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UkraineAlert

Feb 24, 2022

Ukraine desperately needs help

By Andrey Stavnitser

As Russia declares war, Ukraine calls on the global community not to sit on the sidelines and to urgently stand with Ukrainians.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2022

LIVE: Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Putin’s nuclear threat, and Germany’s big military bet

By Atlantic Council experts

As Russia further escalates its military intervention in Ukraine, check back here for the latest insights, analysis, and reporting from the Atlantic Council's experts as events unfold.

Conflict Eastern Europe

In the News

Feb 24, 2022

Lipner quoted in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on Israel’s diplomatic obstacles during the ongoing Ukraine crisis

By Atlantic Council

Conflict International Norms

In the News

Feb 24, 2022

Wechsler and Pfaff quoted in Forbes on Iraq’s increasing involvement in militant attacks in the region

By Atlantic Council

Arms Control Conflict

New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2022

Russia Crisis Military Assessment: Is snatching a seaport Putin’s next move?

By Atlantic Council military fellows

The Kremlin could invade Ukraine beyond the separatist line of control in the Donbas with virtually no unambiguous warning, according to our military experts.

Belarus Conflict

In the News

Feb 23, 2022

Slavin quoted in USA Today on Russian sanctions and support for Ukrainian humanitarian efforts

By Atlantic Council

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Hybrid Conflict Project

Feb 23, 2022

Today’s wars are fought in the ‘gray zone.’ Here’s everything you need to know about it.

By Forward Defense experts

Our experts help illuminate this shadowy zone of strategic competition—and offer ways for Washington and its allies to begin seizing the advantage. 

China Conflict

In the News

Feb 23, 2022

Crouch in RealClearDefense on transforming US strategic paradigms

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Matthew Crouch writes in RealClearDefense on recommendations for a holistic US policy about-face to meet changing Indo-Pacific security dynamics.

China Conflict

BelarusAlert

Feb 23, 2022

Belarus joins Putin’s new Russian empire

By Brian Whitmore

Vladimir Putin appears to have succeeded in the unofficial annexation of neighboring Belarus with news that Russian troops deployed ostensibly for military exercises will now remain in the country indefinitely.

Belarus Conflict

UkraineAlert

Feb 23, 2022

Time to go after the Kremlin’s wallets

By Doug Klain

Going after the Kremlin’s oligarchs who stash their illicit wealth in the West is an essential move that should happen now before Putin goes further in his campaign to end Ukrainian independence and revise Europe as we know it today.

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