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Turkey has been at a standstill, which, combined with domestic political considerations, led to a reevaluation of its strategy.
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Kroenig quoted in the Atlantic on Russia’s nuclear threat

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

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Russia’s hybrid war against the West is escalating rapidly and requires a far firmer collective response, writes Doug Livermore.
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Kroenig quoted in the Atlantic on Russia’s nuclear threat

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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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Mar 15, 2022

Kroenig quoted in the Atlantic on Russia’s nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Managing Atlantic Council editor Uri Friedman outlines the broader implications of Russia's nuclear threat over Ukraine on nuclear deterrence.

Arms Control Conflict

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Mar 15, 2022

Grieco in Responsible Statecraft: Biden under pressure to do things that will only escalate Russia-Ukraine violence

By Atlantic Council

On March 15, Kelly Grieco authored an op-ed in Responsible Statecraft on the steps the Biden administration can take to promote a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine and avoid escalation.  “The pressure to act in the coming days will be enormous. Harrowing images of Ukrainian suffering will stir public conscience, and the calls […]

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In the News

Mar 15, 2022

Binnendijk and Manning in The Hill: Advice for Xi Jinping on China’s Ukraine choice

By Hans Binnendijk, Robert A. Manning

Binnendijk and Manning discuss China's strategic choice in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

China Conflict

In the News

Mar 15, 2022

Kroenig in the Washington Post on the Russian nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig asserts that Russia may use limited nuclear strikes to prevent a Ukrainian victory.

Arms Control Conflict

UkraineAlert

Mar 15, 2022

Vladimir Putin has nothing but bad options in Ukraine

By Doug Klain

After three weeks of military setbacks Putin now faces the choice of escalating his Ukraine war further and risking his own downfall or seeking a face-saving exit from a conflict that has united the world against Russia.

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UkraineAlert

Mar 15, 2022

Ukraine’s exodus escalates as millions more prepare to flee Putin’s invasion

By Andrew D’Anieri

As Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine continues to escalate, millions more Ukrainians are expected to flee the country in the coming days to escape Russian war crimes and the horrors of occupation.

Conflict Human Rights

UkraineAlert

Mar 15, 2022

Russia’s veto makes a mockery of the United Nations Security Council

By Shelby Magid, Yulia Shalomov

Putin’s Ukraine War has fundamentally transformed the geopolitical landscape. This new reality must be reflected in the way the United Nations Security Council functions. If not now, when?

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In the News

Mar 14, 2022

Kroenig in Providence on Russia’s nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig discusses Russia, Ukraine, and potential nuclear outcomes.

Arms Control Conflict
A satellite image shows ground forces equipment and a convoy, in Khilchikha, Belarus February 28, 2022. Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2022

Russian War Report: Russian false-flag operation seeks to drag Belarus into Ukraine war

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

Ukrainian media reported that Russia attacked a Belarusian village from Ukrainian airspace in an attempt to make it appear that Ukraine had attacked Belarus and provoke Belarusian President Lukashenka to move troops into Ukraine. 

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Mar 14, 2022

Qaddour mentioned in Lawfare on her testimony at The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism

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