Skaluba in Defense One: NATO membership for Sweden would be ‘a small step for the military, but a giant leap for the political system’

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Turkey is searching for a way out of Syria’s impasse

By Ömer Özkizilcik

Turkey has been at a standstill, which, combined with domestic political considerations, led to a reevaluation of its strategy.
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Skaluba in Defense One: NATO membership for Sweden would be ‘a small step for the military, but a giant leap for the political system’

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

By Doug Livermore

Russia’s hybrid war against the West is escalating rapidly and requires a far firmer collective response, writes Doug Livermore.
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Skaluba in Defense One: NATO membership for Sweden would be ‘a small step for the military, but a giant leap for the political system’

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How to reform UNRWA to improve Palestinian lives and Israeli security

By Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky and Jonathan Panikoff

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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Apr 22, 2022

Skaluba in Defense One: NATO membership for Sweden would be ‘a small step for the military, but a giant leap for the political system’

By Christopher Skaluba

Chris Skaluba discusses how quickly Finland and Sweden could be granted admission to NATO after their applications.

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Katz joins the Middle East Policy Council to discuss the impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine on the Middle East

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Qaddour joins the Henry Jackson Society to discuss international law and Russian aggression in Ukraine

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Apr 21, 2022

Genocide in Ukraine: Putin just gave his tacit approval for more war crimes

By Peter Dickinson

By bestowing military honors on Russian soldiers accused of war crimes against Ukraine civilians, Vladimir Putin is setting the stage for further atrocities and underlining the genocidal intentions behind his invasion of Ukraine.

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Apr 21, 2022

Warrick on Newsy Tonight on the next phase of the war on Ukraine

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Thomas Warrick breaks down the Russian offensive in Ukraine, and notes that the next few weeks will be a critical time for the Ukrainian resistance.

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Apr 21, 2022

Warrick joins Newsy to discuss Russian forces in Ukraine
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Apr 20, 2022

Kroenig in the Wall Street Journal on tactical nuclear weapons

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Matthew Kroenig argues for the United States to invest in tactical nuclear weapons by outlining a scenario where Russia invades Estonia, which triggers NATO's Article V.

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Apr 20, 2022

Ukraine reveals Russian military plans for “full-scale invasion of Belarus”

By Brian Whitmore

With Belarusians uneasy over their country's role in Putin's Ukraine War, Moscow may revive earlier plans for the military takeover of Belarus if growing anti-war sentiment threatens to undermine Russian influence.

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Apr 20, 2022

Kroenig in the Washington Post on Russian “escalate-to-deescalate” strategy

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Matthew Kroenig breaks down the Kremlin’s “escalate-to-deescalate” strategy, and how a cautious US response plays into Russian hands.

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Apr 20, 2022

UN: Ukraine refugee crisis is Europe’s biggest since WWII

By Julian Vierlinger

According to UN data, more than five million Ukrainians have now fled their homeland since the start of Russia's invasion on February 24, representing the biggest European refugee crisis since the Second World War.

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