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#43: Don’t Make Allies Choose Between the US and China

By: Matthew Kroenig and Jeffrey Cimmino What is the kernel of the issue? Amid a renewed era of US-China competition, many US allies and partners are worried that the United States will force them to choose between Washington and Beijing.   Why is the issue important? The United States is embarking upon building a set […]

Khoury quoted in TRT World on the Houthis’ fight for Marib

Atlantic Council Launches “Stories of Human Resilience” with Anna Deavere Smith

Six-part series captures the essence of resilience through inspirational stories of overcoming extraordinary challenges. Washington, DC –– February 25, 2021 –– The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock) today launched Stories of Human Resilience – a groundbreaking video project with Emmy and Pulitzer Prize nominated playwright, actress, author, journalist, and educator Anna Deavere […]

#25: Tear Down This (Fire)wall

By: Jeffrey Cimmino and Matthew Kroenig What is the kernel of the issue? The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is cracking down on human rights, enacting legislation to repress pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong and engaging in what the State Department has declared a genocide in Xinjiang. The CCP also is using advanced technology to control […]

#21: Produce A New ‘Project Solarium’

By: Ronald Marks What is the kernel of the issue? As the United States’ preponderant position in the world continues to decline relative to other major powers, it needs to go beyond its Cold War-based, self-defining aphorisms such as “Leader of the Free World” and “World’s Largest Super Power” to guide an adapted US foreign […]

#3: Push Back On Putin’s Aggression; Cooperate If We Can

By: Ambassador Daniel Fried What is the kernel of the issue? In US relations with Putin’s authoritarian, aggressive, and adversarial Russia, what place is there for bilateral US-Russia cooperation—within an overall U.S. and transatlantic policy of pushback against Russia—without compromising US interests, values, and friends? Why is the issue important? A core principle for the […]

#2: Scope US Forces’ Involvement in ‘Endless’ Mideast Wars

By: David Petraeus What is the kernel of the issue? Ending US involvement in “endless wars” doesn’t necessarily end the wars, it just ends our participation. And withdrawing US forces from the so-called “endless wars” against Islamist extremists in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere, could result in an escalation of the conflicts. If what transpires […]

Garlauskas quoted in NK News on new approach toward North Korean nuclear missiles

On January 20, 2021, Markus Garlauskas, the former US National Intelligence Officer for North Korea and nonresident senior fellow with the Asia Security Initiative, was quoted in NK News for his comments on how the incoming Biden administration should deal with North Korea’s nuclear weapons. He argued that the focus should be to prevent further […]

#1: Make HHS a member of the Intelligence Community to Strengthen Pandemic Prevention

By: James P. Danoy What is the kernel of the issue? The COVID-19 pandemic has made it crystal clear that combatting infectious diseases must be the top national security priority, requiring a whole-of-government approach. Why the issue is important? The US Intelligence Community possesses worldwide collection and analytic capabilities that can be used for global […]