Category: In the News

Alam wrote a piece for The Japan Times: Afghan resistance in desperate need of world’s support

By Atlantic Council

Nasr was quoted in The New York Times article: For Some, Afghanistan Outcome Affirms a Warning: Beware the Blob

By Atlantic Council

O’Toole quoted in Voice of America about what’s next for the US in Afghanistan

By Brian O’Toole

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Alam was quoted in Business Insider News article: Afghan resistance leader hires DC lobbyist in bid for continued US financial and military support

By Atlantic Council

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: A Tale of Two Biden Doctrines

By Atlantic Council

On September 16, Christopher Preble debated whether there is a “Biden doctrine” and if so, what exactly it is, with co-hosts Melanie Marlowe (CSIS) and Zack Cooper (AEI) on the War on the Rocks Net Assessment podcast. They identified two separate threads in Biden’s thinking and that of his team — one idealist vision for […]

Nabi in ThinkGlobalHealth: The next phase of COVID-19 response

“One of the impediments to designing sustainable policy solutions to contain the damage from COVID has been the assumption that people have an accurate estimate of risk. Behavioral research has repeatedly illustrated how people generally miscalculate risks—especially when they are influenced by fear. This is why transparency, and the right incentives should form the core elements […]

Shullman and Edel in Foreign Affairs: How China exports authoritarianism

By Atlantic Council

On September 16, 2021, Foreign Affairs published an article by David O. Shullman and Charles Edel, “How China Exports Authoritarianism.” The authors argue that “Beijing’s money and technology is fueling repression worldwide” and warn that “China’s actions threaten to usher in a world of undemocratic regimes that are beholden to Beijing.”

Kroenig discusses AUKUS agreement on BBC World News

By Atlantic Council

On September 16, BBC World News interviewed Matthew Kroenig about the new AUKUS security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Kroenig argued that the partnership is important for deterring or defending against a Chinese attack in the Indo-Pacific. He also noted that AUKUS signals that democracies can work together to address […]

Slavin quoted in The National Interest on failures of the War on Terror

By Atlantic Council

Alam was quoted in the Arab News article: Warming Iran-Taliban ties will have consequences for region

By Atlantic Council