Daniel B. Baer

Daniel B. Baer is the senior vice president for policy research at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a former U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe from 2013 to 2017, and the author of The Four Tests: What it Will Take to Keep America Strong and Good.

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Chinese then-Vice President Xi Jinping and U.S. then-Vice President Joe Biden at a welcome ceremony inside the Great Hall of the People on Aug. 18, 2011 in Beijing.
Chinese then-Vice President Xi Jinping and U.S. then-Vice President Joe Biden at a welcome ceremony inside the Great Hall of the People on Aug. 18, 2011 in Beijing.

America Under Biden Won’t Go Soft on China

Election 2020
Daniel B. Baer
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at Philadelphia City Hall on June 2.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at Philadelphia City Hall on June 2.

Note to U.S. Allies: America Will Remain Divided and Frustrating

Election 2020
Daniel B. Baer
A woman holds a forbidden Belarusian flag during a protest rally in Minsk on Aug. 14.
A woman holds a forbidden Belarusian flag during a protest rally in Minsk on Aug. 14.

The Trump Administration Has Gone AWOL on Belarus

Shadow Government
Daniel B. Baer
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware on July 28.
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware on July 28.

How the Democrats Stole the Republicans’ Turf

Shadow Government
Daniel B. Baer
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019.

China Will Be Front and Center During the 2020 Election

Shadow Government
Daniel B. Baer
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 10, 2019.
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 10, 2019.

Let the Referendum on Trump and Trumpism Begin

Shadow Government
Daniel B. Baer
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his state of the nation address in Budapest on Feb. 18, 2018.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his state of the nation address in Budapest on Feb. 18, 2018.

The Shocking ‘Coronavirus Coup’ in Hungary Was a Wake-Up Call

Shadow Government
Daniel B. Baer
Allyson Felix of the United States wins gold in the women's 4 x 400 meter relay at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 20, 2016.
Allyson Felix of the United States wins gold in the women's 4 x 400 meter relay at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 20, 2016.

Mourning the Olympics and All the Celebrations We’re Losing to the Pandemic

Shadow Government
Daniel B. Baer
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Aug. 15, 2019.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Aug. 15, 2019.

The Virus Has Exposed the Recklessness of Trump’s “America First”

Shadow Government
Daniel B. Baer
The U.S. State Department in Washington.
The U.S. State Department in Washington.

Praising U.S. Diplomats for Their Testimony Is Not Enough

Shadow Government
Daniel B. Baer
Photographers outside the U.S. Justice Department in Washington on March 22, after special counsel Robert Mueller delivered his report to Attorney General William Barr. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Photographers outside the U.S. Justice Department in Washington on March 22, after special counsel Robert Mueller delivered his report to Attorney General William Barr. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

The Mueller Report Is a Test for the United States

Shadow Government
Daniel B. Baer
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks prior to a World Cup match between Russia and Saudi Arabia on June 14 in Moscow. (Pool/Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks prior to a World Cup match between Russia and Saudi Arabia on June 14 in Moscow. (Pool/Getty Images)

Russia’s Goals Won’t End With the World Cup

Shadow Government
Daniel B. Baer
Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of State, speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 12. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of State, speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 12. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Six Essential Tasks for Trump’s New Secretary of State

Shadow Government
Daniel B. Baer
Russian President Vladimir Putin waves after delivering a speech at a forum of volunteers in Moscow on December 6, 2017. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin waves after delivering a speech at a forum of volunteers in Moscow on December 6, 2017. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)

The Banality of Putin’s Potemkin Elections

Shadow Government
Daniel B. Baer
HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson speaks at the White House, on January 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson speaks at the White House, on January 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Making American Bureaucracy Terrible Again

Shadow Government
Daniel B. Baer
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