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14 November 2024
Newsweek | Ukraine Responds to Nuclear Bomb Claims
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Ukraine has said it is not considering developing nuclear weapons as a
security measure, following reports that suggested it could create a bomb
quickly.
Responsible Statecraft | Veterans: Why we want Trump to keep Iraq withdrawal
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The election is now behind us and the impacts on America’s foreign policy are
emerging. One thing that shouldn’t change is our commitment to thedeal reached
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between the Biden administration and the Iraqi government for a withdrawal of
most U.S. forces from Iraq in 2025.
The New York Times | Ukraine Prioritizes Security, Not Territory, as Trump
Pushes Truce Talks
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Ukrainian officials have said for months that they would not cede territory
occupied by Russia in any peace settlement. Now, as Ukraine contemplates an
accelerated timetable for negotiations pushed by President-elect Donald J.
Trump, it is putting at least as much importance on obtaining security
guarantees as on where an eventual cease-fire line might fall.
Fox News | Trump's first Cabinet picks decidedly not isolationists: Ukraine,
Israel breathe a sigh of relief
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Some restraint-minded thinkers hold out cautious optimism. "If [Rubio]
channels Trump’s approach rather than pursuing his own agenda, he could
redefine the state department’s role in a way that is both respected and
effective abroad. Rubio knows that his future prospects are tied to his ability
to execute Trump’s policy, not personal ambitions," said Jason Beardsley,
senior coalitions adviser for Concerned Veterans for America.
Military Times | Lawmakers want VA to better secure records after campaign
violations
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Earlier this fall, VA officials confirmed that the Department of Justice is
investigating
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several federal staffers for improperly accessing the veterans records of vice
presidential candidatesTim Walz
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andJD Vance
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amid the contentious summer campaign.
Stars and Stripes | Lapse in computer security at Atlanta VA leaves millions
of veterans’ records unprotected, report finds
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A Department of Veterans Affairs office in Atlanta that determines health care
coverage for veterans failed to encrypt the records of more than 3 million
former service members, ran outdated computer programs not securely configured
and permitted unauthorized software on its networks, according to an audit.
Foreign Affairs | Trump Must Not Betray “America First”
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| Dan Caldwell & Reid Smith
Donald Trump has achieved a political comeback with no parallel since the
Gilded Age, when Grover Cleveland won reelection to the presidency in
nonconsecutive terms. On his way to this latest victory, Trump provoked a
popular backlash against both major political parties’ establishments. This
realignment underscores a shift in the GOP’s constituent demographics and
illuminates a broader transformation within the electorate itself.
The Guardian | The Cheney-loving Democratic party needs a reckoning about war
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| Stephen Wertheim
Last October, Joe Biden made the most significant address of a presidency
defined by war. Sitting in the Oval Office, he asked Congress to approve $106bn
in emergency aid mainly to arm Ukraine and Israel in their ongoing wars. He
barely attempted to explain what the US was seeking to achieve in either place,
or how the fighting would come to an end. Instead, he claimed that American
allies, and freedom itself, were under attack, and the US had to help because
of its very identity as a nation. “We are, as my friend Madeleine Albright
said, ‘the indispensable nation’,”Biden intoned
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. Albright had served as secretary of state in the late 1990s, at the apex of
America’s global dominance.
The New York Times | The Quiet Development Shaking America’s Power
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| Sarang Shidore
With the stunning comeback of Donald Trump as president, America’s allies are
scrambling. Behind their sober messages of congratulation is a palpable anxiety
that Washington will soon treat them as mere pawns on the global chessboard. It
would be quite a change. Under President Biden’s leadership, the United States
— sharpening its rivalry with China and seeking to counter Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine — put great store in strengthening its alliances and partnerships.
Realism in Practice Report: CVA Policy Director Tyler Koteskey has written a
new report on how the foreign policy principles of realism and restraint should
guide a new path for U.S. strategy abroad. “Realism in Practice
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” argues that policymakers have lost focus on protecting vital national
interests since the end of the Cold War, overusing the U.S. military and
running up massive amounts of debt at home. Because of these factors, the
report argues that the President will need to realign U.S. foreign policy goals
with our available resources. We can avoid strategic overstretch by asking more
of our allies and rediscovering the value of creative diplomacy and economic
engagement, focusing our military resources where they matter most. You can
read thereport here
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