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In the News

Mar 4, 2014

Pavel: Perceived US Weakness Emboldens Putin

By Barry Pavel

Atlantic Council VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel is quoted in the National Post on the failure of Western powers to check Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Eastern Europe:

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In the News

Mar 3, 2014

Benitez: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Demands NATO Response

By Jorge Benitez

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow and NATOSource Director Jorge Benitez writes for The Hill on how NATO should respond to Russia’s occupation of Crimea:

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In the News

Mar 3, 2014

Burns on Ukraine: “The Stakes Are High”

By Nicholas Burns

McClatchy news quotes Atlantic Council Board Director Nicholas Burns on the United States’ response to conflict in Ukraine: “By any standard this is the most difficult, the most complex international crisis he’s faced,” said former NATO ambassador Nicholas Burns, a former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs and member of the Atlantic Council Board […]

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In the News

Mar 3, 2014

Wilson: US Must Pour Efforts into Ukraine

By Damon Wilson

Damon Wilson, Atlantic Council executive vice president, is quoted by the Associated Press on Ukraine:

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In the News

Mar 3, 2014

Burns: Ukraine Is Obama’s Toughest Challenge Yet

By Nicholas Burns

Atlantic Council Board Director and Executive Committee member Nicholas Burns is quoted by Bloomberg on the brewing crisis in Crimea:

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In the News

Mar 3, 2014

Karatnycky: Ukraine Showdown Could End in “Bloody Mess”

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky is quoted in USA Today on Russia’s gambit in Crimea:

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In the News

Mar 2, 2014

Burns: US Must Respond with Leadership on Ukraine

By Nicholas Burns

Nicholas Burns, an Atlantic Council board director and executive committee member, is quoted in the Los Angeles Times on how US President Barack Obama should respond to the crisis in Ukraine:

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In the News

Mar 2, 2014

Wilson: Nuland’s Ukraine Charge

By Damon Wilson

Reuters quotes Atlantic Council executive vice president Damon Wilson on Victoria Nuland’s efforts to change US policy toward Europe’s East and Russia:

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In the News

Mar 2, 2014

Brattberg: Baltic States Worried by Crimea

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Erik Brattberg is quoted in the Atlantic on the Baltic states’ fears raised by Russia’s occupation of Crimea:

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In the News

Mar 2, 2014

Wilson: Putin “Testing the Waters”

By Damon Wilson

The Chicago Sun-Times quotes Atlantic Council executive VP Damon Wilson on how the White House can stem Russia’s interference in Ukraine:

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