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<title><![CDATA[Samantha Vinograd - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/37461.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Samantha Vinograd]]></description><category domain="37461">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[One of the Most Vulnerable Moments in U.S. History]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/09/opinions/us-capitol-attack-national-security-threats-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This is one of the most vulnerable moments in our nation's history, writes Samantha Vinograd. Reverberations from the last few days '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' indeed the last few years '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' will be felt for decades.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Smooth Transition Process Is Key to Our National Security]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/opinions/national-security-biden-transition-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Samantha Vinograd writes about the critical need for the Trump and Biden teams to work together in order to protect national security.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Irresponsibility Weakens American Credibility]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/opinions/code-red-moment-us-government-trump-covid-19-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sam Vinograd writes that the positive Covid-19 diagnosis of President Trump is a worst-case scenario from a national security perspective and may be the most dangerous moment the federal government has faced.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Parroting Kremlin Line on the Navalny Poisoning]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/07/opinions/navalny-poison-trump-putin-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Samantha Vinograd writes that President Donald Trump is starting to sound like a Kremlin surrogate by evading questions on the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Tough Choices Over Hong Kong]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/24/opinions/hong-kong-trump-china-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Samantha Vinograd writes that while all US responses to China's attempt to erode Hong Kong's autonomy will come with costs, the Trump administration needs to take decisive action to prevent its people from suffering for generations to come]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[President Trump Put American Lives in China's Hands]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/04/opinions/presidential-weekly-briefing-trump-american-lives-china-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration needs to do what it takes to save lives right now in the Covid-19 pandemic. But it should be aware that the reliance on China comes at great cost, writes Samantha Vinograd.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is a Talking, Tweeting Disaster on COVID-19]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/08/opinions/trump-twitter-coronavirus-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has had nearly three months to track the spread of coronavirus and get ready for its arrival in the United States. But given the state of the government's level of preparedness and public messaging, one might assume that Covid-19 was born yesterday.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[For Trump, It's Ego Over Security When It Comes to Intel]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/23/opinions/grenell-appointment-intelligence-elections-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the recent appointment of Richard Grenell to acting Director of National Intelligence, Samantha Vinograd writes,]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The World Hears Trump's Tone-Deafness on Democracy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/15/opinions/trumps-tone-deaf-democracy-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In Iran, Iraq, Hong Kong and elsewhere, the leader of the free world's posture on democracy is wildly inconsistent, his support for those seeking democratic freedoms seeming to hinge on whether they support HIM, writes Samantha Vinograd.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Needs a Better Response to Kim Jong Un]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/15/opinions/north-korea-missile-tests-trump-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the wake of North Korea conducting another missile test, Donald Trump must now admit that North Korea will not denuclearize and restrategize his diplomatic approach, Samantha Vinograd writes.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Not the Only Spoiler at This Year's NATO Summit]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/02/opinions/donald-trump-nato-summit-preview-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This week's NATO summit is likely to be characterized by infighting between President Trump, Turkish President Erdogan and French President Macron over how to deal with Putin, China and defense spending, writes Samantha Vinograd.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Syria Withdrawal Is a Game of Russian Roulette]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/20/opinions/trump-syria-withdrawal-russian-roulette-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[By withdrawing US troops from Syria, President Donald Trump is playing a kind of Russian roulette, entrusting dangerous players with key US national security objectives, Samantha Vinograd writes.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[This Is Just the Tip of the Impeachment Inquiry Iceberg]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/13/opinions/trump-staffers-testimony-congress-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the House prepares to meet with a mix of current and former administration officials this week, the world is watching to see what these staffers have to say, writes Samantha Vinograd.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What a Successful Trump Strategy on Iran Must Include]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/15/opinions/trump-iran-security-threat-assessment-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Holding Iran accountable is a core component of any coherent Iran strategy, writes Samantha Vinograd. To date, the administration has suffered from self-inflicted policy wounds and a lack of a thoughtful strategy to get back to the negotiating table.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Leaving Bolton Out of Key Trump Meetings Is Dangerous]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/01/opinions/trump-bolton-afghanistan-security-concerns-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Historically, our country's national security decisions have been made after careful deliberation. Past presidents have relied heavily on their national security advisers to coordinate those critical discussions among members of their National Security Council and then advise on the full...