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The Future of EuropePanelists discuss the multiple challenges facing Europe today, including the public health and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, Brexit, continued threats of nationalism, Russian influence, and relations with the United States.
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Indicting Russia's Most Destructive Cyberwar Unit: The Implications of Public AttributionThere are three main reasons behind publicly attributing these attacks to Russia.
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Transition 2021: Do Germans Believe America Is Back?President-Elect Joe Biden has his work cut out for himself in his effort to restore allies’ trust in U.S. foreign policy.
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A Conversation With President Ursula von der Leyen of the European CommissionPresident von der Leyen discusses her vision for a new transatlantic agenda, prospects for cooperation between the European Union and the United States, and the future of multilateralism.
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New Entries in the CFR Cyber Operations Tracker: Q3 2020An update of the Council on Foreign Relations' Cyber Operations Tracker for the period between July and September 2020.
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Has Russia Ended the War Between Armenia and Azerbaijan?Azerbaijan’s success in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh means Putin’s peace deal is likely to last. It also rules out further diplomacy.
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Transition 2021: Can Biden Repair America’s Alliances?In this special Transition 2021 series of The President’s Inbox, James M. Lindsay sits down each week with experts to discuss the challenges facing the incoming Biden administration. This week, CFR’s Senior Fellow for Europe, Matthias Matthijs, and Senior Fellow for Japan studies, Sheila A. Smith, assess the prospects for repairing America’s relations with allies in Europe and Asia.
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U.S. Presidential Transition, Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Deal, and MoreU.S. President-Elect Joe Biden begins a turbulent ten-week transition, Armenians and Azeris react to a Russia-brokered peace agreement, and the thirty-seventh summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) goes virtual.
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Women This Week: Digital Damage or Defense?Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers November 2 to November 9.
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It Is Time To Scrap the IMF's Reserve Adequacy MetricThe IMF reserve metric isn't working: it is failing to differentiate between obviously under-reserved countries like Turkey and Argentina and adequately reserved countries like China.
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How Erdogan Muscled Turkey to the Center of the World StageIn the last decade, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has shaped Turkey into a revisionist power that challenges not just its neighbors, but also allies such as France and the United States.
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Competing U.S.-Russia Cybersecurity Resolutions Risk Slowing UN Progress FurtherThe two draft resolutions and a newly proposed "Programme of Action" raise questions about the future of cybersecurity negotiations at the United Nations.
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Part Two: Huawei Enlists Russian Talent and Technology to Ensure Future InnovationHuawei is expanding its presence in Russia to sustain its growth.
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Belarus in CrisisTwo months after Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in the presidential election, protestors in Belarus continue to take to the street to voice their discontent over the election’s legitimacy. Crackdowns against the protests have become increasingly violent, and most opposition leaders have either been jailed or have fled abroad. Speakers discuss the state of democracy in Belarus and the implications of this crisis for U.S.-Belarus and U.S.-Russia relations.
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Cyber Week in Review: October 23, 2020Iran and Russia target upcoming U.S. elections; DOJ files antitrust lawsuit against Google; DOJ indicts six Russian GRU officers for involvement in cyberattacks; Sweden bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks; and the EU sanctions APT28 for attacks on German parliament.