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  U.S. Financial Power, Europe and China

  On April 25, the Center held a discussion on U.S. Financial Power, Europe and China. The central role of the US financial system in the world economy and the dollar’s status as a global currency are key pillars of American power and international economic stability.  In recent years, Washington has increasingly sought to leverage this

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  Change and Continuity in Japan-Russia Relations: Implications for the United States

  On March 20, the Center held a discussion on relations between Japan and Russia, and their implications for the United States. The discussion featured three contributors to a forthcoming Center for the National Interest Report on Change and Continuity in Japan-Russia Relations: Implications for the United States: Shoichi Itoh (Institute of Energy Economics, Japan), Testsuo

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  Upcoming Elections in Israel

  On March 18, the Center hosted a discussion on the upcoming elections in Israel and potential takeaways from their results with Professor Shai Feldman, Director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University. Geoffrey Kemp, Senior Director of Regional Security at the Center for the National Interest, moderated. Set for early April,

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  Pakistan and the Crises in Afghanistan and Kashmir

  South Asia faces a number of serious crises that could have profound consequences for the region and the United States. Pakistan is a key player with a relatively new Prime Minister, Imran Khan, who has yet to meet Donald Trump. The U.S. President says he wants “a great relationship” with Pakistan. However, absent close cooperation

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  U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

  For the past 18 years the United States has been embroiled in a seemingly endless war in Afghanistan that has taken the lives of over 100,000 people. In December 2018, President Trump announced plans for a withdrawal of about 7,000 troops from the country, sparking debate on the effects such a move would have on

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