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After Ukraine, Biden Draws Line on Taiwan for China

In the News
MSNBC
Ivo H. Daalder

"There are limits to what China can do" without facing "consequences" from the United States, asserts Council President Ivo Daalder on MSNBC with Andrea Mitchell.

Screen shot of Ivo Daalder speaking on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports with New York Times Pentagon Correspondent Helene Cooper, and NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell. Defense and Security

Can a US-China War Be Averted?

In the News
The National Interest
Paul Heer

Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer analyzes former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd’s take on US-China relations in the National Interest.

Reuters
Defense and Security

We Should Only Be Trading with Our Allies

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Newsweek
John Austin

To tackle the political and economic inflation emergency, "it will require leaning in to trade relationships with friends and allies we trust."

U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Japan-U.S.-Australia-India Quad Fellowship Founding Celebration event in Tokyo on May 24, 2022.
Reuters
Global Economy

Would the United States Defend Australia?

In the News
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szepps
Cécile Shea

Nonresident Senior Fellow Cécile Shea debates the limits of American power and whether allies like Australia can depend on a "broken superpower" with Josh Szepps.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a mask with a flag on it
Reuters
Defense and Security

Could Ukrainian Victory Push Putin Toward Nukes?

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MSNBC
Ivo H. Daalder

“We shouldn’t ignore that he has nuclear weapons, and we shouldn’t let that single fact be the only thing that matters,” Ivo Daalder argues on MSNBC.

Screenshot of Ivo Daalder, Mehdi Hasan, and Anatol Lieven on MSNBC. Defense and Security

Ertharin Cousin on Farming, Funding, Food Insecurities

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Bloomberg New Economy
Ertharin Cousin

Ertharin Cousin joins Bloomberg New Economy to discuss concerns with farming, funding, and what we can do differently.

Ertharin Cousin speaks with Caroline Hyde at the Bloomberg New Economy Gateway: Latin America. Food and Agriculture

Can Turkey Threaten Finland and Sweden's NATO Bid?

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MSNBC
Ivo H. Daalder

Can Turkey’s hesitance create any real problems for Finland and Sweden joining NATO? Council President Ivo Daalder explores the answer with Rachel Maddow.

Screenshot of Ivo Daalder speaking with Rachel Maddow. Defense and Security

Is NATO Expansion Worth the Sacrifice?

In the News
On Balance with Leland Vittert
Paul Poast

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast reminds Leland Vittert that the idea of NATO expansion provoking Russian aggression is one put out by Putin himself.

Screenshot of Paul Poast smiling on On Balance with Leland Vittert. Defense and Security

Putin Reacts to NATO Expansion

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CNN
Ivo H. Daalder

Russia has threatened to use nuclear weapons if Finland and Sweden integrate militarily with NATO. Ivo Daalder explains why this is "mostly bluster" on CNN.

Defense and Security

If Finland and Sweden Join NATO, It's on Russia

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

Finland and Sweden will “more than double the amount of NATO territory bordering Russia. But that’s Moscow’s doing, not NATO’s,” writes Ivo Daalder in Politico.

The border posts of Finland (blue and white), Norway (black and yellow) and Russia (red and green), stand outside the airport of the Norwegian Arctic town of Kirkenes
Reuters
Defense and Security