Daniel Twining


Daniel Twining is the president of the International Republican Institute and a former counselor at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

Articles by Daniel Twining
G7 foreign ministers, from L-R: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, Canada's Foreign Minister Stephane Dion, Britain's Foreign Minister Philip Hammond, Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, US Secretary of State John Kerry, Italy's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and France's Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, pose for photos at the Itsukushima Shrine as they take a cultural break from their meetings in nearby Hiroshima to visit Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi on April 10, 2016.
G7 foreign ministers on April 10 began two days of talks in Hiroshima, with John Kerry's visit to the atom-bombed city -- the first-ever by a US secretary of state -- overshadowing the broader agenda. / AFP / POOL / Kazuhiro NOGI        (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
G7 foreign ministers, from L-R: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, Canada's Foreign Minister Stephane Dion, Britain's Foreign Minister Philip Hammond, Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, US Secretary of State John Kerry, Italy's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and France's Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, pose for photos at the Itsukushima Shrine as they take a cultural break from their meetings in nearby Hiroshima to visit Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi on April 10, 2016. G7 foreign ministers on April 10 began two days of talks in Hiroshima, with John Kerry's visit to the atom-bombed city -- the first-ever by a US secretary of state -- overshadowing the broader agenda. / AFP / POOL / Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 03:  Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump speaks to supporters and the media at Trump Tower in Manhattan following his victory in the Indiana primary on May 03, 2016 in New York, New York. Trump beat rival Ted Cruz decisively in a contest that many analysts believe was the last chance for any other Republican candidate to catch Trump in the delegate count.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 03: Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump speaks to supporters and the media at Trump Tower in Manhattan following his victory in the Indiana primary on May 03, 2016 in New York, New York. Trump beat rival Ted Cruz decisively in a contest that many analysts believe was the last chance for any other Republican candidate to catch Trump in the delegate count. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Belgian police officers stand guard at the Grand Place in Brussels on March 23, 2016, a day after blasts hit the Belgian capital. World leaders united in condemning the carnage in Brussels and vowed to combat terrorism, after Islamic State bombers killed 31 people in a strike at the symbolic heart of the EU. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD        (Photo credit should read )
Belgian police officers stand guard at the Grand Place in Brussels on March 23, 2016, a day after blasts hit the Belgian capital. World leaders united in condemning the carnage in Brussels and vowed to combat terrorism, after Islamic State bombers killed 31 people in a strike at the symbolic heart of the EU. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read )
BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 1: (CHINA OUT) Security guard walk past the Chinese national flag at the Military Museum of Chinese People's Revolution on March 1, 2008 in Beijing, China. From March 1, the Military Museum of Chinese People's Revolution becomes the first national level museum which opens to the public for free in Beijing. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 1: (CHINA OUT) Security guard walk past the Chinese national flag at the Military Museum of Chinese People's Revolution on March 1, 2008 in Beijing, China. From March 1, the Military Museum of Chinese People's Revolution becomes the first national level museum which opens to the public for free in Beijing. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)