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Economic Security and NATO Cohesion: A Conversation with Jens Stoltenberg [[link removed]]

Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg will join Rebeccah Heinrichs [[link removed]] today at 11:15 a.m. [[link removed]] to discuss the European security environment and the importance of economic security and alliance cohesion.

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Central and Eastern Europe Strategy Summit 2025 [[link removed]]

The Center on Europe and Eurasia’s third Central and Eastern Europe Strategy Summit [[link removed]] will include remarks by high-level policymakers and experts from the region and a keynote address from Walter P. Stern Chair Nikki R. Haley [[link removed]]. The livestream will begin today at 9:15 a.m. [[link removed]]

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The Bitter Pill of Reliance on China [[link removed]]

Nearly half of the generic active pharmaceutical ingredients consumed in the United States originate in China. Shyam Sankar [[link removed]] warns in The Wall Street Journal [[link removed]] that the US needs to make serious investments to secure America’s pharmaceutical supply chain before China breaks it.

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Time for Accountability on the COVID Lab-Leak Coverup [[link removed]]

The Biden administration covered up important evidence about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the Trump administration can deliver answers, hold people accountable, and ensure the world learns from its mistakes to prevent a future crisis, writes Mike Gallagher [[link removed]] in The Wall Street Journal [[link removed]].

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The Strategic Case for Designating the Polisario Front as a Foreign Terrorist Organization [[link removed]]

The Polisario Front is an insurgent group in the Western Sahara that is backed by America’s most dangerous adversaries [[link removed]]. Designating it as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) would strengthen the US position in great power competition, demonstrate Washington’s commitment to its allies, and serve as a warning to America’s enemies, argues Zineb Riboua [[link removed]].

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Before you go . . .

General Jack Keane (Ret.) and other experts discussed [[link removed]] why the Trump administration should reassess America’s approach to Afghanistan and US strategic posture in the region.

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