Category: In the News

Gramer: Key Questions the United States Must Answer Before Arming Ukraine

By Robbie Gramer

Assistant Director of the Transatlantic Security Initiative Robbie Gramer writes for The Hill on the shift in US policy toward Ukraine and the five key questions the Obama administration should answer before providing lethal aid to Ukraine:

Kramer: Cyber Sanctions After Sony

By Franklin D. Kramer

Atlantic Council Board Member and Scowcroft Center Distinguished Fellow Franklin Kramer cowrites for The Hill’s Congress Blog on utilizing sanctions as a response to cyber attacks:

Forbes Draws From Atlantic Council Report

By Atlantic Council

Forbes draws from Atlantic Council report in outlining the case for arming Ukraine:

Karantnycky on Pentagon Study About Putin

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky joins MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the 2008 Pentagon study about Russian President Putin’s behavior and how Russian society and cultural trends may have shaped his behavior:

Pham on the Capabilities of Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

Time quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Boko Haram’s ability to launch terrorist attacks in the West:

Pham on the Death Toll in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

Charisma News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham as he addresses the House Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs on the death toll in Nigeria as a result of violence connected to Boko Haram:

Pham on Boko Haram Surrounding Maiduguri

By J. Peter Pham

Catholic Online quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Boko Haram surrounding Maiduguri, Nigeria and whether the militants could take over the city of two million people:

Reuters Covers Atlantic Council Event

Reuters quotes Commerce Under Secretary Stefan Selig from Atlantic Council event about the 2015 trade agenda and the Trans-Pacific Partnership:

Mardini on Jordan’s Military Response to ISIS

By Ramzy Mardini

McClatchy quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on Jordan’s military response to ISIS and possible consequences:

Metzl: It’s Time for the United States to Talk About Genetics

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl writes for the Washington Post on the need for the United States to have a national conversation on the future of human genetic manipulation: