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Shalomov in Manara Magazine: Netanyahu’s Israel is a Teetering Balancing Act

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Kroenig in Foreign Policy analyzing Niccolò Machiavelli’s views on democracy

On May 27, Scowcroft Vice President and Director Matthew Kroenig penned an article for Foreign Policy assessing the efficacy of democracy and autocracy by invoking the international relations perspectives of renowned diplomat and author Niccolò Machiavelli. While Machiavelli is most famous for The Prince, a “guidebook for dictators”, his perspectives were best conveyed in Discourses […]

Kroenig on Foreign Policy discussing Machiavelli’s preference for democracy

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On May 27, Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig analyzed Niccolò Machiavelli’s works in Foreign Policy based on his chapter in The New Makers of Modern Strategy. He argues that Machiavelli assessed tyranny as an unstable system that is prone to extremes, whereas democracy imposes institutional guardrails that allow for the pursuit of long-term strategy. […]

Rich Outzen joins WION to discuss the Turkish elections

Rich Outzen joins TRT World to discuss the Turkish elections

Wieslander quoted in Wall Street Journal on Turkey & Sweden’s NATO accession

“The Turkish leader’s demands have created a political knot that will be difficult to address unless he is willing to soften his stance, said Anna Wieslander, the Stockholm-based director for Northern Europe at the Atlantic Council. ‘It’s worrisome that he put something on the table which is not solvable,’ Wieslander said. ‘Turkey is creating a […]

Lipsky interviewed by NPR on potential US default

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Lipsky quoted in Business Insider on US credibility in a default

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Lipsky interviewed on Business Insider on the consequences of a US default

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Yevgeniya Gaber quoted in Kyiv Independent on Turkey’s role in the War in Ukraine post-election