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When Allies Go Nuclear

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Foreign Affairs
Coauthors

Chuck Hagel, Malcolm Rifkind, Kevin Rudd, and Ivo Daalder, cochairs of a Council task force, offer recommendations on how to prevent nuclear proliferation and reassure America's allies.

An unarmed Trident II D5 missile is test-launched from the ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska
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Defense and Security

How America and Democracies Around the World Can Defeat Illiberalism

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The National Interest
Michele Lowe

America should view its many threats as a collective advance of illiberalism acting against the post-World War II democratically led, rules-based world order.

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Biden's Top Challenge Abroad Is Something No One Wants to Talk About

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The New York Times
Steven Erlanger

Steven Erlanger discusses the new era of nuclear threat facing the Biden administration.

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To Stop Endless Wars, Biden Needs to Give Up Some Power

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Slate
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford discusses the need for President Biden to distribute responsibilities for military decision making.

SLATE
US Foreign Policy

Public Trust and Political Legitimacy in the Smart City: A Reckoning for Technocracy

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Sage Journals
Kris Hartley

Kris Hartley examines the political legitimacy of technological undertakings in the public sector.

Tech and Science

Making Change Happen Within the United Nations

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American Diplomacy
Catherine Bertini

Catherine Bertini discusses President Biden's plans to reshape the role of the US in the United Nations.

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Global Politics

Why We Don’t Believe the Big City Obituary

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Bloomberg
Coauthors

Ivo Daalder, Samuel Kling, and Will Johnson examine a new poll showing metropolitan residents remain committed to cities amid the pandemic, but want solutions for the longstanding problems of urban life.

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Luca Bravo
Global Cities

Why the ‘Longer Telegram’ Won’t Solve the China Challenge

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

Paul Heer discusses how recent recommendations on how to handle Beijing could be a recipe for trouble.

Global Politics

America's Not the Only Place Democracy is Under Siege

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Deep State Radio
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder, Kori Schake and David Sanger discuss the international challenges facing the Biden administration.

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Global Politics

Talking Taiwan with Former National Intelligence Officer Paul Heer

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Sinica Podcast
Paul Heer

Paul Heer examines the Taiwan conundrum — one of the thorniest and most fraught issues confronting the new Biden foreign policy team as it navigates the US-China relationship.

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