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Why the new China consensus in Washington scares me

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The Washington Post
Daniel W. Drezner

Meet the new Red Scare. Is it the same as the old Red Scare?

Delegates listen to a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping as he is seen on a large screen during the National People's Congress US Foreign Policy

Commentary: The real threat to liberalism is the US' unwillingness to defend it

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Putin has spent the better part of two decades centralizing his power while actively undermining liberal institutions. But it is the failure of the US and its allies to adequately defend liberalism that is the real threat.

Vladimir Putin US Foreign Policy

Who Says Foreign Policy Doesn't Win Elections?

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Foreign Affairs
Dina Smeltz

Trump’s Overseas Agenda Is a Golden Opportunity for Democrats

A collage of headshots of Democratic presidential candidates US Foreign Policy

When Trump Meets With World Leaders, He Won't Be the Only One Thinking About 2020

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The New York Times
Ivo H. Daalder

By the time of this week’s Democratic presidential debate, President Trump should be ensconced in meetings with counterparts at an international summit gathering in Osaka, Japan.

President Trump in the Oval Office US Foreign Policy

Commentary: With US-Iran tensions rising, is diplomacy still even an option?

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The only question now is how this ends—in war, new negotiations or one side backing down.

Protesters demonstrate on June 19, 2019 at a briefing on Capitol Hill by Brian Hook, the State Department's special representative on Iran. US Foreign Policy

China's power is booming. How should the U.S. respond?

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The United States and China are becoming strategic rivals. The mounting trade war is but the most visible manifestation of this new reality.

A man walking on a sidewalk in China talks on the phone US Foreign Policy

The Mueller report's crucial warning: Our 2020 elections are vulnerable to more Russian meddling

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report has predictably produced a flurry of debate about its real meaning and what, if anything, should happen next.

Stacks of books with Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election on the spine US Foreign Policy

Congress has NATO's back, despite Trump's unilateralism

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The Washington Post
Coauthors

Surveys show deep bipartisan support for the alliance.

President Trump meets Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in the Oval Office US Foreign Policy

At 70, NATO is strong — but it must adapt to new demands

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

NATO turns 70 on April 4. That’s normally a good age to retire. But retirement would be a mistake, because the need for the transatlantic alliance remains very real.

NATO defense ministers gather during a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 13, 2019. US Foreign Policy

Britain doesn't know what it wants — but it needs to make a Brexit decision soon

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Undaunted, Theresa May will try and get her deal through Parliament one last time next week in the faint hope that she can still succeed.

An anti-Brexit protester holds a European Union flag outside the Houses of Parliament in London US Foreign Policy