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1 month ago | 
defenseone.com | Daniel DePetris |Jennifer Kavanagh
Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Insights & Reports If President Donald Trump’s actions are any indication, the Monroe Doctrine, the two-century-old framework that claimed the Western Hemisphere as America’s exclusive sphere of influence, is once again official U.S. policy. Back in the 1800s, the target was meddling European powers prone to interfering in what Washington considered its backyard.
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2 months ago | 
foreignpolicy.com | Jennifer Kavanagh |Ankit Panda
Argument An expert's point of view on a current event. China Japan North Korea South Korea Missiles are at the center of global conflicts today.
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2 months ago | 
foreignpolicy.com | Dana Sherne |Ravi Agrawal |Emma Ashford |Jennifer Kavanagh
U.S. President Donald Trump has begun his second term at breakneck speed. From his use of tariffs as a bullying tactic, to forced deportations, to threatening to invade Greenland and the Panama Canal, the world is rapidly adjusting to the stark reality of an America First foreign policy. How are Trump’s moves playing out globally?
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
foreignpolicy.com | Emma Ashford |Jennifer Kavanagh
Argument An expert's point of view on a current event.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Jennifer Kavanagh
In a wide-ranging press conference less than two weeks before taking office, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for Washington’s NATO allies in Europe to increase their defense spending to 5 percent of GDP, well above the 2 percent threshold the alliance established in 2014. The demand is hardly surprising.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
worldpoliticsreview.com | Jennifer Kavanagh |Daniel DePetris
In a wide-ranging press conference less than two weeks before taking office, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for Washington’s NATO allies in Europe to increase their defense spending to 5 percent of GDP, well above the 2 percent threshold the alliance established in 2014. The demand is hardly surprising.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
realcleardefense.com | Beth Sanner |Jennifer Kavanagh
The Houthis Are Undeterred Military escalation will not end the group’s terror campaign. Read Full Article »
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
responsiblestatecraft.org | Jennifer Kavanagh
As word of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise declaration of martial law spread across Washington, the message from the outgoing administration was surprising but clear. Despite “grave concerns” about the political turmoil, “our alliance with the ROK [or Republic of Korea] is ironclad,” said Deputy Undersecretary of State Kurt Campbell.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
defensenews.com | Daniel DePetris |Jennifer Kavanagh
In a major reversal, on Nov, 17, U.S. President Joe Biden succumbed to the calls of Ukraine’s loudest supporters in Washington and Europe by authorizing Kyiv’s use of U.S.-supplied Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) deeper into Russia. The move was the most dramatic change to Washington’s Ukraine policy since the Nov. 5 election, but hardly the only one.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
waterford-news.ie | Jennifer Kavanagh
Even though we were told that we wouldn’t be having an election in November, here we are in the depths of a dark November having an election. After two failed referendums on family and care in March, followed by Local and European elections in June, the Irish electorate will find themselves treading a well-worn path to their local polling place - again.
