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Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Global Ethics Weekly: Helsinki's Aftermath & the "Montenegro Test"
23 minutes Posted Jul 26, 2018 at 9:57 am.
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The July 16 summit and press conference in Helsinki brought the words "treason" and "blackmail" into mainstream conversations about the Trump White House and put an unwanted spotlight back on Ambassador Michael McFaul and other Americans with Russian connections. But the most lasting effects of this meeting could be on America's alliances. Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev looks beyond the emotional and personal aspects of the Trump-Russia story and details why a small Balkan nation has become a test for American foreign policy.