Trump has promised Belarus a massive potash deal. But Minsk is seeking something greater: restored Western transit and greater room for maneuver from Russia.
Balázs Jarábik
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In early 2003, Carnegie President Jessica Tuchman Mathews and her colleagues at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace were among the few foreign policy experts in Washington trying to stem the rising tide in favor of invading Iraq. The Washington Examiner profiled Mathews about Iraq, U.S. foreign policy, and her work at the Endowment over the past ten years. Since her arrival, the Endowment has transformed itself from a think tank on international issues to the first truly multinational — ultimately global — think tank.
Source: Washington Examiner

Distinguished Fellow
Mathews is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She served as Carnegie’s president for 18 years.
Patty Reinert
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