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Author: Polina Beliakova

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Biden’s First Year on the World Stage: Still Waiting to Make His Mark

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Polina Beliakova 430 Views 0 Comment

By James D. Boys For over a year now, executive power in the United States has rested with Joe Biden.

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Afghanistan: A Sideshow in U.S. Grand Strategy

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Polina Beliakova 767 Views 0 Comment Afghanistan, grand strategy, intervention

by James D. Boys Ending the U.S. mission in Afghanistan resulted in an outpouring of disbelief at what Tony Blair

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Director’s Welcome 2021-2022

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 Polina Beliakova 737 Views 0 Comment

by Monica Duffy Toft What a year it has been. Between pandemics, the ending of endless wars, and climate crises,

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New by Monica Toft: ENDING THE ENDLESS WARS: A STRATEGY FOR SELECTIVE DISENGAGEMENT

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Polina Beliakova 540 Views 0 Comment

A majority of U.S. veterans and the public do not believe the efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq were worth the sacrifice. Indeed,

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Engaging Practitioners with Dean Susana Malcorra

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 Polina Beliakova 1741 Views 0 Comment

Dean Malcorra has invaluable experience in diplomacy, including international negotiations with the Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Chad, Somalia, and

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How U.S. Security Assistance Helped Kyiv Strengthen Civilian Control Over the Use of Force

March 16, 2020March 18, 2020 Polina Beliakova 1212 Views 0 Comment

By Polina Beliakova Military aid to Ukraine was at the center of the recently concluded impeachment trial in the United

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CSS Research and Policy Seminar with Peter Andreas

March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 Polina Beliakova 1234 Views 0 Comment

Peter Andreas, John Hay professor of international studies and political science at Brown University, presented his forthcoming academic article “Drugs

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RitaKonaevRita Konaev@RitaKonaev·
9 May

The Ukrainian military has surpassed expectations, fighting more effectively than the Russians, but the change in the war’s geography calls for a change in strategy. ⁦@Beliakova_P⁩ & I wrote about comes next in ⁦@ForeignAffairs⁩ https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ukraine/2022-05-09/can-ukraines-military-keep-winning

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WarOnTheRocksWar on the Rocks@WarOnTheRocks·
6 May

Why have successive presidents struggled to reduce the U.S. military's overseas footprint, even when public opinion is in favor?
https://warontherocks.com/2022/05/the-psychology-of-stickiness-what-america-can-learn-from-its-annexation-of-the-philippines-in-1898/

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CSSFletcherCenter for Strategic Studies@CSSFletcher·
6 May

Where did the major U.S. presence in #Asia come from, and what can we learn from it? Our Visiting Scholar @aroopmukharji explains how the moment the United States became a major military power in Asia can be traced to a single day:
https://warontherocks.com/2022/05/the-psychology-of-stickiness-what-america-can-learn-from-its-annexation-of-the-philippines-in-1898/
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jamesdboysDr. James D. Boys@jamesdboys·
18 Apr

I was very pleased with my paper examining US strategic ambivalence toward #Afghanistan DM me if you’d like a copy https://twitter.com/CSSFletcher/status/1514240068155850754

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"Despite the duration of the mission and the associated costs, a deep-seated strategic ambiguity existed towards #Afghanistan, as it languished as a sideshow for U.S. grand strategy," writes @jamesdboys in his new article @PolicyStudiesTF
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01442872.2022.2057461
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CSSFletcherCenter for Strategic Studies@CSSFletcher·
13 Apr

"Nothing is more important to an accurate retelling of diplomatic history than good methods." Read the new piece by CSS Scholar @aroopmukharji @WarOnTheRocks
https://warontherocks.com/2022/04/the-blind-spots-of-diplomatic-history/

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