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Lichfield quoted in NBC News on how countries approach neutrality

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The West must respond to Russia’s rapidly escalating hybrid warfare

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Lichfield quoted in NBC News on how countries approach neutrality

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A three-step plan offers a pathway to reforming the United Nations agency to truly service Palestinians and to no longer pose a threat to Israel and an obstacle to Palestinian statehood negotiations.
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In the News

Mar 31, 2022

Lichfield quoted in NBC News on how countries approach neutrality

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Conflict Economy & Business

UkraineAlert

Mar 31, 2022

Putin will win unless the West sends Ukraine offensive weapons

By Alyona Getmanchuk

Western weapons have played a key role in helping Ukraine to inflict punishing losses on Putin's invasion force but Russia may still secure a bloody victory if the democratic world fails to accelerate arms deliveries.

Conflict European Union

BelarusAlert

Mar 30, 2022

Hundreds of Belarusians join Ukraine’s fight against Russian imperialism

By Brian Whitmore

Hundreds of Belarusians have volunteered to fight for Ukraine in the war against Putin's Russia as anti-imperial forces across the former USSR seek to shake off authoritarian Kremlin influence.

Belarus Conflict

New Atlanticist

Mar 30, 2022

Russia Crisis Military Assessment: Russia is forced to make a major shift in strategy

By Atlantic Council military fellows

The main Russian effort is now in the Donbas, where Russia will continue to send reinforcements and resupply in the hope of building on (and consolidating) small gains on the ground.

Conflict NATO

In the News

Mar 30, 2022

Cohen joins Bloomberg Radio to discuss the Ukraine Russia War
Conflict Russia

In the News

Mar 30, 2022

Cohen in The Washington Post: Russia reopens stock market with restrictions; U.S. calls it ‘charade’
Conflict Economy & Business
A Russian tank spotted in southern Belarus. (Source: @tendar/euroradio)

New Atlanticist

Mar 30, 2022

Russian War Report: Contradictory reports of Russian vehicles returning to Belarus

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

Russian forces seen returning to Belarus, Telegram channels undermining peace talks with Ukraine, and how Russians continue using banned social media.

Belarus Conflict

In the News

Mar 30, 2022

Arslan quoted in CNBC: Turkey may become the new playground for Russian oligarchs – but it’s a risky strategy
Conflict Russia

In the News

Mar 30, 2022

Plaks in the National News on Russian exiles

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident fellow Irina Plaks explains how the West should take advantage of high-skilled Russian exiles trying to escape from Russia.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 30, 2022

Barranco in WSJ and Military.com on small-unit Russian leadership

By Atlantic Council

Col John Barranco assesses that the recent deaths of four high-level Russian generals in Ukraine point to shortcomings in small-unit leadership.

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