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ent Bashar Assad ignored serial American red lines. In response, Obama vowed to intervene before vowing not to — and finally outsourced influence to Vladimir Putin. That back step apparently fulfilled the president's preelection open-mic promise to Russia to be more flexible. The prestige of the United Nation

to — and finally outsourced influence to Vladimir Putin. That back step apparently fulfilled the preside

wing not to — and finally outsourced influence to Vladimir Putin. That back step apparently fulfilled the p

e Anne and Bernard Spitzer Professor of Political Science at the City College of New York/City University of New York, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and the author, most recently, of The End of Alliances (Oxford University Press, 2007). NYT French Muscle, American Cheese Roger Cohen Novemb

/6, 10.52M) editorializes that Russian President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on opposition leaders and publ

eflect official policy." WPost: Putin Borrows Repressive Tactics From China. The Washington Post (5/6, 10.52M) editorializes that Russian President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on opposition leaders and publications as well as the recent arrest of a prominent human rights lawyer emulate tactics from China and C

aders and publications as well as the recent arrest of a prominent human rights lawyer emulate tactics from China and Cuba. The Post continues that Putin "has dramatically escalated his pressure on civil society in recent months. ... It's a campaign that should not continue without consequences from

Manufacturing Payrolls, Nonfarm payrolls; 8:30 AM • EU-U.S. Future Forum concludes (virtual) - EU-U.S. Future Forum concludes, hosted virtually by the Atlantic Council in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, to develop a new transatlantic agenda and momentum for EU-U.S. cooper

Aides Struggle To Find Suitable Location For Biden-Putin Summit. Politico (5/5, Toosi, 6.73M) reports that as President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin "prepare for a potential face-to-face meeting, their aides are trying to nail down the best location for what could prove a tense affair. They alre

ides Struggle To Find Suitable Location For Biden-Putin Summit. Politico (5/5, Toosi, 6.73M) reports tha

rts that as President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin "prepare for a potential face-to-face meet

resentatives Committee Work Day Cabinet Officers: • EU-U.S. Future Forum continues (virtual) - EU-U.S. Future Forum continues, hosted virtually by the Atlantic Council in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, to develop a new transatlantic agenda and momentum for EU-U.S. cooper

for it, Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian civil war— particularly the White House's inept and improvisational response to it—has accidentally transformed Putin into a major power- broker for the post-Arab Spring Middle East. (This is no small feat considering that Sunni Muslim antipathy toward Russia is at

ing in Cairo as a direct result of EFTA00706389 its government's support for the still-popular military regime: "The positive stance of President Vladimir Putin towards the June revolution was behind the rise in his popularity." Portraits of Putin today hang alongside those of Sisi in Cairo. The Russian-Eg

litary regime: "The positive stance of President Vladimir Putin towards the June revolution was behind the

resuscitate Idriss' Free Syrian Army, seeking a rapprochement with the Islamic Front and working to keep diplomatic talks alive. Frederic C. Hof of the Atlantic Council, another Syria expert, calls that "the moonwalk option" — the illusion of forward motion while standing in place — and it's the most likely outcome

Aides Struggle To Find Suitable Location For Biden-Putin Summit. Politico (5/5, Toosi, 6.73M) reports that as President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin "prepare for a potential face-to-face meeting, their aides are trying to nail down the best location for what could prove a tense affair. They alre

ides Struggle To Find Suitable Location For Biden-Putin Summit. Politico (5/5, Toosi, 6.73M) reports tha

rts that as President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin "prepare for a potential face-to-face meet

resentatives Committee Work Day Cabinet Officers: • EU-U.S. Future Forum continues (virtual) - EU-U.S. Future Forum continues, hosted virtually by the Atlantic Council in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, to develop a new transatlantic agenda and momentum for EU-U.S. coope

/6, 10.52M) editorializes that Russian President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on opposition leaders and publ

eflect official policy." WPost: Putin Borrows Repressive Tactics From China. The Washington Post (5/6, 10.52M) editorializes that Russian President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on opposition leaders and publications as well as the recent arrest of a prominent human rights lawyer emulate tactics from China and C

aders and publications as well as the recent arrest of a prominent human rights lawyer emulate tactics from China and Cuba. The Post continues that Putin "has dramatically escalated his pressure on civil society in recent months. ... It's a campaign that should not continue without consequences from

Manufacturing Payrolls, Nonfarm payrolls; 8:30 AM • EU-U.S. Future Forum concludes (virtual) - EU-U.S. Future Forum concludes, hosted virtually by the Atlantic Council in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, to develop a new transatlantic agenda and momentum for EU-U.S. coope

ages Lose I-lope of Rebuilding • Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin Meet at Russia's Main Spaceport • Russia's

ussia's Main Spaceport • Wall Street Journal: Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin Meet at Russia's Main Spaceport • Washington Post: Kim Pledges to Back Putin's 'Sacred Struggle' During Rare Summit • Reuters: Kim Jong Un Meets Putin in Russia as Missiles Launch From North Korea Russia's Offensive to Rever

extensive notes of events witnessed, places visited and historymakers encountered (from Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev to Vaclav Havel and Vladimir Putin) to make a larger argument about the rise and then faltering of the project of building 'Europe whole and free'. He identifies 2008 as the beginning

a's emerging role as a global leader — Thursday, September 14, 2023. Location: Atlantic Council, 10:15 AM. Please join the Caribbean Initiative at the Atlantic Council on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 10:15 a.m. ET for an ItACFrontPage conversation with Guyanese President khan Ali. Guyana is rapidly emerging as

ossier was not the basis for the investigation, and that the FBI primarily relied on a CIA human source close to the Kremlin for its conclusion that Putin wanted to help Trump and hurt Clinton. The article explained that although the Steele dossier was used in part to obtain surveillance warrants to ea

he future of US ties — Friday, July 25, 2025. Location: Online event, 2:30 PM. Pakistani Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar joins the Atlantic Council for a timely conversation on India-Pakistan tensions, regional stability, and the future of US-Pakistan relations. EFTA00163734 • Hudson Institut

ern authoritarians. Again, Russia has taken the lead, with the state's asser- tion of authority over history textbooks and the process, encouraged by Putin, of reassessing the historical role of Joseph Stalin. ¢ The hiring of political consultants and lobbyists from democratic countries to represent th

represent undue interference in their domestic affairs and a violation of national pre- rogatives. 3. Dictatorship of law: Initially articulated by Vlad- imir Putin, this phrase has come to signify the adoption of laws that are so vaguely written as to www.freedomhouse.org HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019241 --- PAGE BREAK

o cast ballots than it is for Hungarian citizens who are tempo- rarily working in Europe or elsewhere. ¢ Asa matter of high priority, both Orban and Pu- tin have secured domination over the judiciary with the goal of removing its role as a check on their power. ‘Law and Justice’ in Poland Like Hungary,

ernment. ls Orban a Central European version of Putin? Orban's domestic critics have often compared his governing style to that of Russian president Vladimir Putin. On the surface, the comparison seems unfair. Hungary is still rated Free by Freedom House. It still has genuine opposition parties, however we