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THE WASHINGTON POST
A President Trump Could End the Era of American Global Leadership |

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The Editorial Board

The election of Trump would likely bring about the end of the era of
American global leadership that began in 1945. The U.S. alliances
built after World War II, which have been the foundation of that
strength, would be disregarded. A new, cynical, self-interested
America would emerge, ready to use walls, boycotts, assassination and
torture to achieve its aims, and to partner with like-minded regimes
such as Russia. For those who believe in traditional American liberal
values, the world would become a much colder - and more
dangerous - place.

BUSINESS WIRE

Trump, Clinton Release Statements About Hunger and Poverty in Advance
of Oct. 9 Debate
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Trump notes that hunger and poverty around the world are a threat to
international peace and stability. But he proposes to cut
international development and humanitarian programs, calling vital
programs such as maternal and child health "bloated and
unaccountable." Clinton's statement also discusses her
work to raise the productivity of struggling farmers in poor countries
and says she will fight to eradicate hunger worldwide.

THE DELAWARE NEWS JOURNAL
The World is Pulling for Clinton

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Josef Joffe is editor of Die Zeit in Hamburg and fellow of the Hoover
Institution at Stanford University, where he teaches U.S. foreign
policy.

First, whatever Trump spouts about has-been America, the United States
remains the one and only global power - No. 1 in terms of economic,
military and cultural clout. What it does, and what it doesn't do,
affects the entire world. Postwar America designed and defended the
world's liberal order - free trade, open societies and such. It held
the line against the Soviets and their sundry allies from the Middle
to Asia. The European democracies profited handsomely from the toils
of the United States, the world's custodian. Now, the United States
leads the battle against the Islamists, the spearhead of religious
totalitarianism. How would an inward-bound America sustain an
open-ended defense?

THE HILL
Trump's 'Snapchat' Foreign Policy Sucker Punches US Interests

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Mark P. Lagon is Centennial Fellow in the Walsh School of Foreign
Service at Georgetown University, and was U.S. Ambassador-At-Large to
Combat Trafficking in Persons from 2001 to 2009.

There are three kinds of foreign policy presidents. The best
understands that U.S. interests and values go hand in hand. Doing
something morally right - like humanitarian relief, helping
dissidents, or spending to fight global AIDS - isn't pure
altruism. He or she understands a freer and more prosperous world make
for a strong America, and vice versa. [Donald Trump] admires
strongmen, like Vladimir Putin, despite their brutality and mendacity.
He invokes "making America great again" and
"winning" while not recognizing interests even in a
short-term sense. Scuttling NATO or profiling all Muslims and refugees
as threats violate both our values and even a narrow view of our
interests. But Clinton clearly has the potential to be to be in the
stronger class of foreign policy presidents - because true
leadership combines our interests and values.

Development & Diplomacy

USGLC BLOG
A Hemisphere Without War? |
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Sean Hansen

The Western Hemisphere has seen a dramatic transformation from the
civil wars, insurgencies, and conflicts that raged throughout the
region decades ago. Latin America has seen vast improvements in
economic growth, democratization, and global health. Poverty has
declined sharply in the past 20 years from 49 to 31 percent, and
infant mortality is down 70 percent since the 1960s. By investing in
development, good governance, and peace in Latin America, the U.S. is
helping to build resilience and promote stability in our own backyard.

THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS
The Best Ways to Deal with the Refugee Crisis

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David Miliband is President and CEO of the International Rescue
Committee. He served as Foreign Secretary of the UK from 2007 to
2010.?

First, donors need to accept the idea that the best approach to
helping refugees is often not to deliver tents or food but instead to
give them money. A study in 2015 by the Overseas Development Institute
summarized well the case for greater use of cash assistance. Second,
refugees need to be given the chance to earn a legitimate living.
Third, there needs to be a concerted drive to determine what types of
aid programs deliver maximum value for money. Fourth, those working in
countries facing humanitarian crises need to channel their efforts
toward achieving a limited number of specific, clear, measurable
outcomes.

THE WASHINGTON POST
The United States Must Help Pull Yemen Back From Total Collapse

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Jean-Marie Guéhenno is president and chief executive of the
International Crisis Group, an independent organization that works to
prevent and resolve deadly conflict.

