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New Atlanticist

Feb 1, 2022

Russian Hybrid Threats Report: Will Moscow provide weapons and passports to breakaway Ukrainian regions?

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

The Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab is tracking the latest on Russia moving blood and food supplies to the front, narratives in Kremlin-tied media, and more.

Belarus
Conflict

UkraineAlert

Feb 1, 2022

US delegation tells Ukrainians: Your fight is our fight

By Peter Dickinson

A high-level American delegation arrived in Kyiv on January 30 for a visit designed to demonstrate US solidarity and support for Ukraine as the country faces up to the threat of a potential full-scale Russian invasion.

Conflict
Politics & Diplomacy

IranSource

Feb 1, 2022

Can President Ebrahim Raisi turn Iran’s economic Titanic around?

By Nadereh Chamlou

The Ebrahim Raisi team is seen as the weakest since the revolution, but one with the strongest links to the IRGC, and where allegiance trumps expertise.

Economy & Business
Iran

New Atlanticist

Feb 1, 2022

The EU’s Strategic Compass is a defining moment for European defense

By Marie Jourdain

The EU's first white paper on defense will be a barometer for both member states’ and the bloc’s ambitions to make the EU a leading provider of security.

Crisis Management
Defense Policy

New Atlanticist

Jan 31, 2022

Cord-cutting, Russian style: Could the Kremlin sever global internet cables?

By Justin Sherman

Moscow knows that information is vital in a crisis—and that controlling or entirely disrupting its flow can provide important strategic advantages.

Conflict
Eastern Europe

New Atlanticist

Jan 31, 2022

The US is unprepared to face the challenge in the Arctic. Here’s what it should do.

By Mir Sadat

It's time for Washington to craft a truly cohesive National Arctic Strategy.

Defense Policy
Defense Technologies

Econographics

Jan 31, 2022

Ukraine and Dollar Weaponization

By George Pearkes

America has responded to Russian aggression with an unconventional weapon: the dollar.

Economic Sanctions
Economy & Business

Econographics

Jan 31, 2022

Strengthening ties: China and the GCC

By Inbar Pe'er, Niels Graham and Mrugank Bhusari

As China continues expanding its trade ties across the world while the US focuses on its domestic economy, the US will find itself without a seat at the table when the norms for the multilateral trading system are set.

China
Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jan 31, 2022

US-China financial market tensions: The road to riches or ruin?

By Jeremy Mark

Washington should keep a focus on national-security threats and avoid the temptation to push the two countries apart and risk financial-market instability.  

China
Economy & Business

UkraineAlert

Jan 30, 2022

Ukraine Crisis: Western sanctions must target Putin’s propagandists

By Yevhen Fedchenko

As Putin threatens a new invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s disinformation apparatus is playing a central role in the march to war. The international community must recognize this role and react accordingly.

Conflict
Disinformation