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Germany's Faustian Bargain With China

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The Diplomat
Theresa Fallon

In allowing Huawei to bid for Germany's 5G development, Merkel has departed from broader European strategy.

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Reuters
Global Politics

The Berlin Wall Fell in a Dramatic Wave of Hope, Openness and US Support 30 Years Ago. Now Everything Is Different.

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Thirty years ago, the wall dividing Berlin and Europe came tumbling down and the Cold War, which had split Europe for more than four decades, had ended. Now, much of the hope and optimism that made this possible has disappeared.

Berlin Wall Global Politics

Americans Want to Be Engaged with the World—the Question Is How

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The National Interest
Coauthors

All too often commentators on the American public and foreign policy conflate public weariness with foreign military intervention with a desire to disengage from global affairs.

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Trump's Withdrawal from Syria Didn't Just Abandon the Kurds to Turkey. It Also Shook the Ground under NATO.

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

For the message is clear: When it comes to the defense of its allies, the United States is now more likely to get out than stay for the fight.

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Missing from 2020: A Real Midwest Jobs Strategy

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The Hill
John Austin

There are very tangible things that the next president can do to fuel growth in the Midwest — from increasing Federal R&D in health, energy, water and mobility solutions to focusing that effort through research-university-hubbed Innovation Institutes.

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Thomas Richter
US Foreign Policy

How the American Public Views China

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RealClearWorld
Alexander Hitch

An important debate has cracked open about the future of the U.S.-China relationship. This was inevitable. But the debate, while increasingly contentious, has been limited to politicians, policymakers, and pundits, largely overlooking what most Americans think.

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War Is Not Over: What the Optimists Get Wrong about Conflict

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Foreign Affairs
Paul Poast

The political turmoil of recent years has largely disabused us of the notion that the world has reached some sort of utopian ‘end of history.’ And yet it can still seem that ours is an unprecedented era of peace and progress.

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Reuters
Defense and Security

President Trump Fell in Love with Kim Jong Un—and North Korea Kept Building Missiles

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

We need a different approach, one that is more realistic about the growing threat North Korea represents.

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Defense and Security

Can O'Brien Succeed as National Security Advisor?

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Foreign Policy
Ivo H. Daalder

After firing his first three national security advisors, President Donald Trump has just named a fourth, the most any president has had in his first term. Will Robert O'Brien be any more successful than the previous three?

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Reuters
Defense and Security

Debunked! Most Americans Do Support the US Engaging in World Affairs, Not Retreating

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

A powerful belief has taken hold that Americans are exhausted from global overreach. Council President Ivo Daalder debunks the notion that Americans want to retreat from world affairs.

President Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo
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Public Opinion