Putin has fatally underestimated Ukrainians

MENASource Nov 8, 2024

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.
Conflict Europe & Eurasia
Putin has fatally underestimated Ukrainians

UkraineAlert Nov 7, 2024

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.
Conflict Cybersecurity
Putin has fatally underestimated Ukrainians

New Atlanticist Nov 1, 2024

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.
Conflict Israel

War in Ukraine

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are assessing the consequences of Russia’s February 2022 invasion, including what it means for Ukraine’s sovereignty, Europe’s security, and the United States’ leadership.

Israel-Hamas war

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are providing insight and analysis at speed and in depth on the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, Israel’s response, and how the emerging conflict is upending the Middle East and the world.

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UkraineAlert

Feb 28, 2022

Putin has fatally underestimated Ukrainians

By Inna Sovsun

Vladimir Putin made a grave miscalculation when he invaded Ukraine. The Russian ruler hoped to decapitate the Ukrainian state and install a new regime, but is now at war with the entire 40 million Ukrainian nation.

Civil Society Conflict

The 5×5

Feb 28, 2022

The 5×5—What’s in a cyber strategy?

By Simon Handler

What’s in a cyber strategy, how should one be created, how can observers gauge its effectiveness, and how might such a strategy be reflected in real-world conflicts?

Conflict Cybersecurity

New Atlanticist

Feb 28, 2022

Russian Hybrid War Report: Russia retaliates against anti-war celebrities as social platforms crack down on Russian media

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

Meta, Patreon, and Twitter are taking action against Russian accounts, while Russian celebrities are facing pushback for their views, according to the Council's open-source researchers.

Belarus Conflict

New Atlanticist

Feb 28, 2022

Russian forces capture key Ukraine nuclear plant

By Atlantic Council experts

Follow along for the latest insights, analysis, and reporting from the Atlantic Council's experts as Russia steps up its military assault on Ukraine.

Conflict Russia

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Polymeropoulos in Washington Monthly on US covert assistance to Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Marc Polymeropoulos recommends to the Washington Monthly that the US covertly provide assistance to the Ukrainian resistance.

Conflict Rule of Law

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Mezran quoted in The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington on Libya’s presidential crisis and democratic backsliding

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Democratic Transitions

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Kroenig cited in La Stampa on Russia’s nuclear alert

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft center's deputy director Matthew Kroenig comments on the nuclear implications of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Conflict Italian

New Atlanticist

Feb 27, 2022

Experts React: What’s behind Germany’s stunning foreign-policy shift?

By Atlantic Council experts

Our Europe Center experts weigh in on Germany’s about-face on military spending, arming Ukraine, and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

Conflict Defense Policy

Inflection Points

Feb 27, 2022

Ukraine has finally prompted the West to shift course on Putin

By Frederick Kempe

The Zelenskyy delegation’s chance to succeed in talks at the Belarus border with a Russian delegation would be far greater if Putin were confident that the West has Ukraine’s back.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

Konaev in India Today on Russian urban warfare campaigns

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Margarita Konaev cites recent and historical examples of how Russia conducts its urban warfare and how it will affect Ukraine.

Civil Society Conflict
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Ginger Matchett

Program Assistant

Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative GeoStrategy Initiative

Africa Climate Change & Climate Action

Fellow

Nasredeen Abdulbari

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Africa Arabic

Fellow

Anca Agachi

Nonresident Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Africa Conflict

Fellow

Kyle Atwell

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Afghanistan Colombia

Fellow

Emadeddin Badi

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Conflict

Fellow

Nicholas Blanford

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Conflict
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