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Haiti: The Next Crisis
December 12, 2019 | Georges A. Fauriol A path forward in Haiti remains blocked by a standoff between an unpopular president and a diverse opposition unable so far to coalesce politically to force the president’s ouster.

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Argentina: A Call for National Unity in the Face of High Political and Economic Uncertainty
December 11, 2019 | Michael A. Matera Alberto Fernández was inaugurated as president of Argentina on December 10, marking the country’s return to Peronism.

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Is Saudi Arabia Undergoing a Social Revolution?
December 10, 2019 | Will Todman MBS’s reforms are accelerating deep social changes that were already underway in Saudi Arabia. CSIS’s Will Todman explores how the government is inserting itself more assertively into matters of kinship ties.

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He's Baaaaack!
December 9, 2019 | William Alan Reinsch After a hiatus from imposing new tariffs, “Tariff Man” is back. The Scholl Chair recaps last week’s multiple tariff announcements and what it all means.

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Is It (Finally) Time for a Gas OPEC?
December 6, 2019 | Nikos Tsafos CSIS energy experts Nikos Tsafos argues that the odds of a “Gas OPEC” seem higher than ever, but its chances for success remain uncertain.

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Zelensky and Putin in Paris: What Is Success?
December 6, 2019 | Cyrus Newlin, Jeffrey Mankoff The scene is set for a low-expectations summit in Paris that is at once fail-proof and unlikely to yield breakthroughs. Yet more so than in the past, incentives for progress exist for Ukraine and Russia.

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Erdogan and Trump at the NATO Summit: Another Display of Solidarity
December 5, 2019 | Bulent Aliriza This week’s summit in London provided a new opportunity for Erdogan and Trump to showcase their friendship despite growing pressure within NATO and Congress for a stronger reaction to Turkish moves.

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Controversy Swirls at OPEC Discussions, but It Really Has Only One Option...
December 5, 2019 | Frank A. Verrastro, Guy Caruso CSIS energy experts Frank Verrastro and Guy Caruso assess the nuanced market and geopolitical challenges facing OPEC as it convenes in December 2019.

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The Internet: Venezuela’s Lifeline
December 4, 2019 | Moises Rendon, Arianna Kohan As the Maduro regime continues to block websites and limit independent media, Venezuelan citizens have begun looking for other roundabout ways to bypass the government's censorship.

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London Calling: A Strategic Review to Preserve NATO’s Strength in the Twenty-first Century
December 3, 2019 | Quentin Lopinot NATO is a remarkably successful organization, but its members are now confronted with fundamental political challenges that cannot be ignored. The summit in London should initiate a thorough soul-searching exercise in order to reaffirm the strength of the Alliance.

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Turkey and NATO: A Relationship Worth Saving
December 2, 2019 | Rachel Ellehuus The Turkey-NATO relationship is at a new low. To rebuild trust, CSIS’s Rachel Ellehuus recommends focusing on two areas of mutual interest that affect the security of the United States, Europe, and Turkey—namely the Black Sea and the Turkey-Syria border.

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Bring Back Miss Manners
December 2, 2019 | William Alan Reinsch Free trade was supposed to help lessen difference and bring down the walls of economic nationalism. But the power of hate seems more rampant than in generations, writes the Scholl Chair in his weekly column.

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