Seven Decades of NATO

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Europe

As NATO Turns Seventy, the European Security Debate Comes Full Circle
As NATO turns seventy, history's most successful multilateral alliance faces significant internal challenges. 

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick April 1, 2019 The Internationalist

U.S. Foreign Policy

Trump's Foreign Policies Are Better Than They Seem
President Donald J. Trump’s actions have often been rash, ignorant, and chaotic. Yet some of his individual foreign policies are substantially better than his opponents assert.

Council Special Report by Robert D. Blackwill April 15, 2019 U.S. Foreign Policy Program

China

The United States and Europe, Divided by China

Article by Sebastian Mallaby April 25, 2019 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

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China

Why China’s Global Image Is Getting Worse
The Chinese government’s increasingly aggressive diplomacy has hurt its image in much of the world. It’s unlikely to improve anytime soon.

In Brief by Joshua Kurlantzick January 24, 2022

United States

President Biden’s First Year, With Richard Haass

Podcast
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, sits down with James M. Lindsay to assess how the Biden administration has handled foreign policy in its first year in office.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Richard Haass January 18, 2022 The President's Inbox

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Why NATO Has Become a Flash Point With Russia in Ukraine
Russian leaders have watched with mounting resentment as the transatlantic alliance has nearly doubled its membership since the end of the Cold War. President Vladimir Putin has drawn a red line in Ukraine.

Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters January 20, 2022