Category: In the News

Wieslander quoted in New York Times on Arctic tensions

Arctic Risks Loom Large as Blinken Tours NATO’s North: “There remains a concern that China, which now has even closer ties to Russia, remains active in the Far North, building big icebreakers. ‘China will reach Europe through the Arctic,’ Ms. Wieslander said.”

Kroenig in Foreign Policy analyzing Niccolò Machiavelli’s views on democracy

On May 27, Scowcroft Vice President and Director Matthew Kroenig penned an article for Foreign Policy assessing the efficacy of democracy and autocracy by invoking the international relations perspectives of renowned diplomat and author Niccolò Machiavelli. While Machiavelli is most famous for The Prince, a “guidebook for dictators,” his perspectives were best conveyed in Discourses […]

Roberts in DW

On May 29, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in DW regarding export control measures on semiconductor trade with China and whether such measures could backfire. Roberts explains that “US companies can apply for special licenses and if their applications are approved, they can continue to sell semiconductors or presumably semiconductor manufacturing […]

Rich Outzen joins WION to discuss the Turkish elections

Rich Outzen joins TRT World to discuss the Turkish elections

Stefanini featured in Deutsche Welle addressing the “Belt and Road” initiative and Italy’s participation

By Stefano Stefanini

On May 29, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Stefano Stefanini was quoted in Deutsche Welle addressing the “Belt and Road” initiative and why it is impossible for Italy, as an ally of the United States, to continue to participate in it. 

Halaimzai & Theros in PeaceRep: Establishing the Afghanistan Research Network

By Atlantic Council

Sahar Halaimzai and Marika Theros recently established The Afghanistan Research Network (ARN) as a first step to preserve, sustain and amplify Afghan expertise and knowledge, and to provide analysis that can inform creative actions in the short-term while helping shape future prospects for a more stable and pluralistic Afghanistan in the long-term. The Afghanistan Research Network aims […]

Kumar, Brownstein, Lopez-Irizarry, and Vishwanath cited by KPMG on CBDCs

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Wieslander quoted in Wall Street Journal on Turkey & Sweden’s NATO accession

“The Turkish leader’s demands have created a political knot that will be difficult to address unless he is willing to soften his stance, said Anna Wieslander, the Stockholm-based director for Northern Europe at the Atlantic Council. ‘It’s worrisome that he put something on the table which is not solvable,’ Wieslander said. ‘Turkey is creating a […]

Lipsky interviewed by NPR on potential US default

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