The war in Yemen has created one of the worst humanitarian emergencies
in the Middle East, and that is saying a lot. More than 21 million
people are in need of humanitarian assistance - around 80
percent of the country's population. Fourteen million people are
food insecure. As President Obama enters the twilight of his term and
looks back at a Middle East on fire, Yemen, the forgotten war, offers
the chance of a diplomatic success. After a year of military
stalemate, both sides have agreed on a range of steps that could end
the war. Closing a deal is far from guaranteed. But, if it is to
happen at all, it requires immediate and consistent diplomatic
follow-up and pressure on U.S. allies, something that has been sorely
absent thus far.

FOREIGN POLICY
U.S. Scrambles to Support Santos After Shock Defeat of Peace Deal |

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John Hudson

The surprise vote marked a staggering setback for Santos, who gambled
his political career on winning the referendum and ending the
half-century war with the leftist separatists. But the decision also
dealt a blow to the United States, which spent years aiding a military
offensive against the FARC rebels and then backed painstaking talks
that led to the historic agreement. Privately, U.S. diplomats blamed
Santos's failed messaging campaign and overconfidence for the
massive setback. Publicly, the State Department sought to maintain
hope for Santos as he tries to salvage the elusive peace agreement.

Politics & Foreign Policy

THE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
The U.S. is Riding Europe's Superpower Coattail

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Andrew Moravcsik is a professor of politics at Princeton University
and a senior fellow at the Transatlantic Academy.

President Barack Obama and Donald Trump rarely agree on foreign
policy. Yet they share one core belief: Our closest allies in Europe
are exploiting U.S. military might. But Mr. Trump and Mr. Obama are
both wrong. Yes, the United States pays a disproportionate share of
direct military costs, but Europe already assumes more than its fair
share of the regional security burden. It invests not only in its
military but also in crucial geo-economic and institutional
instruments that the United States needs yet does not possess. In this
respect, the United States free rides on European power. When
Americans think about global influence, they tend to calculate only
military power when nonmilitary instruments are often more effective.

REUTERS

Putin Suspends Nuclear Pact, Raising Stakes in Row with Washington |
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Dmitry Solovyov and Christian Lowe

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended a treaty with
Washington on cleaning up weapons-grade plutonium, signaling he is
willing to use nuclear disarmament as a new bargaining chip in
disputes with the United States over Ukraine and Syria. Starting in
the last years of the Cold War, Russia and the United States signed a
series of accords to reduce the size of their nuclear arsenals,
agreements that have so far survived intact despite a souring of
U.S.-Russian relations under Putin. But on Monday, Putin issued a
decree suspending an agreement, concluded in 2000, which bound the two
sides to dispose of surplus plutonium originally intended for use in
nuclear weapons.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Half of Chinese Favorable Toward U.S., but Many See a Threat, Survey
Finds |

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Edward Wong

With tensions between the United States and China on the rise over
issues such as the South China Sea and cyberespionage, one might think
the citizens of the two nations have an increasingly hostile view of
the other. Yet, Chinese have a more favorable view of the United
States than they did a year ago, according to the results of a global
survey released by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday. They hold
that perspective even as many cite the United States as a major threat
to China, Pew said.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Stop Assad Now-Or Expect Years of War

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John McCain, a Republican from Arizona, is chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee.

While the U.S.-led coalition is making progress in the fight against
Islamic State, we cannot forget this terrorist organization is a
symptom of the Syrian civil war. The future of that conflict will have
significant strategic impact on U.S. national security. Any
alternative approach must begin with grounding Mr. Assad's air
power. At the same time, we must provide more robust military
assistance to the vetted Syrian opposition groups that are fighting
the regime. The Obama administration's approach to Syria has
failed miserably. Now is the time for a new strategy-including
the necessary military component-that can achieve this more
realistic objective.

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Once Lauded as a Peacemaker, Obama's Tenure Fraught with War |

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Kathleen Hennessey

On matters of war and peace, Obama has proven to be a confounding and
contradictory figure, one who stands to leave behind both devastating
and pressing failures, as well as a set of fresh accomplishments whose
impact could resonate for decades. He is the erstwhile anti-war
candidate, now engaged in more theaters of war than his predecessor.
He has championed diplomacy on climate change, nuclear proliferation
and has torn down walls to Cuba and Myanmar, but failed repeatedly to
broker a lasting pause to more than six years of slaughter in Syria.


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