Commentary
France has stopped clinging to notions of being a great power and is embracing the middle power moment. But Emmanuel Macron has his work cut out if he is to secure his country’s global standing before his term in office ends.
Rym Momtaz
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Reducing Nuclear Salience: How to Reassure Northeast Asian Allies
Growing threats require renewed U.S. alliance deterrence and assurance initiatives in East Asia. But increasing the prominence of nuclear weapons in U.S. northeast Asian alliances could backfire.
Published on Jul 12, 2021
About the Authors
Lauren Sukin
Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program
Lauren Sukin a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and associate professor at the University of Oxford.
Toby Dalton
Senior Fellow and Co-director, Nuclear Policy Program
Toby Dalton is a senior fellow and co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment. An expert on nonproliferation and nuclear energy, his work addresses regional security challenges and the evolution of the global nuclear order.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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