MICHAEL CARPENTER

https://global.upenn.edu/penn-biden-center/person/michael-carpenter

articles written by michael carpenter

Recent Publications

Foreign Affairs - The Oligarchs Who Lost Ukraine and Won Washington

Foreign Policy - Americans and Russians Should Be Friends—Even if Their Countries Aren’t

Just Security - Countering Russia’s Malign Influence Operations

Newsweek - The Real Threat Facing Europe Isn't Russian Troops. It's Oligarchs

The Washington Post - Enough Ukraine Fatigue. The New President Will Need Our Help.

The American Interest - How to Make Sanctions on Russia Work

Politico - Foreign Dark Money Is Threatening American Democracy

Foreign Policy – It's Time for Macedonia to Accept Compromise

The Hill – America Needs to Face Ongoing Russian Assault on Democracy

The Atlantic – Russia Is Co-opting Angry Young Men

War on the Rocks – Does the West Have a Vision for the Western Balkans?

USA Today – After Syria, a good time for Donald Trump to cancel Vladimir Putin's White House invitation

UN Dispatch – Bosnia is in Vladimir Putin’s Crosshairs. Chaos and Conflict to Return to the Balkans?

Politico – The Other Russia Scandal This Week

Foreign Policy – Ukraine Needs U.S. Help to Fight Corruption

Atlantic Council – Why No Major Western Defense Company Will Invest in Ukraine

Foreign Affairs - How To Stand Up To The Kremlin

The Hill - The United States Cannot Allow Russia to Take the Lead in Syria

The Hill - In Russia Meddling, Tech Giants Don't Know What They're Up Against

The Hill - The 2018 Midterms Are Coming, and Russia Is Ready

Kyiv Post - Carpenter: West Must Get Tougher on Russia–and on Ukraine's Corruption

Defense One - How the US Can Help Ukraine Help–and Defend–Itself

The Hill - How Polish Populism Explains the Surge of Trump and Nationalism

Defense One - Trump's Ceasefire May Hand Russia the Keys to Southwestern Syria

Foreign Policy - Putin Played Trump Like a Fiddle at G20

Vocal Europe - Monday Talk with Michael Carpenter on NATO and the US Under Trump

Foreign Policy - Trump's 100 Days of Cacophony

Foreign Policy - An Optimist's Guide to Tillerson's Moscow Visit

Defense One - The US Should Steer Clear of Russian ‘Help’ in Syria

VOA News - Former Pentagon Official Urges US Support for Ukraine

Foreign Policy - Six Policies Trump Should Pursue to Block Putin in Ukraine

The Hill - The United States Must Ratify Montenegro's NATO Membership

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/03/here-are-17-ways-the-trump-administration-bungled-its-coronavirus-response/

“We’re very, very ready for this, for anything,” President Trump said at a White House press briefing on the coronavirus last Wednesday. Despite the president’s reassurance, public health experts warn that our response is already woefully deficient. With the Trump administration failing to send out enough testing kits and multiple White House officials spreading misinformation about the virus, it’s hard not to be concerned about their ability to handle the threat of a global pandemic.

Here are some of the greatest hits of the Trump administration’s bungled coronavirus responses—so far:

Trump picked Vice President Mike Pence—well known for allowing an outbreak of HIV to rapidly spread in Indiana during his time as governor—to head the government’s coronavirus task force. As governor, Pence initially refused to allow clean-needle exchange programs, which experts argued were necessary to prevent further outbreaks of HIV. He also spearheaded funding cuts to Planned Parenthood, which led to the closing of the last HIV testing facility in a county at the center of the outbreak.