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Debra Cagan

Senior Advisor, Eurasia Center

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Danny Citrinowicz  

Nonresident Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Cybersecurity

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Justin M. Conelli

2022-23 Senior US Air Force Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Afghanistan National Security

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Phillip Cornell

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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Sarah Daly

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Energy & Environment

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Hanna Dohmen

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

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Content

GeoTech Cues

Feb 12, 2026

It will take a large coalition to scale up AI adoption. The AI Impact Summit in New Delhi is the place to start building it.

By Trisha Ray, Keyzom Ngodup Massally, and Shalini Kapoorand

The AI Impact Summit should bring together tech companies, government agencies, researchers, civil society, and funders to focus efforts on scaling up AI adoption.

Artificial Intelligence
Digital Policy

In the News

Feb 11, 2026

Kroenig on NPR on Iran

By Atlantic Council

On February 11, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was interviewed on NPR on the Trump Administration’s negotiations with Iran.

Iran
Security & Defense

Dispatches

Feb 2, 2026

To repair US-Colombia ties, Trump and Petro should focus on counternarcotics and Venezuela

By Kevin Whitaker

By focusing on shared interests on counternarcotics and Venezuela, Tuesday's Oval Office meeting between the US and Colombian presidents can put the two nations’ bilateral relations on a better path.

Colombia
Crisis Management

In the News

Jan 22, 2026

Grundman in CNN reporting on defense contracting

On January 7, Forward Defense Senior Fellow Steven Grundman was featured in an article on CNN entitled “Trump threatens defense contractors with restrictions while promising sharp increase in spending,” arguing that Trump’s proposed limits on defense contractors’ buybacks, dividends, and executive pay would amount to an unprecedented form of state intervention. In his view, even if the intent is justified, the […]

Defense Industry
Defense Policy

Uncategorized

Jan 22, 2026

Graham cited in CNBC on how strengthening US biotech competitiveness with China could help accelerate treatments for rare disease patients.

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Uncategorized

Jan 22, 2026

Kroenig quoted in ABC News on NATO Secretary-General Rutte

On January 22, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in ABC News about NATO Secretary-General Rutte's efficacy in negotiating with the Trump administration.

In the News

Jan 7, 2026

Wieslander on Swedish radio

Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, appeared twice on Swedish radio on Wednesday, January 7th, to comment on the Trump Administration’s threats to take over Greenland and the implications for the future of NATO. “The situation is very serious, and without a negotiated path forward, the future of defense cooperation within NATO is at risk”, […]

Northern Europe
Security & Defense

Uncategorized

Jan 5, 2026

Kroenig quoted in Bloomberg on Trump’s Venezuela strategy

By Atlantic Council

On January 4, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in a Bloomberg article titled "Trump Snatches Maduro But Leaves His Regime in Charge for Now." He explains that the Trump administration is attempting to influence the Venezuelan vice president to secure outcomes favorable to the US.

National Security
Political Reform

In the News

Dec 11, 2025

Atlantic Council Front Page event with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer highlighted by One America News Network

Watch the full video here

Podcast

Dec 11, 2025

“Youth as merchandise”: Iraqi mercenaries in Ukraine

By Alia Brahimi

In Season 2, Episode 13 of the Guns for Hire podcast, host Alia Brahimi is joined by the Iraqi political analyst Mohammed Salih to discuss the legion of Iraqi men turning up on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine.

Iraq
Middle East
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