cease-fire....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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What Trump ‘Walking Away’ Means for Ukraine
President Donald Trump and his top aides have threatened to walk away from efforts to broker peace in Ukraine as attempts to break the logjam with Russia fall short. But what ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Far From Giving Ground, Putin Digs In With His Demands on Ukraine
When the Kremlin released its summary of President Vladimir V. Putin’s call Tuesday with President Trump, one thing was unmistakable: The Russian leader hadn’t retreated from ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the WestChina and Russia joined Iran on Friday in urging an end to Western sanctions after President Trump called this week for nuclear talks with Tehran, with both countries denounci...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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In Europe’s North, Soldiers Train amid Worries over Trump’s Belief in NATO
In a forest in Latvia, just 150 miles from the Russian border, Swedish soldiers crouch among the trees, their faces smeared in green and black paint, posing as invaders agains...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Could Ukraine Keep Fighting Even Without U.S. Support?
As Ukrainians mark the third anniversary of Russia’s horrific full-scale invasion, they have to contemplate the once unthinkable possibility that they might be abandoned by th...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Rubio’s Dilemma: Cutting Trump’s Deal With ‘Bloodthirsty’ Putin
At a Senate hearing soon after President Trump’s first election eight years ago, Marco Rubio had a simple question for the next U.S. secretary of state: “Is Vladimir Putin a w...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Trump’s Attack on Zelensky Stirs Fear of Major U.S. Shift on Russia
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traded insults Wednesday, with Zelensky accusing Trump of spouting lies about him and the war with Russia and...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Rubio Says Sanctions Stay for Now as Trump Eyes Putin SummitSecretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies that the US will keep sanctions on Russia in place at least until a deal to end the Ukraine conflict is reached, even as hi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Are America’s Four Main Adversaries Really in Cahoots?
Hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, China’s Xi Jinping made a call to Russian President Vladimir Putin in which, according to the Chinese foreign ministry’s re...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Interview with Andrea Kendall-Taylor
The so-called “Axis of Upheaval” is undermining global order and raising serious questions for Western allies and partners. At the heart of this axis is a growing strategic al...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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How Donald Trump’s Push to End Ukraine War Tips His Hand on China, Russia and North Korea
Trump has claimed he would end the war in one day and has stated far more favourable views of Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un than outgoin...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Trump Looks to Woo — and Divide — Putin, Xi and KimPresident-elect Trump is expected to deploy his trademark mix of belligerent threats and friendly relations with some of the world’s dictators as he seeks to break up the deep...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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U.S. Worries Deepen as Adversaries Team Up to Challenge Dominance
Moscow, meanwhile, is deepening relationships as it shares more sensitive military knowhow with Beijing, Tehran and Pyongyang in return for their war aid. That process has acc...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Washington and the West Struggle for a Way Forward with Putin’s Russia
Putin has repeatedly sought to amplify Western fears. He recently spelled out plans to revise Russia’s nuclear doctrine, which currently states that Russia would use nuclear w...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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NATO Is Helping Ukraine to Fight—but Not to Win
It’s an approach that stands in stark contrast to the administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, for which senior administration officials have outlined a dubious but ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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NATO Leaders Move to ‘Trump-Proof’ the Alliance in Washington
Fears that the former president could soon be back in the White House have NATO leaders looking to lock in support for Ukraine — and the alliance itself....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Putin Shows He Can Antagonize the U.S. Far Afield From Ukraine
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said there was now an increased risk of an unintended escalation, where one side takes an act...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign Aimed at Europe
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a former U.S. intelligence official, said Russia’s plan might be to weaken European resolve. While that outcome may be doubtful, she said it was importa...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor