Sweden’s Importance to NATO’s Defense of the Baltics
Sweden is not a member of NATO. But Sweden is very important to the defense of NATO’s Baltic member countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. That importance mainly stems not from what Sweden could...
View ArticleSweden’s Foreign Policy: Nonaligned, But Not Entirely Neutral
In late 2014, Swedish authorities spotted what many suspected was a Russian submarine lurking off Stockholm. The incident set off alarm bells among Swedes. It reminded them of a similar incident in...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Name?: Strategy Behind the “Indo-Pacific”
Throughout his tour of Asia in November 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly referred to the region through which he travelled not as the “Asia-Pacific,” but rather as the “Indo-Pacific.”...
View ArticleBear at the Door: Poland Ponders its Strategic Environment
Russian behavior has long influenced how safe Poles feel. Centuries of fending off or being subjugated by Russia (or, its 20th-century incarnation, the Soviet Union) have left them with an abiding...
View ArticleRussia’s Existential Threat to NATO in the Baltics
NATO seems more united today than it has been at any time since the end of the Cold War. An aggressive Russia, unbowed by Western economic sanctions after its annexation of Crimea and intervention in...
View ArticleTrump’s Summit Cancellation: What It Means, and Where We Go from Here
From the beginning, the summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un was slated to be a strange event. What were Kim and Trump to even talk about, given how far U.S. and North Korean positions on...
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Discussion on Transatlantic Relations
Join Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-2) and EU Ambassador to the United States Stavros Lambrinidis to discuss the importance of the transatlantic relationship. Q&A moderated by Ronald Granieri,...
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Russian-Turkish Relations and Their Implications for the West
The relationship between the Russian Federation and Republic of Turkey is one of the most important bilateral relationships in Eurasia today. This week Aaron chats with Robert Hamilton and Anna...
View ArticleClash of the Titans? Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in...
Artificial intelligence (AI) stands to fundamentally transform many aspects of society. The United States and China are the largest producers of AI technologies and are increasingly concerned about...
View ArticleNational Committee on US-China Relations CHINA Town Hall 2022
National Committee on US-China Relations CHINA Town Hall 2022: Onsite Speaker & National Webinar Watch Party Jon M. Huntsman Jr. (Webinar) & Jean-Pierre Cabestan (Onsite at Penn) 6:00 pm –...
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