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Open Skies: Another Dying Arms Control Agreement?A pending U.S. withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies has alarmed some allies in Europe, who fear losing a valuable means of monitoring Russia.
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Russia's Complex Oil RealityThis is a guest post by Hunter Kornfeind, intern for Energy and Climate Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations and current student at Temple University. Russia is coping with a new reality fro…
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Could the German International Arrest Warrant Against a GRU Hacker Prompt European Sanctions?Germany's federal prosecutor has issued an international arrest warrant for suspected GRU hacker Dmitriy Sergeyevich Badin. This hints at the use of the European Union's Cyber Sanctions Regime to punish Russia for its cyber operations against EU member states.
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Cyber Week in Review: May 22, 2020The FBI unlocks iPhone of Pensacola shooter; German court extends right to privacy to foreign internet users; Trump to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty; Japanese Ministry of Defense investigates Mitsubishi breach; Hundreds of Israeli websites hacked.
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The Irish Shock to U.S. Manufacturing?Over the last fifteen years, U.S. production of pharmaceuticals has fallen while imports have soared. It is worth asking why.
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Women This Week: Attack on Maternity Ward in KabulWelcome 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, covering May 7 to May 15, was compiled by Maleeha Coleburn and Rebecca Turkington.
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Will the Pandemic Weaken Russia’s ‘Deep State’—or Make It Stronger Still?As Putin tries to manage Russia’s coronavirus outbreak, the national security bureaucracy faces challenges and opportunities of its own.
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Turkey Shows the Value of Balance Sheet AnalysisSelling reserves borrowed from the banks ultimately puts the health of Turkey's banks at risk.
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Amid COVID-Related Cyber Threats, the Netherlands Leads UN EffortsIn light of growing concern about malicious cyber disruption during the COVID-19 outbreak, the United Nations’ Open-Ended Working Group should play a leading role in further developing a global framework to ensure responsible behavior in cyberspace.
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Coronavirus: How Are Countries Responding to the Economic Crisis?The coronavirus pandemic is slowing global commerce to a crawl, but many of the world’s largest economies are taking extraordinary actions to propel them through the crisis.
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What’s at Stake With Rising Competition in the Arctic?A changing climate and growing competition for resources is raising tensions among Arctic nations.
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Update on Russia: Policy, Power, and Public HealthSpeakers discuss recent foreign and domestic policy developments in Russia, including the proposed changes to Russia’s constitution, oil tensions with Saudi Arabia, and the Russian response to COVID-…
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Ireland Really Shouldn't be Driving the Details of the Euro Area's GDP DataThe euro area GDP data—thanks to Ireland—is increasingly telling us more about the tax strategies of large U.S. firms and less about the actual composition of activity in the euro area. Large investments in acquisition of their own intellectual property by U.S. firms transforming themselves into tax residents of Ireland ahead of the end of the double Irish are impacting the economic data of the entire currency union.
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How Does the European Union Work?The European Union has navigated a thicket of external and internal crises in recent years, including mass migration and Brexit. What are the union’s core institutions, and what roles do they play?
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The Confluence of Conflict, Corruption, and Coronavirus in Burkina FasoThe confluence of political, institutional, and societal breakdown, the murderous activity of militias and radical jihadist groups, the predation of criminal networks (often allied with other groups)…