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<title><![CDATA[James Stavridis - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/33005.xml</link><description><![CDATA[James Stavridis]]></description><category domain="33005">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Zelensky Beats Putin on Military Calculus]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/former-nato-supreme-allied-commander-stavridis-zelenskyy-beats-putin-on-military-calculus/ar-AAXCvFN</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Zelenskyy has demonstrated a far better grasp on the crucial calculus of risk and reward, writes former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cuba &amp; How Biden Can Avoid Another Mariel Boatlift]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-07-24/cuba-and-how-biden-can-avoid-another-mariel-boatlift?srnd=opinion</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A compromise'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' between Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s harsh measures and Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s outreach'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' can aid democracy on the island.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Five Books That Explain the World]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/five-books-that-explain-the-world/ar-BB1cjGl4</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Every time I set out to visit a country in the NATO alliance when I was Supreme Allied Commander, I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'d try to read a book that could help me understand the history, culture and zeitgeist of the place. It could be a novel by a native writer, a history or a work of historical fiction....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The China-India Border Dispute Just Got Real]]></title>
							<link>https://tbsnews.net/world/south-asia-china/china-india-border-dispute-just-got-real-94435</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With 20 of its troops dead, India may turn to the US as a bulwark against Chinese aggression]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America Needs a New Strategic Triad for the 21st Century]]></title>
							<link>https://time.com/5686817/america-strategic-triad/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For decades, nations have thought about the strategic triad as the integration of three systems to deliver nuclear weapons: land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles; long-range strategic bombers like the B-52, B-1 and B-2; and nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[There's Still a Path Forward With the Taliban]]></title>
							<link>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/still-path-forward-taliban-143618023.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[(Bloomberg Opinion) -- President Trump is taking a lot of criticism for abruptly cancelling talks he had hoped to sponsor between the Taliban and the government of Afghanistan at Camp David. But he was right to do so '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' his announcement sent a signal that the Taliban must demonstrate...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Iran Will Do Next, and How to Stop It]]></title>
							<link>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/iran-next-stop-060011511.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Predictably, Iran is reacting badly to the announcement that Europe is planning to send a multinational naval force to protect merchant shipping passing through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Southern Border Needs a Wall, But Not Trump's Kind]]></title>
							<link>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/southern-border-needs-wall-not-110015694.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border is only getting worse in the heat of summer, with 100,000 migrants illegally crossing monthly and more than 300,000 asylum cases pending. It is a reaction to extreme violence, poverty and agricultural failures in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the U.S. Can Keep the Strait of Hormuz Open]]></title>
							<link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2019/06/17/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-can-keep-strait-hormuz-open/#.XQioQYhKiUk</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Only a global alliance will deter Iran from attacks at sea.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Trump's Generals Have Abandoned Ship]]></title>
							<link>http://time.com/5492636/donald-trump-generals/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What attracted Trump to generals in the first place?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[5 Steps for America to Retake Global Leadership]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-12-03/5-steps-for-the-u-s-to-win-global-leadership-over-china?srnd=opinion</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[To overcome authoritarianism, the U.S. must harness the private sector and stay true to its values.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Today's Armies Are Still Fighting World War I]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-11-10/today-s-armies-are-still-fighting-world-war-i?srnd=opinion</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A century ago, millions died. The strategic, technological and medical breakthroughs live on.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Other Than Venezuela, S. America Is Now U.S.-Friendly]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-10-30/brazil-s-bolsonaro-completes-a-u-s-sweep-of-south-america?srnd=opinion</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Brazil'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Bolsonaro completes a U.S. sweep of South America]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The EU Is Looking Like Europe's Next Failed Empire]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-09-20/the-eu-is-looking-like-europe-s-next-failed-empire?srnd=opinion</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It needs the U.S. and NATO help to avoid the fate of the Austro-Hungarians.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Attacks on Allies Are Widening the Atlantic]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-06-14/trump-s-g-7-rhetoric-will-hit-nato-hard</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He calls Kim honorable. He calls Trudeau dishonest. Why should Europe trust him?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ending 'War Games' With South Korea Is a Grave Mistake]]></title>
							<link>http://time.com/5310534/donald-trump-north-korea-war-games-military-exercises/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[And how it would damage the standing of American forces across the world]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Actions Make Many Military Leaders Uncomfortable]]></title>
							<link>http://time.com/5241709/president-donald-trump-military-syria-mattis-comey-cohen/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ret. Admiral James Stavridis explains why the state of affairs is bad for national security]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Military Shouldn't Pay for the Wall. No One Should]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-03/trump-s-wall-don-t-make-the-military-pay-for-it</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[By insulting allies in Latin America, a massive border fence would make the U.S. less secure.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America's Most Pressing Threat? Climate Change]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-11/america-s-no-1-enemy-climate-change</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Last Temptation of Michael Flynn]]></title>
							<link>http://time.com/5054583/michael-flynn-putin-trump-power/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[His former commander writes about how the major general became a convicted criminal]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Here's How to Pull Turkey Back From the Brink]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-10-20/here-s-how-to-pull-turkey-back-from-the-brink</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Erdogan gets more authoritarian, and closer to Russia and Iran, every day. But kicking him out of NATO would make things worse.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Worst Option on North Korea: Striking First]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-07-06/the-worst-option-on-north-korea-striking-first</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Think of the North Korean problem as a set of two dangerous streams of activity, moving rapidly toward each other. One is the increasing range of the Kim Jong Un regime's'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' intercontinental ballistic missiles, which are now verifiably in the 3,000 to 4,000 mile range -- probably far...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[President Trump's Foreign Policy Failures Alarming Europe]]></title>
							<link>http://time.com/4676329/donald-trump-munich-security-conference-nato-europe/?xid=homepage</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander reports from a security conference that left Europe shocked]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why NATO Is a Necessity]]></title>
							<link>http://time.com/4281029/nato-is-a-necessity/?xid=homepage</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Stavridis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After four years as the Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, I can understand some of the frustrations that are being bandied about: The European allies don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t pay enough, the organization is a relic of the Cold War, NATO has lost its mission and is obsolete. While Donald Trump is...]]></description>
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