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You Can’t Sit With Us
It would take Russian forces 60 hours to reach all three Baltic capitals. In less than three days, NATO members Latvia, Lithuania, and...
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Apr 23, 20235 min read


A Diplomatic Conundrum: Seeking Peace in Afghanistan
The World Economic Forum this year in Davos, Switzerland, made clear the unfortunate stress that continues to increasingly pressure...
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Apr 18, 20196 min read


Caught in the Middle: How Russia is Preventing Georgia’s NATO Accession
This past July, US President Donald Trump made headlines for his behavior at the 2018 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in...
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Oct 15, 20186 min read


Could Russian Aggression Solve Ukraine’s Vaccine Crisis?
Ever since Edward Jenner’s smallpox vaccine gained traction in the early 19th century, vaccination has formed the bedrock of public...
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Jun 28, 20185 min read


PiS’d Off: Why Eastern Europe’s most successful democracy is backsliding
In a protest about the Eastern Bloc’s future, the public station Polskie Radio wasn’t just handing out tote bags. The station played the...
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Mar 17, 20167 min read


Getting It Right This Time: ISIL in Libya
Since the start of 2016, ISIL has fought a sophisticated, multi-front battle for Libyan oil industry infrastructure from its stronghold...
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Mar 1, 20166 min read


When The Swedish Fish
There is something rotten in the seas of Sweden. An unidentified swimming object was confirmed mid-November, nearly a month after Swedish...
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Dec 3, 20147 min read


Tension in Europe, New Paths for the Middle East
Russia’s annexation of Crimea, unrest in Ukraine and subsequent narratives of a “New Cold War” bring new hopes and worries to leaders in...
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Apr 21, 20144 min read


Justifying Crimea: President Putin Invokes R2P
I’m certainly a little late to the party on Ukraine news – leading up to Russia’s bold annexation of Crimea, Ukraine was gripped for...
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Apr 11, 20143 min read


Chess In Chisinau: East Or West?
Long dismissed as the poorest country in Europe, the Republic of Moldova is now on a path towards integration with Western Europe that...
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Mar 6, 20146 min read


Say ‘Uncle’ to Uncle Sam
“Gentlemen do not read others’ mail.” –Henry L. Stimson. “One might expect Europeans to protest loudly — if only to appease their...
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Jul 5, 20133 min read


Hollande goes to Syria
I was hoping to stop writing on austerity and switch to nationalism and the extreme right in Europe. However, France’s recognition of the...
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Nov 20, 20123 min read
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