Lauren Morganbesser

junior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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Trump's Middle East challenges: how US policy in the region could shift

As Donald Trump parades through the Middle East this week, he will encounter a very different region than the one he experienced during his first term.

15 May 2025, 10:00 — Aaron David Miller, Lauren Morganbesser, Project Syndicate

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529 priorities instead of reforms: how the rule of law roadmap replaced real change

The document developed by the Cabinet is impressive in scope, as it outlines 124 strategic outcomes and 529 key actions. But will this number actually help achieve real results?

9 June 2025 — Anti-Corruption Action Centre, DEJURE Foundation

No promises, just funding: NATO Hague summit to approve new ways to support Ukraine in fight

When it comes to military assistance for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, there may be genuinely good news. NATO is leaning toward a framework that would streamline funding for weapons – and potentially more– for Ukraine...

5 June 2025 — Sergiy Sydorenko, European Pravda, from Brussels

Tusk vs. Nawrocki: where will Poland's president–prime minister showdown lead?

It won’t be smooth sailing for Nawrocki. Narrowly defeating Trzaskowski was one thing; facing off against a politician as experienced as Tusk is quite another matter.

3 June 2025 — Slawomir Sierakowski, Project Syndicate