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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.

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    By Warren Olney • Feb 9, 2017 • 1 min read

    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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    Insecurity on NATO's borders
    1. 1:21Did Conway endorsement violate federal ethics rules?
    2. 7:56The Trump Administration: In search for a policy in Eastern EuropeYou’re reading this
    3. 41:06Arizona woman is deported under Trump's new removal rules
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Susan Glasser

      staff writer at The New Yorker, co-author of “The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021”

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      John Schindler

      New York Observer

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      Derek Chollet

      German Marshall Fund

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Insecurity on NATO's borders
    1. 1:21Did Conway endorsement violate federal ethics rules?
    2. 7:56The Trump Administration: In search for a policy in Eastern EuropeYou’re reading this
    3. 41:06Arizona woman is deported under Trump's new removal rules
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