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By Zoom - “IS NATO STILL RELEVANT? TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS & THE FUTURE OF NATO” - Zoom conversation with Amb JULIE SMITH -- (opens the original)
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Next Krasno Global Zoom event on THIS THURSDAY, October 1, 2026, 3.30pm EDTAmbassador JULIE SMITH in conversation wIth Prof. Klaus Larres:“IS NATO STILL RELEVANT? TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS & THE FUTURE OF NATO”Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/98072415115(no RSVP or registration necessary; please just join us by clicking the above link)<a class="button primary" href="https://klauslarres
Admiration & Distrust: Xi Jinping’s Visit to Trump’s Washington amidst a continuing struggle for primacy between the two superpowers (opens the original)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Washington in September 2026 to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump for the second time this year. Despite the fact that the United Nations General Assembly is taking place simultaneously in New York, drawing almost 130 heads of state and government to the U.S. metropolis, it is becoming increasingly clear that we live in a G2 world — a world dominated by the two superpowers, the United States and China.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href=
By ZOOM - “The Rise of the Far-Right AfD Party : What is happening in European society & politics?” -Krasno Zoom Event - Jack Janes & Zsuzsanna Vegh in conversation with Klaus Larres - Sept.10, 5.30pm (opens the original)
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Our first Krasno Global Zoom Conversation this semester takes place THIS THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2026, 5.30pm EDT.ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/j/98072415115The event deals with the victory of the extreme far right AfD party in the recent regional election in Germany and the repercussions for Germany, Europe and indeed Transatlantic Relations. ALL WELCOMEThis event is held in honor of the beloved UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Dr Konrad Jarausch who passed away recently. He was a distinguished expert on Ger
Canada or Puerto Rico? Donald Trump and the 51st State of the U.S. (opens the original)
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Ultimately, Donald Trump thinks like a real-estate developer. After all, that is what he was before he became one of America’s best-known celebrities through the television series The Apprentice, which first aired in 2004.As president, Trump still tries to reorganize everything around him. Cost seems to play little role, regardless of how high the price may be. Despite the astronomically expensive war in Iran, the U.S. military’s ammunition shortages, and the ongoing war in Ukraine, Trump contin
'Might makes Right': Trump's Politics of Force and Coercion at home and abroad (opens the original)
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In his second term in office, U.S. President Donald Trump likes to portray himself as the greatest peacemaker in history. He claims to have already ended eight to ten wars, and for that reason, he argues, he should finally be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As early as the 2024 election campaign, he emphasized that he wanted nothing to do with the policy of never-ending wars pursued by his predecessors. Trump’s National Security Doctrine of December 2025 states that America’s national interests h
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