Nia in NBC News: Is Brittney Griner a Russian hostage?

UkraineAlert Feb 11, 2025

How Ukraine’s shadow army fights back against the Russian occupation

By Omar Ashour

Ukraine’s resistance movement has evolved significantly in the eleven years since the onset of Russian military aggression, with a dramatic escalation following the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, writes Omar Ashour.
Civil Society Conflict
Nia in NBC News: Is Brittney Griner a Russian hostage?

MENASource Jan 10, 2025

To help build the new Syria, the US needs to better understand the Kurds and Arabs of the northeast

By Ömer Özkizilcik

Washington should take note of the complexities in the region and not be bound by the past. The security of the entire region is at stake.
Civil Society Democratic Transitions
Nia in NBC News: Is Brittney Griner a Russian hostage?

IranSource Jan 6, 2025

Blinded Iranian activist Elaheh Tavakolian: ‘We lost our eyes on this path. Let us not lose sight of our goal’

By Holly Dagres

Holly Dagres sits down with blinded Iranian activist Elahe Tavakolian to share her story and discuss the situation in Iran and what the West needs to do.
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In the News

Apr 12, 2022

Nia in NBC News: Is Brittney Griner a Russian hostage?

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Apr 6, 2022

Zelenskyy wants Ukraine to be ‘a big Israel.’ Here’s a road map.

By Daniel B. Shapiro

By adapting their mindset to mirror aspects of Israel’s approach to security challenges, Ukrainian officials can tackle their own critical challenges with confidence.

Civil Society Israel

New Atlanticist

Apr 4, 2022

Can crypto deliver aid amid war? Ukraine holds the answer.

By Ananya Kumar, Nikhil Raghuveera

Ukraine’s current experience could transform how aid is disbursed across the world.

Civil Society Digital Currencies

UkraineAlert

Apr 1, 2022

Russian contempt for Ukraine paved the way for Putin’s disastrous invasion

By Anders Åslund

The many miscalculations that paved the way for Vladimir Putin's disastrous invasion of Ukraine are rooted in longstanding Russian ignorance of Ukraine and contempt for all things Ukrainian, writes Anders Åslund.

Civil Society Conflict

UkraineAlert

Mar 31, 2022

Ukrainian civil society can help hold Russia accountable for war crimes

By Danielle Johnson

The quest for international justice over the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine is already underway and should seek to involve Ukrainian civil society, argues Danielle Johnson.

Civil Society Conflict

BelarusAlert

Mar 29, 2022

Deep unease in Belarus over country’s role in Russian invasion of Ukraine

By Alesia Rudnik

Vladimir Putin is pushing Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka to join the invasion of Ukraine, but the war is deeply unpopular among Belarusians who fear direct participation will have catastrophic consequences.

Belarus Civil Society

In the News

Mar 25, 2022

Merriman in The Hill on how the Russian people can end Putin’s war

On March 24, Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Hardy Merriman published an op-ed in The Hill outlining pathways and tactics for Russian citizens to engage in sustained civil resistance to create political transition in Russia.

Civil Society Democratic Transitions

In the News

Mar 23, 2022

Cooper featured in PRNewswire

By Atlantic Council

Scott Cooper serves as vice president of strategic advocacy in the Government and Customer Relations division of Peraton.

Civil Society United States and Canada

UkraineAlert

Mar 18, 2022

Why Russia’s anti-war movement matters

By Dylan Myles-Primakoff

While opinion polls consistently indicate strong Russian public support for Putin's Ukraine War, the country's anti-war movement also matters and may actually be larger than it at first appears.

Civil Society Conflict

UkraineAlert

Mar 17, 2022

The EU needs Ukraine

By Paul Grod

The European Union needs to embrace Ukraine's membership aspirations in order to demonstrate its own commitment to European values and its opposition to Vladimir Putin's authoritarian alternative.

Civil Society Conflict
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Senior Legal & Policy Advisor, Strategic Litigation Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Law & Tech Counsel, Strategic Litigation Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Nicholas O’Connell

Nonresident Fellow

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Roman Osadchuk

Resident Fellow

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David W. Panuelo

Distinguished Fellow

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Roberto Patino

Founder and CEO, Mi Convive / Alimenta La Solidaridad

Millennium Leadership Program

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