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Where Trump Failed, Macron May Have Succeeded]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/opinions/g7-france-trump-failure-macron-success-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Samantha Vinograd writes that while President Trump squandered an opportunity to discuss pressing global issues at the G7, President Macron played a strategic game of diplomacy -- bringing Iranian and American leadership close together in France.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Using Israel to Score Political Points Has Consequences]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/18/opinions/trump-israel-politics-over-policy-consequences-opinion-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[By urging Israel to block Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country, Trump showed just how far he is willing to go to accept foreign help when it comes to his personal political battles, writes Samantha Vinograd]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[President Trump Just Made Kim's Job a Lot Easier]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/30/opinions/donald-trump-kim-jong-un-dmz-meeting-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Samantha Vinograd writes President Trump's 20 steps into North Korea sent a clear message to Kim Jong Un -- Trump's bar for foreign policy success is much lower than full blown denuclearization.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Trump Can't Get Wrong When He Goes to Japan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/opinions/trump-g20-summit-iran-russia-china-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Samantha Vinograd writes that President Donald Trump's trips have become a national security liability, and if he stays true to form while at the G20 summit, he'll be missing key opportunities to advance our national agenda at a time when the stakes could not be higher.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trumpification of the World Is Bad News for America]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-trumpification-of-the-world-is-bad-news-for-america?ref=home</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[From tariffs to the rule of law to LGBTI rights, the United States used to set an example for the world to follow. What if the world followed our example today?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Putin Laid His Traps and Ensnared Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/04/opinions/trump-weekly-briefing-putin-phone-call-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sam Vinograd writes Trump's failure to confront Putin about election meddling signals that the Russian leader can continue this illegal activity'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' at minimal cost. And by undercutting his own team on Russia's involvement in Venezuela, Trump shows he relies on a shadow cabinet of US...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump, the Deal Breaker, Aims for a Grand Bargain]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/28/opinions/trump-weekly-briefing-trump-security-agreements-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In her presidential weekly briefing, Samantha Vinograd writes that while Trump's team considers trying to leverage negotiations over renewing the New START Treaty for a grand bargain with Russia and China, they should remind the President that bigger is not necessarily better.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Self-Inflicted Security Debacle]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/01/opinions/trump-security-clearance-debacle-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Samantha Vinograd writes that the Trump administration's decision to reportedly clear 25 people despite security clearance concerns impacts America's national security.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Double Standard With Despots]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/10/opinions/presidential-weekly-trumps-double-standard-despots-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While his time is increasingly allotted to addressing legal imbroglios and dealing with staffing changes, there's a growing perception that the President's foreign policy is defined by a set of double standards towards despotic rulers.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Summiting for Dummies: Why Trump Failed in Hanoi]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thedailybeast.com/after-the-hanoi-fail-heres-a-textbook-for-trump-summiting-for-dummies?ref=scroll</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump hates to prepare and likes to negotiate from the gut. The Hanoi humiliation with Kim Jong Un was the direct result.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Trump Must Force Kim to Do in Vietnam]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/24/opinions/presidential-weekly-briefing-hanio-summit-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Before high profile meetings, the intelligence community often provides the President with a strategic assessment of the state of play and what to expect when engaging with a foreign counterpart.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why You Shouldn't Feel Sorry for Michael Flynn]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/12/19/michael-flynn-sentencing-national-security-223316</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[His defenders say the former national security adviser is getting a bad rap. But what he did was unconscionable'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¢').';'??and deeply damaging to U.S. national security.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Putin's Probably Enjoying the Feverish WH Turnover]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-kelly-and-the-feverish-white-house-shuffle-is-a-potential-vulnerability-goldmine-for-opportunists?ref=home</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If there isn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t the necessary process in place, the institutional knowledge on a terrorist threat or covert outreach to a rogue regime official could be gone with the wind.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Justin Trudeau Doesn't Want to Be the Odd Man Out]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/02/opinions/presidential-weekly-briefing-canada-trade-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We assess he is likely motivated to make a deal with you, even if it means making some sensitive concessions because he wants to avoid the costs of you reimposing pre-NAFTA era tariffs on Canada in addition to new tariffs you are threatening on Canadian cars.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Canada Won't Be Pushed Around by the U.S.]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/01/opinions/presidential-weekly-briefing-north-canada-vinograd/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Samantha Vinograd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[So, Mr. President, much like other countries who have retaliated against your trade moves with penalties of their own, Canada believes it was provoked into taking these measures.]]></description>
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