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How to Deter Russia

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Hopkins Podcast on Foreign Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder

What is NATO’s role in protecting the self-determination of countries in the former USSR? Ivo Daalder discusses with Hopkins Podcast on Foreign Affairs.

Ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Rukla, Lithuania
NATO
Global Politics

US Rejects Russian Demand to Bar Ukraine from NATO

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BBC Newsday
Ivo H. Daalder

"What Putin is really interested in is not occupying Ukraine, but controlling its government," argues Ivo Daalder on BBC Newsday.

Ukraine flag held by demonstrators in front of the White House on January 29, 2022 to protest against Russian military aggression towards Ukraine
Reuters
Global Politics

Ukraine Tests Biden's Foreign Policy

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

The administration's response to Russia's aggression is "honest, complex and appropriate," argues Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

Workers unload a shipment of military aid to Ukraine from the United States.
Reuters
Defense and Security

Targeting Quality of Life To Develop the Midwest

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Brookings
John Austin

Data show that quality of life, not business, is the driving factor for rebuilding the Midwest's economy. John Austin and coauthors explain in Brookings.

Bike in front of Buckingham Fountain with the Chicago skyline behind it on a sunny day.
Brandon O'Connor
Global Cities

Bringing NATO Together on Russia

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CNBC
Ivo H. Daalder

“We’ve opened up a diplomatic track so the United States and Europe stand as one no matter which way Russia chooses to go,” says Ivo Daalder on CNBC.

Screen shot of Ivo Daalder with Shepard Smith on CNBC. Global Politics

Putin's Place in Russian History

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iHeartRadio's Beyond the Beltway
Paul Poast

Does Nord Stream 2 change Putin’s plans? Paul Poast points to lessons learned throughout Russia's history to answer in Beyond the Beltway with Bruce DuMont.

Sign for Nord Stream 2 pipeline in a field in Germany.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

What Are Putin's Intentions in Ukraine?

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CBS
Ivo H. Daalder

“This is a big crisis; it’s certainly the biggest crisis since the end of the cold war,” says Council President Ivo Daalder on CBS' Sunday Newsroom.

Screenshot of Ivo Daalder speaking with CBS Sunday Newsroom on an Apple laptop. Global Politics

The Chinese Communist Party's Historical Mission

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National Interest
Paul Heer

"Foreign audiences should read [China's] resolution as a benchmark manifesto in the Party’s quest for China’s global power and legitimacy," writes Paul Heer in National Interest.

 A screen shows late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping during a show commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Biden's North Korea Campaign Rhetoric Versus Reality

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Responsible Statecraft
Matthew Abbott

How do Biden’s campaign promises match up with one year of his policy on North Korea? Matthew Abbott examines the record in Responsible Statecraft.

Biden seated at a desk in facing the teleconference of the East Asian Summit.
Adam Schultz
US Foreign Policy

Vladimir Putin's Deepest Fear Is the Freedom of Russia's Neighbors

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Financial Times
Ivo H. Daalder

“An end to NATO enlargement or withdrawing forces from the east will not stop Putin. Only full support of Ukraine can do that,” writes Ivo Daalder in the Financial Times.

Vladimir Putin sits in profile at a table in front of white and gold curtains in meetings with Iran.
Reuters
Global Politics