Category: In the News

Wechsler quoted in USA TODAY on Israel-Bahrain normalization

Hudson quoted in the Middle East Eye on tensions caused by a declaration separating religion and state in Sudan

By Atlantic Council

Hudson quoted in USA Today on the opposition of families of 9/11 victims to Sudan’s removal from the US state sponsors of terrorism list

By Atlantic Council

Davidzon in Tablet: Crushing democracy in Belarus

By Atlantic Council

Shaffer in Baku Dialogues: Iran’s longstanding cooperation with Armenia

When the Soviet Union collapsed in December 1991, Iran’s stable northern boundary suddenly became a shared border with five states: land borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan, and maritime borders with Kazakhstan and Russia. Tehran viewed this momentous change as a source of several new security challenges.

Kroenig and Ashford discuss US efforts to counter China

By Atlantic Council

On September 11, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig and the Cato Institute’s Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss US efforts to counter China, including a new US military base in Palau; the possibility that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pursues a closed […]

Cohen quoted in Deutsche Welle on sanctions related to Nord Stream 2

Kadhim quoted in AFP on the return of Saddam-era files

Borghard in the Council on Foreign Relations: Congress should act to ensure weapon systems’ cybersecurity

By Atlantic Council

Erica argues that Congress should create the conditions for the DoD to develop a more complete picture of the scope, scale, and implications of cyber threats and vulnerabilities to critical weapon systems and functions and improve their resilience. More about our expert

Garlauskas quoted in Yonhap News Agency on the new direction for US policy on North Korea

By Atlantic Council

Markus Garlauskas, the former US National Intelligence Officer for North Korea and nonresident senior fellow with the Asia Security Initiative, was quoted on his remarks during a virtual seminar at the United States Institute for Peace by Yonhap Newson September 10, 2020. He argued that North Korea appears to be ready to resume its nuclear […]