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A World of Confrontation
August 14, 2023 The loss of life and devastation caused by this summer’s wildfires, floods, and drought unmistakably show that climate change is going to impact the world sooner and much more dramatically than generally expected. But understandably, many nations … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, Black Sea grain, China, climate change, Global South, Macron, NATO, Obama, Putin, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, war in ukraine
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Europe-China Relations and the Macron Visit
April 10, 2023 On November 4, 2022, Chancellor Scholz paid an eleven-hour visit to Beijing with a group of top German business executives. He was the first Western leader visit to China since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles de Gaulle, China, France, Macron, NATO, Russia, US-China, von der Leyen, war in ukraine, Xi Jinping
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: One Year On
February 20, 2023 Two years ago, on February 19, 2021, at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference, President Biden addressed the global community for the first time. He defined the partnership between Europe and the US as the cornerstone of … Continue reading
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Tagged arms supplies, Biden, Macron, Munich Security Conference, NATO, Putin, Russia, Scholz, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war, US
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The Urgency of Avoiding Escalation in Ukraine
January 31, 2023 On January 25, Chancellor Scholz told the Bundestag that Germany will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. For some, the German government was bowing to growing “international pressure”. For Mr. Scholz and others, the German government was … Continue reading
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2022: Year in Review
December 12, 2022 “Annus horribilis” is a phrase made famous by Queen Elizabeth II in a speech delivered near the end of 1992. At the time she was referring to the difficulties in the British royal family. The queen’s remarks … Continue reading
Putting France-US Relations Back on Track
December 5, 2022 Last week President Macron paid a state visit to Washington, the first of the Biden administration. In widely reported remarks, “France has jumped to the head of the queue,” said Professor Charles Kupchan, who was a senior … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, France, France-US relations, Macron, Macron's visit to US, Putin, Russia, Scholz, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war, US
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict, the Question of Crimea
April 4, 2022 On March 25, Russian General Staff deputy head Colonel General Sergey Rudskoy announced that the significant reduction of the Ukrainian military potential will now make it possible for Russia to concentrate on the main goal: the liberation … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, Crimea, Macron, Merkel, Putin, Russian invasion, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict
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Lebanon’s Vicious Circle
July 5, 2021 On August 4, 2020, Beirut experienced its own Hiroshima. After the explosion thousands took to the streets in Beirut, once called the “Paris of the Middle East”, to express their anger with Lebanon’s leaders. On August 10, … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Hariri, Lebanon, Macron, Middle East, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy
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Recalibrating America’s Relationships
March 1, 2021 On February 19, President Biden addressed the global community for the first time. At 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference he defined the partnership between Europe and the US as the cornerstone of all that the West hopes … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, China, Iran, Macron, Merkel, Munich Security Conference, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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Tensions Between France and Turkey
October 29, 2020 On 7 January 2015, two brothers, French citizens born in Paris to Algerian immigrants, forced their way into the offices Charlie Hebdo where they killed 12 people and injured 11 others. Al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula claimed … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance of Civilizations, France Turkey, Macron, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy
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