Conflict Archives

Experts react: Iran just unleashed a major attack on Israel. What’s next?

UkraineAlert Nov 7, 2023

Peace is impossible while Vladimir Putin denies Ukraine’s right to exist

By Taras Kuzio

While calls to end the bloodshed in Ukraine are perfectly understandable, anyone advocating a compromise peace deal with Vladimir Putin must first reckon with the genocidal reality of Russia’s invasion, writes Taras Kuzio.

Conflict Democratic Transitions

New Atlanticist Nov 1, 2023

A Marine’s view: What Israeli ground forces will face in Gaza

By John B. Barranco

A US Marine who fought in Baghdad, Ramadi, Fallujah, and Kandahar shares insights on the challenges facing Israeli ground forces as they try to destroy Hamas in Gaza.

Conflict Iraq

Fast Thinking Oct 28, 2023

Israel’s ground war in Gaza has started. How will it end?

By Atlantic Council

On October 28, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that a “second stage” in Israel’s war is intended to destroy Hamas in Gaza. Atlantic Council experts share their insights.

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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New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2024

Experts react: Iran just unleashed a major attack on Israel. What’s next?

By Atlantic Council experts

What will Israel do next? Has a wider regional war begun? What role will the United States play? Our experts weigh in below.

Conflict Iran

MENASource

Apr 12, 2024

Dispatch from Gaza: ‘My son, every night he screams and convulses’

By Arwa Damon

Arwa Damon arrived in the Gaza Strip on a humanitarian mission for her charity, INARA, two days after the Israeli airstrike on the World Central Kitchen convoy. This is what she saw.

Conflict Israel

New Atlanticist

Apr 12, 2024

Dispatch from Kyiv: Ukraine is fighting for its economic survival, too

By Olga Khakova, Charles Lichfield

The longer the war lasts, the more it will consume funds initially meant for long-term investments and reconstruction.

Conflict Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 12, 2024

Polymeropoulos on MSNBC about the Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria

On April 12, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Marc Polymeropoulous spoke on MSNBC in response to the White House’s “ironclad” support for Israel after the strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria.

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Apr 12, 2024

Konaev cited in the Washington Post about drone swarms escalating global conflict

On April 12, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Margarita Konaev was quoted in a Washington Post article titled “US-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race,” about the risks of increasing the deployment of drone swarms.

Arms Control China

UkraineAlert

Apr 11, 2024

Ukraine pleads for Patriot air defense systems as Russia destroys power grid

By Peter Dickinson

Officials in Kyiv are calling on partners to urgently supply Patriot systems as Russia capitalizes on Ukraine's weakening air defenses to methodically destroy the country's power grid, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Defense Technologies

In the News

Apr 11, 2024

Alkhatib for The Atlantic: “What I’ve Heard From Gaza”

Conflict Israel

In the News

Apr 11, 2024

Alkhatib interviewed for The Times of Israel: “US-based Gazan peace activist calls on Palestinians to abandon armed resistance narrative”

Conflict Israel

UkraineAlert

Apr 11, 2024

Ukraine’s veterans can transform the country’s postwar political landscape

By Kateryna Odarchenko

While the Russian invasion of Ukraine is still far from over, it already looks likely that Ukrainian military veterans will play a key role in their country's postwar politics, writes Kateryna Odarchenko.

Civil Society Conflict