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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 678 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 1162 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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Biden’s Foreign Policy: Cooperation Is the Only Way Forward

May 28, 2021May 24, 2021 Xiaodon L. Liang 3232 Views 0 Comment

By Nishan Kafle There is an unspoken consensus in the American establishment that the bedrock of U.S. foreign policy is

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Biden and Europe Should Unite Against the Far Right

May 26, 2021May 24, 2021 Xiaodon L. Liang 1154 Views 0 Comment

By Luke Barnes President Joseph R. Biden is keen to reset America’s relations with Western allies, which became severely strained

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Human Trafficking and Illicit Finance in the Era of Covid-19

May 3, 2021April 30, 2021 Xiaodon L. Liang 2240 Views 0 Comment

By Christina Bain and Joseph Mari As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the globe, criminals are finding

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Research and Policy Seminar with Nils Hägerdal

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 Xiaodon L. Liang 1739 Views 0 Comment

The Center for Strategic Studies hosted a Research and Policy Seminar with Post-doctoral Research Fellow Nils Hägerdal on April 13.

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CSS Research and Policy Seminar with Polina Beliakova

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Xiaodon L. Liang 731 Views 0 Comment

The Center for Strategic Studies hosted a Research and Policy Seminar with Senior PhD Fellow Polina Beliakova on March 2.

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Monica Toft on “Getting Religion Right in Civil Wars”

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Xiaodon L. Liang 738 Views 0 Comment

CSS Director Monica Toft has published a new academic article at the Journal of Conflict Resolution on “Getting Religion Right

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The Curious Phenomenon of Academic Telephone: Alternative Facts in History

March 16, 2021March 15, 2021 Xiaodon L. Liang 1238 Views 0 Comment

By Aroop Mukharji In the four years since former White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway popularized the term “alternative facts,” the

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Climate Change, Peacebuilding, and International Relations

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Xiaodon L. Liang 3409 Views 0 Comment

By Stephen E. Moncrief Climate change is already reshaping our world. The study of international politics has yet to catch

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CSSFletcherCenter for Strategic Studies (CSS)@CSSFletcher·
26 Jan

The joint U.S - German decision to send battle tanks to #Ukraine will have immediate implications for the war,
@monicaduffytoft's latest article in the @ConversationUS discusses their usage and #USstrategy in support of the Ukrainian military. https://theconversation.com/us-will-give-military-tanks-to-ukraine-signaling-western-powers-long-term-commitment-to-thwarting-russia-198555

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ForeignAffairsForeign Affairs@ForeignAffairs·
14 Jan

.@monicaduffytoft and @SiditaKushi discuss how, instead of engaging in foreign interventions, U.S. policymakers can instead pursue diplomatic and economic initiatives that could bolster the United States’s soft power and global credibility.
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19 Jan

Insightful analysis and new concepts shed light on the history of US kinetic diplomacy. The first book, Dying by the Sword, from @FletcherSchool's @CSSFletcher, authored by @monicaduffytoft and @SiditaKushi, is being published by @OxUniPress in May. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/dying-by-the-sword-9780197581438.

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18 Jan

What support does Ukraine require to end the war Russia? Join the @ConversationUS with CSS Director @monicaduffytoft's latest article: https://theconversation.com/us-military-spending-in-ukraine-reached-nearly-50-billion-in-2022-but-no-amount-of-money-alone-is-enough-to-end-the-war-197492. @FletcherSchool

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10 Jan

Why is Washington addicted to military force and will that change? CSS' own @monicaduffytoft and @SiditaKushi discuss the roots and the future of the phenomenon in their latest in @ForeignAffairs: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/roots-washingtons-addiction-military-force. @FletcherSchool

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