Tag: US FOREIGN AnD NATIonal security POLICy
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America’s Bet on Post-Maduro Venezuela (w/ Richard Sanders)
America’s Bet on Post-Maduro Venezuela (w/ Richard | RSS.com Nine months after the US seizure of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela has largely slipped from the headlines. Oil production in the country is steadily rising, however, and talks over a political transition are inching forward under the government of Delcy Rodríguez. The stakes could hardly be higher:
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The Kurds at a Crossroads: A Survey of Politics and Society
In the spring of 2026, the Center for the National Interest surveyed leading Kurdish intellectuals in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Türkiye to try to gauge how Kurdish politics is evolving. The period leading up to the survey had witnessed some dramatic changes. The Syrian Transitional Government (STG) was consolidating authority over the formerly semi-autonomous Kurdish
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The Case for the Saudi Nuclear Agreement
The Case for the Saudi Nuclear Agreement | RSS.com In late August, President Trump sent the US-Saudi 123 agreement for civil nuclear cooperation to Congress, beginning a 90-day legislative countdown after which the deal enters into force. The deal — signed by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright in July — establishes a framework for American
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Standards at Sea: A Strategy for U.S. and Allied Leadership in Civil Maritime Nuclear Energy
The United States cannot win the maritime nuclear competition on construction volume, where China holds a structural advantage and Russia already operates commercial systems. In the near term, America’s more durable advantage lies in shaping the standards, licensing, and certification that will govern reactors, fuels, and port access in this market—and in doing so on
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The Neutrality Trap (w/ Isaac Stone Fish)
Three Questions The era of corporate activism is fading. On most issues, this shift toward political neutrality is welcome, but not when the issue is China. Virtually every major global firm now carries dependencies on both Washington and Beijing, and in a genuine crisis, both governments will move to leverage those dependencies to their own
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