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Tariffs Delivered the Jolt - Now Comes the Build
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — Bold moves lead to bold outcomes. President Trump understood that reshaping global trade would bring short-term pain, [...] More
Resetting Ukraine Negotiations Could Prevent a Shift in Great Power Competition
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The change in U.S. posture toward Ukraine, the expanding fracture between the U.S. and NATO, and what appears, at least for now, [...] More
Trump is Handing Europe its Turn to Lead
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE (LONDON) – U.S. President Donald Trump has only been back in the White House for 6 weeks, but the reaction in Europe to [...] More
The Art of Negotiating with Vladimir Putin
As talks move forward between the U.S. and Russia with the intention of an agreement to end Moscow's war in Ukraine - with or without Ukraine's [...] More
Will the new Administration bring new opportunity on Afghanistan?
In April of 2024, I offered some thoughts in The Cipher Brief on a possible way forward in Afghanistan. That approach certainly wasn’t perfect or [...] More
The world can't afford another 'Mafia Don' war when it comes to Russia
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION – The upcoming peaceful inauguration of the next U.S. president should serve as a reminder to the world of the virtues [...] More
