University of Southern California
Robert English is Associate Professor of International Relations and Slavic Languages and Literature at the University of Southern California. He formerly served as a policy analyst for the US Department of Defense.
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Robert English
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The Trump Administration: In search for a policy in Eastern Europe Fighting has flared again in Eastern Ukraine, and NATO allies are playing military chess with Russia there, in the Balkans and in the Baltics as well. President Trump’s support for NATO — only if members "pay their fair share" — has undermined confidence in American leadership. Vladimir Putin appears to be taking advantage of local disputes as well as the uncertainty in Washington. Will the President agree to modify economic sanctions — despite opposition from powerful members of his own Republican Party?
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