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June 29, 2018

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[John Bolton has] gotten the job he always wanted. He has a nationalistic president who he always wanted. But he finds himself being asked to execute a policy on North Korea and reaching out to Vladimir Putin that go against everything he said he believed.”

June 25, 2018 | Thomas Wright, NPR

REGIONAL AND TOPIC UPDATES

Middle East

An ISIS resurgence? Following the military defeat of the Islamic State, the group has now gone underground. Daniel Byman examines where it may emerge next.

Yemen's civil war. Amid a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation, and with a major battle ongoing in the port city in Hodeidah, Bruce Riedel explains how the United Nations should do more to push the warring parties toward political reconciliation in Yemen.

Europe

European migration policy. Jessica Brandt and Ted Reinert highlight the controversial migration-related issues that are at the center of this week's European Council meeting.

Trans-Atlantic relations. Speaking on the President's Inbox podcast, Célia Belin and Alina Polyakova discuss the growing tension in U.S. relations with its European partners.

International affairs and security

The state of the global order. Bruce Jones joins the Global Summitry podcast to discuss the growing strains on the international liberal order caused by President Trump's foreign policy.

The Supreme Court and the travel ban. Following the Supreme Court ruling upholding President Trump's travel ban, Jessica Brandt discusses what the ruling could mean for other, highly contested immigration measures on the administration’s agenda, on an episode of the Brookings 5 on 45 podcast.

America's national debt and the military. Dan Keeler argues that the rapidly growing U.S. national debt could hamper the country's defense capabilities at a time of heightened great power competition with countries such as Russia and China.

Trump's Space Force. Michael O'Hanlon highlights five reasons why establishing President Trump's proposed Space Force would be inadvisable.

Military modernization. At a recent Brookings event, Secretary of the United States Army Mark Esper discussed the Army's ongoing efforts to create a leaner and faster fighting force. Ian Livingston summarizes the proceedings.

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