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Aerial view of the Washington Monument. CREDIT: <a href=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_030926-F-2828D-307_Aerial_view_of_the_Washington_Monument.jpg>United States Navy/Wikimedia (CC)</a>.

JUL 16, 2020 Article

Bill Burns and Narratives About U.S. Foreign Policy

Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev compares diplomat Bill Burns' recent article in "The Atlantic" with his own report on U.S. Global Engagement, "The Search for ...

White House press conference, July 14, 2020. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/50115849402/">The White House/Tia Dufour/Public Domain</a>.

JUL 15, 2020 Article

The Persistence of the Trump Narrative

Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev reiterates the point that U.S. foreign policy will not snap back to its pre-Trump state, no matter who is in ...

JUL 15, 2020 Podcast

Immigration & the Black Lives Matter Protests, with Kavitha Rajagopalan

How have conversations in the immigration rights community shifted since this round of Black Lives Matters protests started? In this new environment, what are some ...

Hong Kong, July 1, 2020. CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1_july_2020_implementation_Hong_Kong_Law_streets_in_Causeway_Bay.jpg">Voice of America, Cantonese Service, Iris Tong/Public Domain</a>

JUL 7, 2020 Article

Difficult Ethical Choices on China

Responding to a dramatic Andrew Sullivan column for "New York" magazine, Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev breaks down the difficult ethical choices when it comes to ...

Black Lives Matter protest in Columbus, Ohio, May 30, 2020. CREDIT: <A href=https://www.flickr.com/photos/21426642@N07/49954069361>Becker1999</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(CC)</a>.

JUL 1, 2020 Article

Where Do Human Rights Fit In? Policy Narratives Re-examined

Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev discusses Nahal Toosi's recent "Politico" article about a subtle but major shift in the international landscape: human rights groups focusing on ...