Category: In the News

Kroenig quoted in NPR on President Trump’s peace deals

On December 12, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in an article in NPR titled “Trump touts his peace deals – but many are already unraveling.” He argues the President’s unconventional negotiation style has yielded some notable successes.

Wieslander in New York Times

Director for Northern Europe, Anna Wieslander, featured in the New York Times on Wednesday December 10 on the challenges to Europe’s security. Wieslander underlines that Ukraine is Europe’s first line of defense against Russia but explains that “we don’t follow through on what that means and what it costs”. The frozen Russian assets are essential […]

Wieslander in Swedish Radio podcast

Director for Northern Europe, Anna Wieslander was interviewed in the Swedish Radio podcast “USApodden” (The USA podcast) on the European reactions to the new US NSS and its implications for European security and policy. While Europe remains important for the US Administration, it is perceived to have several challenges that Europe needs to deal with, […]

Gray in The Wall Street Journal on the National Security Strategy

On December 10, Alexander B. Gray, a nonresident senior fellow with the GeoStrategy Initiative at the Scowcroft Center, published an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal titled “The Logic of Trump’s Foreign-Policy Doctrine”. He argues that the new National Security Strategy’s greatest strength is its clear prioritization of core national interests within a larger […]

Charai for The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: No Stabilization in Gaza Without Dismantling Hamas

By Atlantic Council

Gray quoted in Politico on the National Security Strategy

On December 5, Alexander B. Gray, a nonresident senior fellow with the GeoStrategy Initiative at the Scowcroft Center, was quoted in the Politico newsletter on the newly released US National Security Strategy. He called it “a fundamental break from 35 years of how America views the world.”

Grundman in Aviation Week on Pentagon acquisition reform

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Senior Fellow Steven Grundman authored an article in Aviation Week entitled “Can Hegseth Transform U.S. Defense Acquisition?,” highlighting the importance of speed and agility in acquisition reform.

Hicks and Thornberry published in Defense News

By Atlantic Council

On December 2, Defense News published an op-ed by ReForge Commission Co-Chairs Kathleen Hicks and Mac Thornberry outlining why the United States must urgently rebuild an industrial base capable of outproducing and outlasting its adversaries. The piece highlights the strategic risks posed by today’s manufacturing shortfalls and the reforms needed to ensure the nation can […]

Linderman in the Dispatch on Russia’s decreasing hold on the South Caucasus and how the US should respond

By Laura Linderman

On November 21, Laura Linderman, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, was published in the Dispatch on Russia’s decreasing influence in the South Caucasus and the path forward for US policymakers in the region.

Bayoumi in Just Security on solar geoengineering

On December 2, Imran Bayoumi, associate director of the GeoStrategy Initiative, published an article for “Just Security” titled “As Solar Geoengineering Enters its Startup Phase, Governments Must Address Emerging Security Risks” cowritten with Scott M. Moore. The article breaks down potential security risks associated with solar geoengineering and argues governments must act now to regulate […]