Insights and impact

Handler in Lawfare: The strategic intelligence value of ransomware

By Atlantic Council

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Fellow Simon Handler explains that focusing on ransomware as criminal activity overlooks the real strategic value these operations can provide their owners.

Bryza joins Al Jazeera English to discuss whether Turkey and Armenia can establish diplomatic relations

LeBaron quoted in The National on Russia and China’s growing interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Atlantic Council

Slavin joins i24 to discuss Iran allowing IAEA cameras in nuclear sites

By Atlantic Council

The CBDC Tracker was featured in the Axios newsletter on the global development of CBDCs

By GeoEconomics Center

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Shahid featured in Kaler Kantho: There are three ways to get out of the ban

By Atlantic Council

Ashford in Foreign Affairs: “If dictators fear Western interventions, nuclear development is an unfortunate yet likely outcome”

By Atlantic Council

On December 14, Ashford was featured in a Foreign Affairs “Ask the Experts” roundup on the future of nuclear proliferation. “Two factors seem likely to push proliferation in the near term. First, the balance of power is shifting toward a more multipolar world, in which it is likely that smaller states may feel more threatened […]

Jain quoted in the Hill on Biden’s Summit for Democracy

On December 8, Scowcroft Center director for democratic order Ash Jain was quoted in The Hill discussing criteria for country selection and participation in the Biden administration’s Summit for Democracy. He argued that the summit should include democracies with shared values and exclude backsliding democracies and authoritarian countries.

Temnycky in Focus Ukraine: Democracy Summit Can Help Georgia and Ukraine with Their NATO Aspirations

By Atlantic Council