Foreign and Defense Policy

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During this AEI event, current House Republican Study Committee Chairman Bill Flores and Chairman-elect Mark Walker will share their thoughts on the future of the conservative movement in the 115th Congress.

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A range of AEI experts will outline the most pressing challenges facing Washington today and put forth a series of corresponding policy proposals for the 2017 agenda.

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Why are President Obama’s aides so upset about Flynn? Because he warned them about the danger of Obama’s Iraq withdrawal and predicted rise of ISIS – and then called Obama out for failing to heed that advice.

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Actor Lin-Manuel Miranda (C) laughs next to cast members while greeting spectators after taking part in his last performance with Hamilton in New York July 9, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Democrats are like an NFL team with aging stars who are long past their prime and few prospects in the pipeline. If they can’t find new leaders who can connect with the working-class voters they lost to Donald Trump, they may find themselves even more isolated from the American heartland than they are today.

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China's President Xi Jinping addresses audience during a meeting of the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Ceo Summit in Lima, Peru, November 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

The yuan has been slipping against the dollar since the beginning of May. Perhaps Xi Jinping and company anticipate difficult negotiations with the US next year and believe a weaker exchange rate now will help with bargaining later. While that’s possible, it’s more likely the sliding yuan will only strengthen those Trump advisers calling for immediate economic action against China. Beijing will have started the trade conflict it keeps warning against.

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Delayed passengers inside Terminal 7 at Los Angeles International Airport line up to go through TSA security check following a false alarm event in Los Angeles, California, U.S. , August 28, 2016. REUTERS/Bob Riha Jr

I’m driving this Thanksgiving. To the rest of you: Happy traveling, and enjoy hell.

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Defense Intelligence Agency director U.S. Army Lt. General Michael Flynn testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on "Worldwide Threats" in Washington February 4, 2014.     REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Michael Flynn’s actions make a mockery of everything Donald Trump says he stands for.

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US Army Lt General Flynn. Reuters

President-elect Donald Trump is willing to break with the largely bipartisan internationalist foreign policy consensus that has underwritten American foreign policy since the end of World War II.

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A combination of file photos shows Alain Juppe (L), current mayor of Bordeaux and Francois Fillon, a former prime minister, who lead in the first round French center-right presidential primary election November 20, 2016. Alain Juppe and Francois Fillon, are the top two candidates after results in voting November 20, 2016 in the French center-right presidential primary election. File photos by Vincent Kessler and Eric Gaillard REUTERS/File Photos

Unlike a number of referenda and elections held across Western democracies this year, the first round of France’s open primary for center-right presidential candidates seems reassuringly normal.

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The weakening of pro-Western European governments threatens democracy and US security interests

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Protesters hold placards reading "No to TPP" while they take part at a rally against the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), along Reforma Avenue in Mexico City, Mexico November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero

The strategic implications of ratifying TPP, as a means to help build a stronger liberal order in Asia, are among the enduring priorities for the United States, reflecting both its values and its interests in a world increasingly under pressure by illiberal movements.

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Who Donald Trump finally selects for his full foreign policy team will provide perhaps the best clues for how he will approach the JCPOA.

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