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Trump is Wrong about NATO

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America Abroad
Ivo H. Daalder

"In four years as president and the three years since, Trump has refused to get NATO right," writes Ivo Daalder.

President Donald Trump addresses a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on July 12, 2018.
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US Foreign Policy

Biden Is Right to Keep the US Engaged in the World

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Would the United States and the world be better off if Washington sat some things out? Paul Poast weighs in.

Joe Biden walks by world flags
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Biden's 'Defending Democracy’ Agenda Is All Talk

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy is realpolitik from top to bottom," Paul Poast writes.

Biden speaks at the Summit for Democracy
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What the American Public Thinks of China

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National Committee on US-China Relations
Craig Kafura

Craig Kafura unpacks Council survey findings on US attitudes toward Beijing.

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The US Must Strike Iran, and Take out Its Terrorist Commanders

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The Telegraph
Saeid Golkar

"We will only have peace when America uses force to defend its interests," Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi write.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard members stand in front of Shahab-3 missile
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US Foreign Policy

Don't Blame a Lack of Will for Waning US Hegemony

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Paul Poast explores how a changing international system is placing new limits on American power.

Joe Biden speaks in front of an American flag
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US Foreign Policy

What Another Trump Presidency Would Mean for NATO

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

Whether a reelected Trump would actually withdraw from the alliance as many fear is beside the point, Ivo Daalder argues.

Donald Trump speaks during a press conference after a summit of heads of state and government at NATO headquarters
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US Foreign Policy

Trump-Supportive Republicans Have Harder-Line Views on Immigration

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Washington Post
Coauthors

The issue that drove Donald Trump’s original presidential bid remains a divider within his party, Council data show.

A Trump supporter wears a red Make America Great Again hat and a suit with a brick wall pattern
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Public Opinion

Quasi-States Are Roiling the Global Order

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Conflicts involving nonstate actors are a key reason that the world is presently witnessing a level of conflict not seen in 80 years," Paul Poast writes.

Houthi supporters protest US-led airstrikes
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Global Politics

Seeking Peaceful Coexistence with North Korea: What Would Kennan Do?

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United States Institute of Peace
Paul Heer

Paul Heer explores how George Kennan’s approach to the Soviet Union could be applied to Pyongyang.

Flags of Russia and North Korea are seen along the road on Russky Island
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