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New START’s Final Year—What Next?
President Donald Trump has expressed interest in “denuclearization.” However, negotiation of a follow-on agreement would have to deal with difficult issues of substance.
Western Alliance at a Crossroads: Rose Gottemoeller / Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO
Rose Gottemoeller joins Del Irani on "Deeper Look" for NHK World Japan to discuss how President Trump's policies toward Europe are raising questions about the future of the alliance.
WATCH | Center Fellow Oriana Skylar Mastro testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Researchers analyzed three decades of sanctions on foreign aid to assess their impact on health. They hope the work can help government officials better understand and address how foreign policy decisions affect the well-being of local populations.
Rose Gottemoeller joins Tom Swarbrick on LBC Radio to discuss problems with military recruitment for NATO and Europe amid growing concerns with Russia.
Rose Gottemoeller joined Caitríona Perry to discuss the recent the air attack and U.S. involvement in the Ukraine-Russia War
Drawing from her book "Upstart," Oriana Skylar Mastro joins Michael McFaul on World Class to discuss what the United States is getting wrong about its strategy toward China, and what America should do differently to retain its competitive advantage.
Ukrainians have several reasons for opposing a stand-alone ceasefire.
Steven Pifer joins Michael McFaul on World Class to discuss how America's relationship with Ukraine and Europe is shifting, and what that means for the future of international security.
Has Trump flipped Ukraine … for Russia?
February 28 will go down as a bad day for Ukraine and a good one for the Kremlin.
Trump’s Two-Week Capitulation to Putin
The president gave the Russian dictator the best run of good news he’s had in years.
Michael McFaul and Steven Pifer share analysis of where international security seems to be headed, and what it might mean for the U.S., Ukraine, and their partners.
Russia had momentum in 2024 but recorded only modest territorial gains and failed to evict Ukrainian forces from Russia’s Kursk region.
Administration officials have made basic negotiating errors when rolling out their approach that, left uncorrected, will doom their bid to end the war.
What if every American had the option to learn about biology and biotechnology?
It is important that administration officials prepare carefully; traps await them if they do not.
Nearly three years after Russia launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine, the conflict has evolved into a bloody war of attrition.
Conversation on high ceilings
The former head of the American delegation at the START negotiations, former US Deputy Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller, noted in a comment to Kommersant that statements regarding the possible unilateral benefit for the US from resuming the implementation of the treaty puzzle her.
PODCAST | IMAGiNE FiTTing IN: Rose Gottemoeller, Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO 2016-19
Insightful discussion featuring Rose Gottemoeller sharing memorable moments of friends and family , unexpected life path direction changes and mentorship
It’s Ukraine’s choice, not America’s
As Russia continues to wage its brutal war against Ukraine, calls have increased for Washington, including Donald Trump when he assumes the presidency in January, to force a halt to the fighting in order to save Ukrainian lives.
Budapest Memorandum Myths
December 5 marks the 30th anniversary of the Budapest Memorandum of Security Assurances for Ukraine, a key part of the settlement under which Ukraine gave up what was then the world’s third largest nuclear arsenal. Unfortunately, Russia has grossly violated the commitments that it made in the document.
ATACMS, Storm Shadow and Nuclear Risk
The Russian government has released its new doctrine, which indeed suggests a lower nuclear threshold. However, the Kremlin continues to have reasons not to escalate too far, especially not to the nuclear level, and especially not now.
CISAC welcomed Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Sanger to discuss his latest book, "The New Cold Wars," a deep dive into the evolving landscape of global tensions among the U.S., China, and Russia.