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Jul 8, 2025

Braw published in Politico on the importance of Svalbard Islands

On March 26, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was published by Politico on how the Kremlin is accusing Norway of militarizing the Northern archipelago, creating a potential pretext for military action that endangers Europe.

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Jul 8, 2025

Agachi in BBC Audio show discussing Romania’s upcoming election

By Anca Agachi

On March 11, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident fellow Anca Agachi contributed to a BBC Audio production, The Inquiry, discussing contentious Romanian elections and the implications for broader transatlantic security.

In the News

Jul 1, 2025

CBDC Tracker cited in Bank of Colombia’s CBDC report

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Colombia Digital Currencies

In the News

Jun 30, 2025

Murray featured in CNBC on fundamental changes to UK and NATO defense spending.

By Atlantic Council

On June 2, Rob Murray, non-resident senior fellow at Forward Defense and the Transatlantic Security Initiative, appeared on CNBC to advise on a radical rethink of deterrence from a European perspective. Murray states that the architecture behind defense financing has been uniquely designed for peacetime, so the European financial community will have to rework their financial alliance to maximize […]

Europe & Eurasia National Security

Trackers and Data Visualizations

Jun 20, 2025

NATO Defense Spending Tracker

By Kristen Taylor

The Transatlantic Security Initiative's NATO defense spending tracker delves into data and figures to analyze current defense spending trends.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Econographics

Jun 17, 2025

Anonymous shell companies pose a threat to US national security. Here is how to address it.

By Julie Brinn Siegel

On March 26, the Department of the Treasury scrapped critical federal rules that would have made most anonymous shell companies illegal. The rules would also have prevented them from being abused by drug cartels, human traffickers, foreign adversaries like Iran and China, terrorist groups, and other bad actors.

China Economy & Business

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Jun 14, 2025

Kumar cited in AFP on the significance of the G7 summit’s guest list

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Economy & Business France

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Jun 12, 2025

The objectives of transatlantic financial services regulation and the future of international cooperation

By Matthew L. Ekberg

Much has been written in recent weeks about heightened geopolitical tensions and the impact of policy changes concerning international trade on global markets. Less has been said about the growing shift in focus on both sides of the Atlantic—and across the English Channel—on the next stage of development for financial services regulation.

Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Jun 12, 2025

Lipsky quoted in The President’s Daily Brief Podcast on US-China Trade Negotiations

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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Jun 9, 2025

Eftimiades in Politico on countering Chinese espionage in American universities

By Atlantic Council

On May 29, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Nicholas Eftimiades was quoted in a Politico article on President Trump’s plan to revoke the visas of Chinese students in the US. Eftimiades questioned the ultimate efficacy of this strategy in curtailing economic spying. He was quoted saying, “if the goal is taking players off the field, […]