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Congress Must Provide Funding and Protect Oversight To Meet Global Security and Humanitarian Needs Article
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Congress Must Provide Funding and Protect Oversight To Meet Global Security and Humanitarian Needs

Recent bipartisan Senate legislation provides security and humanitarian assistance in critical areas—Ukraine, Israel and Palestine, and the Indo-Pacific—but Congress must ensure more oversight so that the funds are used according to U.S. law and policy.

Poland’s Democratic Resurgence: From Backsliding to Beacon Article
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Poland’s Democratic Resurgence: From Backsliding to Beacon

Poland's recent elections signify a major shift from democratic backsliding to a recommitment to EU values and democratic principles, with implications for regional stability and U.S. foreign policy.

Robert Benson

A Conversation With U.K. Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy: Routes To Addressing Converging Domestic and Global Challenges Past Event

A Conversation With U.K. Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy: Routes To Addressing Converging Domestic and Global Challenges

How can U.S. and U.K. leaders increase cooperation under the “special relationship” to tackle the pressing issues that are converging both at home and abroad, including inclusive economies, threats to democracy, the climate crisis, and community justice and safety?

The US and EU must support climate loss and damage action In the News

The US and EU must support climate loss and damage action

Anne Christianson and Dennis Tänzler urge the United States and European Union to support climate loss and damage action at next month’s United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference.

The Hill

Anne Christianson, Dennis Tänzler

The Expanding International Reach of China’s Police Report
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The Expanding International Reach of China’s Police

China’s Ministry of Public Security has expanded its global activities, increasingly threatening U.S. interests and influencing security sector governance around the world.

Jordan Link

Extremist US Politicians Are Aiding and Abetting Autocratic Hungarian Regime Article
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arrives at the special EU summit in Brussels.

Extremist US Politicians Are Aiding and Abetting Autocratic Hungarian Regime

The extreme right brazenly supports Hungarian efforts to impede U.S. and European Union allied interests, subverting policies that would ensure corporations pay their fair share and sanction Russia for its Ukraine invasion.

Seth Hanlon, Mara Rudman

The EU should borrow together once again — this time for common defense In the News

The EU should borrow together once again — this time for common defense

Max Bergmann and Benjamin Haddad discuss why, particularly in light of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the European Union should develop its own integrated defense industry and make significant investments in modernizing European militaries.

Politico Europe

Max Bergmann, Benjamin Haddad

The Case for EU Defense Report

The Case for EU Defense

U.S. opposition to EU defense efforts since the 1990s has been a strategic mistake that has undermined both the EU and NATO. It’s time for a new U.S. approach that encourages ambitious EU defense strategies.

Max Bergmann, James Lamond, Siena Cicarelli

Putting Climate at the Center of the Trans-Atlantic Relationship Article
From left to right: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and President Joe Biden listen as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres speaks onscreen during a climate change virtual summit from the East Room of the White House campus, April 22, 2021, in Washington. (Getty/Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

Putting Climate at the Center of the Trans-Atlantic Relationship

As the Biden administration reengages the United States with Europe, tackling climate change should be at the center of its strategy.

Max Bergmann, James Lamond, Siena Cicarelli

By Engaging Italy, Biden Can Strengthen Both the United States and the EU Article
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi holds a press conference, March 2021. (Getty/Antonio Masiello)

By Engaging Italy, Biden Can Strengthen Both the United States and the EU

Mario Draghi’s arrival as Italy’s new prime minister is a stroke of luck for Joe Biden; a rare opportunity for the United States and the EU to work together on a common agenda.

Max Bergmann, Simon Clark

In Our Hands Report
The national flag of the United States flutters with the flag of the European Union during a meeting between former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels, Belgium, February 2017. (Getty/Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency)

In Our Hands

To effectively relaunch and renew the trans-Atlantic bond, both the United States and Europe must make a comprehensive commitment to progressive values.

Vassilis Ntousas, James Lamond

NATO’s Financing Gap Report

NATO’s Financing Gap

NATO needs to think beyond the 2 percent pledge to close its capabilities gap.

Max Bergmann, Siena Cicarelli

No Time to Celebrate: Progressive Politics in the Pandemic’s Wake Report

No Time to Celebrate: Progressive Politics in the Pandemic’s Wake

While the pandemic has illustrated the need for progressive policies more than ever, significant challenges still confront those who advocate for and hope to implement them.

Matt Browne, Alexandra Schmitt

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