Insights and impact

Feldman-Piltch in Non-State Actress on the consequences of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Maggie Feldman-Piltch

On January 10, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Maggie Feldman-Piltch released the third edition of Non-State Actress, which examined the cost of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Non-State Actress project is made possible by generous support from the German Federal Foreign Office, whom we thank for their support.

CBDC Tracker cited by the National Interest on CBDCs potential use as a national currency.

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Tran cited by the Bretton Woods Committee on the Fed’s reverse repo operations.

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Jeglinskas in Delfi News on the difficulty for NATO countries to collectively increasing defense spending (in Lithuanian)

On January 9, the Transatlantic Security Initiative’s Nonresident Senior Fellow Giedrimas Jeglinskas was quoted in Delfi News on the difficulty for NATO countries to collectively increasing defense spending (in Lithuanian). 

“Diversity among diplomats will strengthen U.S. foreign policy” Nonresident Fellow Leland Lazarus featured in the Washington Post

On January 7, 2023, Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Leland Lazarus’ op-ed article on the importance of diversity in the American foreign policy world was featured in the Washington Post.

Webster in China-Russia Report: Special report: Russian intelligence’s very bad year

Karatnycky in the Wall Street Journal: Putin’s American Cheerleaders

By Atlantic Council

Zysk in ABC/Nyheter on the difficulties Russian authorities will have continuing to maintain domestic propaganda (in Norwegian)

On January 6, TSI NRSF Katarzyna Zysk was quoted discussing the difficulties Russian authorities will have continuing to maintain domestic propaganda (in Norwegian).  

Okamoto cited in Politico on his new role as nonresident senior fellow with the Geoeconomics Center.

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Gilbert Interviewed on Radio Free Asia

On January 4, IPSI Associate Director Lauren Gilbert was featured in an interview with Radio Free Asia to discuss the Republic of Korea’s newly announced Indo-Pacific Strategy and the implications it holds for the US-ROK alliance, US-ROK-Japan trilateral cooperation, and relations with North Korea.