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Trump Cards: A Survival Kit

Nov 6, 2024 | cepa.org | Edward Lucas |Bill Echikson |Joseph Hazzouri |Anda Bologa

Europe is big and rich. Russia has an economy the size of Italy. The United States needs allies. We can do this. Leaders in Paris, Brussels, Berlin, and London should keep those four facts in mind as they try to manage transatlantic relations and their own security over the next four years. First, defense budgets will have to rise. In the best case, Donald Trump is impressed by the growing European contributions to NATO and agrees to continue the US military backstop.
Trump or Harris: Either Way Expect a Transatlantic Trade Tussle

Nov 4, 2024 | cepa.org | Bill Echikson |Anda Bologa |Maciej Bukowski |Joseph Hazzouri

Transatlantic trade accounts for one-third of global trade in goods and services and nearly one-third of global GDP in purchasing power, more than a trillion dollars of exchange annually. Yet it is in danger: Brussels and Washington are bracing for tempestuous times, no matter who wins the US presidential election. Former President Donald Trump vows to impose 10% minimum tariffs across the board, sparking a bloody trade war.
Russian Election Saboteurs Gear Up for US Vote

Sep 4, 2024 | cepa.org | Mark Temnycky |Bill Echikson |Joseph Hazzouri |Anda Bologa

Donald Trump’s campaign announced in mid-August it had been hacked, and the FBI has warned that Kamala Harris’s team was the target of a “foreign actor influence operation.” While the Trump attack appears to have originated the Kremlin’s sidekicks in Iran, Moscow remains the primary threat. Harris is no stranger to the effects of foreign interference.
Who Is Philip Gordon, Harris’s National Security Advisor?

Aug 21, 2024 | cepa.org | Samuel Dempsey |Bill Echikson |Joseph Hazzouri |Anda Bologa

It’s early days to be picking a possible President’s possible top team, but current and former officials have told the Wall Street Journal that the current National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan likely “wouldn’t be extended in [his] current role” if Kamala Harris wins in November. Step forward Philip Gordon, Harris’s top foreign policy advisor? That seems likely. Gordon, 61, has broad expertise in Europe, is firmly behind Ukraine, but has advocated for a European NATO that pays its way.