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Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford

Los Angeles Times

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Elizabeth Shackelford: The global oil crisis set off by the Iran war makes the case for renewable energy

Elizabeth Shackelford: The global oil crisis set off by the Iran war makes the case for renewable energy

If the U.S. had followed Jimmy Carter's renewable energy strategy, our economy would not be...

20.03.2026 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: The Pentagon’s fight with Anthropic is about unchecked power

Since AI is largely unregulated, we are left with only the protection that the conscience...

07.03.2026 30

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s self-interested diplomacy in Geneva

What the U.S. diplomacy duo have in common is huge investment from many of the...

25.02.2026 100

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Elizabeth Shackelford: What history tells us about fighting the repression we are seeing here

Past movements against repressive regimes were met with violence and repression, but gradually concessions were...

06.02.2026 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Humoring Donald Trump is appeasement, and appeasement is surrender

Threatening broad financial punishment or force if Denmark doesn’t hand Greenland to the U.S. is...

23.01.2026 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: The United States is better off as a global power than a global bully

The Trump administration has consistently denounced this international order. We are not going to like...

12.01.2026 20

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Elizabeth Shackelford: No peace for Palestinians in the land of Bethlehem 

Palestinians in the West Bank live in a state of fear and trauma that will...

29.12.2025 20

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Normalizing Russia normalizes the mass abduction of Ukrainian children

Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have...

13.12.2025 20

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Donald Trump’s Black Friday approach to foreign policy

In Ukraine and around the world, the U.S. has succumbed to a short-term, selfish view...

28.11.2025 7

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Horrifying violence returns to Sudan, exposing the deadly legacy of impunity

In Darfur, history just seems to be repeating itself since the offenders include many of...

14.11.2025 7

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Elizabeth Shackelford: The intoxication of power and its consequences on democracy around the world

Elderly leaders in Africa and around the world are holding on to power. Democratic states...

31.10.2025 8

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Donald Trump applies his strongman approach to Latin America

President Donald Trump seems intent on promoting autocratic leaders in Brazil and Argentina and bringing...

17.10.2025 5

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Gen Z-led protests are spreading rapidly across the globe

The globe is seeing the most significant spike in dissent since the Arab Spring all...

03.10.2025 6

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Why we need dissent

Officials of the Donald Trump administration made direct threats against free speech this week.

19.09.2025 9

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Elizabeth Shackelford: China is making autocracy great again

With most U.S. adversaries present at China's military parade, this was a show of unity...

05.09.2025 9

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Worse than ignoring human rights, America is twisting the meaning

The Trump administration is twisting the concept of human rights in support of a political...

22.08.2025 8

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Gaza’s starvation is America’s shame

It’s time for us all to face the reality that Israel’s government is committing atrocities...

08.08.2025 8

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Burning down America’s best tool for peace and prosperity

As a former U.S. diplomat, I know that these cuts at the State Department will...

25.07.2025 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Donald Trump wants to deport migrants to South Sudan. What awaits them isn’t pretty.

I have worked in South Sudan as a diplomat. It is on the brink of...

11.07.2025 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Choosing war over diplomacy makes for more dangerous times ahead

Donald Trump has proved no peacemaker. America’s entry into the Iran conflict has undermined the...

27.06.2025 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: East African governments turn up repression as the United States turns away

Once, the U.S. government used its influence to prevent human rights abuses overseas. Now, Washington...

13.06.2025 9

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Sanctions relief is worth a shot for Syria’s chance at recovery

Syria remains at high risk. Sanctions relief doesn’t guarantee a stable path ahead, but without...

30.05.2025 6

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Elizabeth Shackelford: America’s president is for sale 

The Qatari jet may be the flashiest, but it’s only the latest in a flood...

16.05.2025 5

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Make it make sense. What is motivating Donald Trump’s foreign policy?

Russia isn’t just getting its way on Ukraine. The Trump administration has taken other actions...

02.05.2025 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: President Donald Trump’s tariffs will cost us

We live in a world today very unlike that of the 19th century America that...

03.04.2025 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Who will pick up the global leadership America has abandoned?  

Whether the future is more democratic or authoritarian will likely hinge on whether Europe or...

21.03.2025 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: How to spot autocracy’s rise

In Hungary and Turkey, Viktor Orban and Recep Tayyip Erdogan consolidated power with a few...

07.03.2025 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford: In a stunning comeback, Russia wins the Cold War

Donald Trump seems either unaware or unconcerned that Vladimir Putin’s plan is to weaken the...

21.02.2025 7

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Foreign aid delivered by USAID is for our nation’s benefit — including our farmers

Donald Trump's and Elon Musk's attacks on USAID and foreign assistance will hurt American national...

07.02.2025 9

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Plight of South Korea’s democracy has lessons for us

Polarization in South Korea, has helped a political leader rally enough support to potentially thwart...

10.01.2025 10

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