Sam Greene

Nov 6, 2024 | cepa.org | Sam Greene |Edward Lucas |Gonzalo Vázquez

The sequel, they say, is always worse than the original. Whether this applies to presidencies as much as Hollywood blockbusters is unclear. Europe, however, cannot afford to wait and see. The challenges a second Trump administration may pose for Europe are significant, ranging from the expected disruption of trading and security relationships to the multiplication of instability on Europe’s eastern and southern flanks. Each of these challenges, however, exploits Europe’s own internal divisions.

Oct 20, 2024 | tldrussia.substack.com | Sam Greene

First things first: apologies for missing a week. Life intervened, alas. Second things second: Am I allowed a moment of shameless self-promotion? This past Thursday, I got to share a bit of air time with Ola Onuch, Michał Baranowski and Orla Barry on PRI’s The World, unpacking the implications of the upcoming US elections for Ukraine. For my money, at least, The World regularly puts together some of the smartest reports on critical issues, and it was both fun and an honor to be part of this one.

Oct 6, 2024 | tldrussia.substack.com | Sam Greene

Mea culpa. In last week’s edition of this newsletter, I wrote that Georgian Dream, Georgia’s ruling party ahead of eleections later this month, had indicated that it would consider apologizing for Georgia’s role in the 2008 war with Russia. Careful readers reminded me that GD offered to apologize to the Ossetians, rather than to Russia, as I had suggested. This is absolutely true, though the political effect within Georgia is probably likely more or less the same.

Jul 24, 2024 | cepa.org | Sam Greene |Edward Lucas

Whatever voters decide in November, US foreign policy will shift in 2025. One way or another, President Joe Biden will be the last traditional Atlanticist in the White House, the last commander-in-chief steeped in the traditions of America’s post-World War II ascendance and Cold War leadership. But while change may be inevitable, consistency is imperative. Faced with a challenge greater than any American president has seen since John F.

Jul 14, 2024 | cepa.org | Edward Lucas |Sam Greene |Emil Avdaliani

Blenheim is the misspelled German name for a quintessentially British place. The lavish palace and sculpted grounds were built to reward the Duke of Marlborough for his victory in 1704 in the Bavarian town of Blindheim, which saved Vienna in the war of the Spanish Succession. Now Blenheim—which, among other things, is the birthplace of Britain’s wartime leader Winston Churchill—is preparing for the fourth summit of the European Political Community (EPC).