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• America’s Role in a Changing Middle East

  The wave of protests and violence that swept the Middle East—and the varying reactions of the its governments—have dramatically affected the region. While U.S. policy may have contributed to some of these developments over a period of decades, U.S. leaders have struggled to manage them even as other external actors have become increasingly involved in

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• Dealing with Dictators

  The Center for the National Interest hosted a discussion entitled “Dealing with Dictators” on Monday, June 19. Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky moderated. Americans have debated U.S. relations with authoritarian leaders and their governments for decades. Since entering office, President Donald Trump has met authoritarian leaders from China, Saudi

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• Preventive War: Does it Work?

  The Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion entitled “Preventive War: Does It Work?” with James Carafano, Vice President for Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, and Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution. Dov Zakheim, a former Under Secretary of Defense in the George W.

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• U.S. Sanctions on Russia: Objectives, Impacts, and Options

  The Obama administration imposed several rounds of U.S. economic sanctions on Moscow in a series of executive orders following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its support for separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. So far, the Trump administration has not signaled any intent to change U.S. sanctions policy absent changes in Russia’s conduct. Nevertheless, concerns that

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• The NATO Summit

  President Donald Trump’s calls on NATO allies to do more, his earlier assertion that NATO is “obsolete,” and his willingness to explore a more cooperative U.S.-Russia relationship have provoked considerable discussion and debate surrounding America’s relationship with NATO and its other members. As the president’s first NATO summit, the May 25 Brussels meeting could prove

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