Matt Berg

Massachusetts

National Security Reporter at POLITICO

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Ambassador Flake opens up before leaving his job in Turkey

Aug 23, 2024 | politico.com | Matt Berg |Eric Bazail-Eimil

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Jeff Flake shakes hands with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson as Sweden formally joins NATO, on March 7, 2024. Flake spoke to NatSec Daily as he prepares to leave the post he’s held for three years. | Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesWith help from Eugene Daniels, Nahal Toosi and Joseph GedeonSubscribe here | Email Matt | Email EricProgramming note: Your favorite newsletter will be off next week and back in your inbox on Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Harris touts her foreign policy chops in attempt to contrast with Trump

Aug 22, 2024 | politico.com | Matt Berg

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Ex-Biden staffer who resigned over his Gaza policy: DNC rejection of Palestinian-American speaker is ‘massively disappointing’

Aug 22, 2024 | politico.com | Matt Berg
How Ukraine’s ‘high-stakes game’ changes the war

Aug 21, 2024 | politico.com | Matt Berg |Eric Bazail-Eimil

This photograph taken on August 16, 2024, shows a damaged statue of Vladimir Lenin in the Ukrainian-controlled Russian town of Sudzha. Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region earlier this month is rejuvenating Kyiv’s war efforts and spotlighting Russia’s shortcomings.
Maduro may cry murder to silence Machado

Aug 20, 2024 | politico.com | Matt Berg |Eric Bazail-Eimil

The U.S. has been working with allies on a multilateral approach to push back on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, with Brazil as a mediator of the process. | Alfredo Lasry R/Getty ImagesWith help from Maggie Miller, Connor O’Brien and Nahal ToosiSubscribe here | Email Matt | Email EricDozens of Venezuelans have been killed in recent weeks during protests as President NICOLÁS MADURO continues to contest the country’s election results.
Why space nukes are freaking everyone out

Aug 7, 2024 | politico.com | Matt Berg |Miles Herszenhorn

A Northrop Grumman cargo ship about to be captured by the International Space Station’s robot arm Wednesday. | NASA/APWith help from Christine MuiIt sounds like the plot of a doomsday novel: Washington’s adversaries detonate a nuke in space, killing thousands of satellites and kneecapping U.S. military capabilities. Communication blackouts spread around the world. Economies start to collapse, chaos ensues. Some call it the new Cuban Missile Crisis.
Patience is wearing thin with Biden’s Venezuela caution

Jul 30, 2024 | politico.com | Eric Bazail-Eimil |Matt Berg

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez ride atop a truck during a protest against official presidential election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro the winner in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 30, 2024. | Matias Delacroix/APWith help from Miles J.
5 takeaways from POLITICO’s Go for Launch event

Jul 30, 2024 | msn.com | Matt Berg

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5 takeaways from POLITICO’s Go for Launch event

Jul 30, 2024 | politico.com | Matt Berg

Losing sleep over Russia’s space nukeA nuclear explosion by Russia in space could destroy Washington’s assets in orbit and slow down the United States’ launch capability, U.S. officials warned. The Pentagon earlier this year , and the Biden administration has been in talks with Russia and allied nations to try to stop Moscow from putting an anti-satellite nuclear weapon in orbit.
US shrugs off ‘all-out war’ worries in Middle East

Jul 29, 2024 | politico.com | Matt Berg |Miles Herszenhorn

US shrugs off ‘all-out war’ worries in Middle EastSenior Israeli officials are using strong language to warn Hezbollah that more fighting could break out. Youths weep at a makeshift memorial for the children and teens killed over the weekend in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel and the U.S. have blamed Hezbollah for the attack.