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Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford

Los Angeles Times

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Elizabeth Shackelford: As Russia’s actions demonstrate, our world order is fraying

The world has grown so desensitized to the offenses of Vladimir Putin’s Russia that the visible signs of torture on Islamic State terrorist...

05.04.2024 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Haiti can’t right itself without restoring security — and a working government

Since President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination in July 2021, Haiti has seen a total breakdown in security and political systems. Haiti’s security...

22.03.2024 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: With Israel, the United States isn’t as weak as it’s acting

At least 30,000 people have been killed so far, famine is on Gaza’s doorstep and children are dying of hunger. And yet, the U.S. government...

08.03.2024 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Dysfunction in US makes it clear that Europe is at risk for outsourcing its security

The Munich Security Conference, the world’s preeminent annual gathering on international security, wrapped up last weekend. Global leaders and...

23.02.2024 9

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Letters: Bravo to Chicago for its plan to go electric and move away from natural gas in new buildings

As a sustainable design professional, I’m thrilled to see Chicago’s mayor putting our city on track to join dozens of other jurisdictions making...

26.01.2024 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Iran is at the tipping point. Will the US exercise its political will with Israel?

The latest war between Israel and Hamas is the biggest conflagration in the Middle East today, but sparks and fires are emerging across the region....

26.01.2024 6

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Chained to Israel, the US struggles to secure vital shipping lanes in the Red Sea

From our nation’s earliest days, making the world safe for American commerce has been the foundation of our foreign policy. The first Barbary War at...

12.01.2024 30

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Elizabeth Shackelford: For a better foreign policy in 2024, let’s be more like Taylor Swift

“My team is losing, battered and bruising./ I see the high-fives between the bad guys.” Taylor Swift’s “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak...

31.12.2023 8

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Elizabeth Shackelford: COP28’s climate success isn’t nearly enough

As the 28th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, known by its acronym COP28, wrapped up Wednesday, diplomats and activists rejoiced. In a...

15.12.2023 5

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Ukrainians won’t submit to Russian rule. The horrors of the Holodomor help explain why.

The last Saturday in November this year marked Holodomor Memorial Day, the 90th anniversary of the Great Famine when Soviet leader Josef Stalin’s...

01.12.2023 2

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Elizabeth Shackelford: The US should use its leverage with Israel to help minimize civilian harm in the war

We cannot ignore the mounting civilian death toll in Gaza. The victims are not abstractions, nor are they the inevitable collateral damage of a just...

17.11.2023 3

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Elizabeth Shackelford: What Americans think about the US role in the world and why it matters

For nearly 50 years, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs has been tracking American public opinion on U.S. foreign policy through its annual survey....

03.11.2023 3

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Elizabeth Shackelford: The fate of the Palestinian people will affect Israel’s future security

Hamas’ attacks on innocent civilians in Israel on Oct. 7 were heinous, cruel and unforgivable. No understanding or empathy is owed to its militants....

19.10.2023 2

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Elizabeth Shackelford: America’s political dysfunction is harming our reputation and national security

America’s national security depends heavily on the strength and effectiveness of our foreign policy and defense. Both are suffering self-inflicted...

06.10.2023 3

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Elizabeth Shackelford: BRICS has invited 6 countries to join. What does this mean for the US and its allies?

BRICS held its annual leaders summit last month, and it was the most newsworthy event in the bloc’s 14 years. What began as an acronym coined two...

08.09.2023 2

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