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Helping policymakers and the public engage the challenges facing the U.S. and international community in the 21st century. Newsletter: https://t.co/HgDCEOVGYy
Washington, D.C.
Joined July 2009
To dismantle transnational criminal groups, it's essential to counter their operations beyond drugs, including "illegal logging, mining, wildlife trafficking," and "human smuggling and trafficking," argued @VFelbabBrown in her testimony last week. Read:
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Vanda Felbab-Brown testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on combating fentanyl trafficking and organized crime groups in the Americas.
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.@ryanl_hass in @FT:. Postponing Lai's transit came “against a backdrop of growing unease in Taipei about a perception that President Trump is seeking to lower tensions with Beijing to smooth a path towards his expected meeting with Xi Jinping this fall."
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Trump administration officials worried defence minister’s June visit would have undermined trade negotiations with Beijing
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"Beijing was trying to see if the United States would respond in any meaningful way to its salami-slicing behavior—and it did not.". @jonczin & @allie_matthias explain how China has tested the Trump admin's commitment to its allies in the Indo-Pacific:
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While the Trump administration is preoccupied with its trade war with Beijing, Beijing has adopted an approach to bolster its position in the Indo-Pacific.
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"If large criminal groups such as Albanian mafia groups, Turkish criminal groups or Italian or Mexican groups get into supplying nitazenes to Europe on a large scale, we can anticipate a massive public healthcare catastrophe," said @VFelbabBrown to @WSJ:
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Ultrapotent synthetics, mostly from China, are easy to smuggle and mix into heroin, recreational drugs and gray-market pharmaceuticals.
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RT @fredbauma90: Next Thursday, I will join @jasonkstearns, Erica Barks-Ruggles, & @MichaelEOHanlon for a discussion on the prospects for p….
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"Air defense is relevant in all of the major theaters right now. And there’s not enough systems. There’s not enough interceptors. There’s not enough production and there are not enough people working on it," said Mara Karlin to @CNN:
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The United States blew through about a quarter of its supply of high-end THAAD missile interceptors during Israel’s 12-day war with Iran in June, according to two sources familiar with the operation,...
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While the Trump administration has been preoccupied with its trade war, China has advanced its position in the Indo-Pacific with little pushback from the United States, argue @jonczin & @allie_matthias. Read their assessment of Beijing's strategy⬇️
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While the Trump administration is preoccupied with its trade war with Beijing, Beijing has adopted an approach to bolster its position in the Indo-Pacific.
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Rwanda and the DRC signed a US-mediated peace deal in June. How likely is it to succeed?. Next Thursday, join our webinar to hear @jasonkstearns, @fredbauma90, Erica Barks-Ruggles, & @MichaelEOHanlon discuss the prospects for peace in the DRC. Register ⬇️
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On August 7, join Brookings for a discussion on the DRC–Rwanda peace agreement and prospects for enduring peace.
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The Trump administration released its AI Action Plan last week. Curious to learn about the potential impact of AI on U.S.-China relations?. Read the perspectives of ten Brookings experts:
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Brookings scholars from different disciplines offer their forecasts on how AI will influence U.S.-China relations over the next five years.
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The One Big Beautiful Bill "will have a devastating impact," write Regina LaBelle & David Holtgrave. "Medicaid is the primary payer for both substance use and mental health treatment, and without it, most individuals will have no viable way to access care."
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Overdose prevention stands at an important crossroads as the Trump administration and Congress propose and implement policies that endanger recent progress.
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Even in the midst of the 2022 European energy crisis, the Iberian Peninsula made significant progress in its energy transition. From 2019 to 2023, electricity powered by renewables increased by over 30% in Portugal and over 25% in Spain. Read more:
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"[Putin] doesn’t see the human tragedy in this. He doesn’t care. So when Trump says, 'Putin’s gone crazy,' of course, Putin hasn’t gone crazy—this is what Putin was always like.". Read Fiona Hill's full analysis of Putin in her @BulletinAtomic interview:
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Russia expert, intelligence analyst, and former National Security Council member Fiona Hill gives her analysis of what might happen after active fighting stops in Ukraine: What the West can expect...
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RT @LynnKuok: In my piece for @ForeignPolicy, "Closing NATO's Indo-Pacific Gap," I argue:.🔸The NATO summit accomplished its core objectives….
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From the signing of the JCPOA in 2015 to the bombing of Iran's nuclear sites in June, how did we get here?. In a new timeline, @kevinhuggard & @mallika_yadwad detail the key events that led to the 12-day war between Israel, Iran, and the United States:
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Kevin Huggard and Mallika Yadwad document the events in the Middle East and beyond that led to the Israel-Iran war.
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"There is nothing inspiring about the deal. Both sides made promises that we can’t be sure will be kept . there are no guarantees on what the actual level of investments from Japan will be," said @solis_msolis to the @FT:
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Tokyo officials contest Washington’s claim that American investors assured of vast share of profits from joint investment
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How has Trump changed his tune on Putin? Will this shift have any meaningful impact on negotiations to end the war in Ukraine?. @AngelaStent explains in @barronsonline:
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Trump is showing signs of willingness to renew U.S. support Ukraine, Angela Stent writes in a guest commentary.
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How can the EU avoid a trade war?. "Von der Leyen, Giorgia Meloni, Friedrich Merz, Donald Tusk: some or all of them need to meet Trump directly. If that fails, there’s nothing left to negotiate, and the EU should retaliate right away," writes @DanSHamilton
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Given that the U.S.-EU commercial relationship is by far the largest in the world, a trade war would be disastrous.
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RT @ecfr: Podcast LIVE from last weekend's Aspen Security Conference @ECFRStates . @markhleonard is joined by @JyShapiro and Tom Wright, se….
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"Recent proposals and policies that reduce research funding, Medicaid, and grants to states and communities will have a profoundly negative impact on the nation’s ability to effectively respond to overdose deaths," write Regina LaBelle & David Holtgrave:
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Overdose prevention stands at an important crossroads as the Trump administration and Congress propose and implement policies that endanger recent progress.
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RT @BrookingsInst: As the EU and U.S. work toward a trade deal, Daniel Hamilton breaks down the Trump administration's playbook and how the….
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Given that the U.S.-EU commercial relationship is by far the largest in the world, a trade war would be disastrous.
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