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In the News

Yes, Dictators Are Ascendant. But People All Over The World Are Fighting Back.

quoting Larry Diamondvia The Washington Post
Sunday, July 21, 2019

By now it’s old news that the world is living through a retreat of democracy. For a dozen consecutive years, the number of countries where liberty has declined has exceeded those where it has expanded, according to Freedom House. Autocrats are stepping up repression; populist movements are rising in Europe and the United States. China and Russia are offering new models of high-tech dictatorship.

Analysis and Commentary

The Nutrition Challenge

by Bjorn Lomborgvia Project Syndicate
Thursday, July 18, 2019

Additional investments in early childhood nutrition are crucial, and should be a high priority for donor and recipient governments, multilateral development organizations, and philanthropic foundations. The case for such spending is clear, and the payoffs will almost certainly be enormous.

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In the News

Ilhan Omar Lets Rip Another Outburst Of Anti-Semitism

quoting Ayaan Hirsi Alivia Clarion Project
Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Congresswomen Ilhan Omar let rip another outburst of anti-Semitism this weekend at a conference in Philadelphia where she was speaking. Congresswomen Ilhan Omar let rip another outburst of anti-Semitism this weekend at a conference in Philadelphia where she was speaking. Commenting at the Netroots Conference on “the situation in Palestine,” Omar declared, “What we are doing now is having hypocrisy in not celebrating non-violent movements there and condemning it [sic].”

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Pacific Century: Hong Kong, The G-20, And The North Korea Visit: Sound And Fury Signifying?

interview with Michael R. Auslin, John Yoovia The Pacific Century
Friday, July 12, 2019

The US appears to make diplomatic progress with China on trade and North Korea on nuclear weapons, but did it?

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Area 45: The US-UK “Special Relationship” With Andrew Roberts

interview with Andrew Robertsvia Matters of Policy & Politics
Friday, July 12, 2019

Is the US-UK relationship on shaky ground?

In the News

Newly-Elected European Parliament Arrives In Strasbourg, Confronted With Challenges

quoting Timothy Garton Ashvia Euro News
Tuesday, July 2, 2019

As newly-elected MEPs made their way to Strasbourg this week, they have been confronted with the reality of a more fragmented European Parliament.

Interviews

Jamil Jaffer: DoD, NATO Turn To Collective Defense Against Cyber Attacks

interview with Jamil Jaffervia Federal News Network
Friday, June 28, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Jamil Jaffer discusses creating an international sharing environment to prevent and stop cyber-threats that the US government and its allies face, which would help protect everyone from cyber-threats.

Featured

In Britain, The Old Politics And The New

by Niall Fergusonvia The Boston Globe
Monday, July 1, 2019

Ours is a time of paradoxes. For example: Even as information technology has empowered enormous and open-access social networks, politics in Britain continues to be run by the tiny and exclusive old boy network.

In the News

DoD, NATO Turn To Collective Defense Against Cyber Attacks

quoting Jamil Jaffervia Federal News Network
Friday, June 28, 2019

Since 2004, the Defense Department has been a part of an international Computer Emergency Response Team through NATO.

In the News

Britain’s Theresa May Gave Putin The Cold Shoulder. Trump Joked With Him.

quoting Michael McFaulvia The Washington Post
Friday, June 28, 2019

As they met with Vladimir Putin in Osaka, Japan, for the G-20 summit, British prime minister Theresa May and President Trump presented sharp contrasts in their public greeting of the Russian president.

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The Working Group on Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy explores an array of foreign policy topics to develop orienting principles about the most important policy challenges that face the United States.
 
 

The Arctic Security Initiative addresses the strategic and security implications of increased Arctic activity and identifies opportunities for shaping a safe, secure, and prosperous Arctic.