Charles Kupchan

senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and professor of international affairs at Georgetown University

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Charles Kupchan is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a professor of international affairs at Georgetown University. He is the author of several books, including The End of the American Era: US Foreign Policy and the Geopolitics of the Twenty-First Century, How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace and No One's World: The West, The Rising Rest, and the Coming Global Turn.

He formerly served as director of European affairs at the National Security Council (Clinton and Obama Administrations).

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Zelensky’s visit to the white house turned catastrophic when Trump and Vance accused him of disrespecting the U.S. What does it mean for peace talks?

Where does the Oval Office argument leave Zelensky and Ukraine?

Zelensky’s visit to the white house turned catastrophic when Trump and Vance accused him of disrespecting the U.S. What does it mean for peace talks?

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The war in Ukraine, the future of NATO, and what across-the-board tariffs could mean for Europe’s economy all loom large in a second Trump administration.

Future of NATO, war in Ukraine uncertain in second Trump administration

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NATO turns 75, but Trump threatens its existence

If re-elected, Trump has vowed not to defend NATO countries that haven’t paid their full share should Russia attack. NATO leaders are scrambling to “Trump-proof” the organization.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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