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Shadow Government 2009-2017

List of Shadow Government 2009-2017 articles

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NATO’s Red Line on Ukraine Needs Fixing

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Ian J. Brzezinski
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The Right Man for Afghanistan

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Dov Zakheim
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The Problem With Obama’s Strategy of Graduated Escalation Toward Russia

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Peter D. Feaver, Eric B. Lorber

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A Cold War Lesson for Ukraine

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Kim R. Holmes
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Cass Sunstein Is Sleeping on the Couch Tonight

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Kori Schake
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Obama’s Disregard of Europe Haunts the Response to the Crimea Crisis

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Peter D. Feaver
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Crimea Proves that Great Power Rivalry Never Left Us

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Paul D. Miller
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Ambassador Bob Strauss, R.I.P.

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Will Inboden
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Rubio Gets the Priorities Right on Ukraine and the IMF

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Daniel Runde

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U.S. Grand Strategy in Asia: Some No’s and Some Don’t Knows

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Peter D. Feaver
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Approve IMF Quota Reform as Part of Ukraine Rescue Package

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Daniel Runde
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Gates Unhinged

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Paul D. Miller
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Mr. Vice President, All Is Not Well in the Dominican Republic

Shadow Government 2009-2017
José R. Cárdenas
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I Predicted Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Paul D. Miller
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Ukraine’s Implications for Asia

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Dan Twining

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