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New Atlanticist

Sep 15, 2023

The pathway to NATO’s ‘2/20’ goal is through real growth of defense spending

By Wayne Schroeder

Next year’s NATO Summit in Washington is a golden opportunity for the Alliance to endorse a defense real growth pathway to its “2/20” guideline.

Defense Policy National Security
SYPAQ’s Corvo Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, the cardboard drones that Ukraine’s forces have been reportedly used to attack Russian targets. SYPAQ/2023.

New Atlanticist

Sep 14, 2023

Ukraine’s drone strikes are a window into the future of warfare

By Mark Jacobsen

Kyiv’s innovations will usher in a new generation of do-it-yourself drone technology, making their use a routine feature of warfare.

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Sep 13, 2023

Garlauskas quoted in War on the Rocks

On September 12, Markus Garlauskas’ analysis was referenced in War on the Rocks regarding his recently published report on simultaneous conflicts and limited nuclear attacks. In particular, the article cited one of the report’s key assertions: that “the likelihood of a two-front conflict is … worth serious consideration and accommodation.”

China Crisis Management

In the News

Sep 12, 2023

Jeglinskas featured in delfi.lt on NATO’s response to a Russian drone landing in Romania

By Giedrimas Jeglinskas

On September 12, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Giedrimas Jeglinskas was quoted in delfi.lt commenting on NATO’s response to the Russian drone falling in Romania (text in Lithuanian). 

Conflict Defense Policy

Issue Brief

Sep 11, 2023

The draft ended fifty years ago. Can the all-volunteer force survive another fifty?

By James L. Jones, Jr., Arnold Punaro

Retired Marine Corps Generals James L. Jones and Arnold Punaro argue that in its current form the United States' all-volunteer force is on an unsustainable path.

Civil Society Defense Policy

In the News

Sep 11, 2023

Kepe featured in Task&Purpose on the the importance of defending the Suwalki Gap

By Marta Kepe

On September 11, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Marta Kepe was quoted in Task&Purpose on the US deployment to Europe and the importance of defending the Suwalki Gap.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Sep 9, 2023

Jeglinskas featured in LNK.lt on the cancellation of a major Russian major military exercise

By Giedrimas Jeglinskas

On September 9, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Giedrimas Jeglinskas was mentioned in LNK.lt discussing the cancellation of Zapad, a major Russian major military exercise (text in Lithuanian). 

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

UkraineAlert

Sep 7, 2023

Ukraine’s partners cannot remove Putin but they can stop legitimizing him

By Richard Cashman

As long as Vladimir Putin is in power, Russia will remain a rogue state. Western policies that legitimize him through fear of a potential post-Putin Russia are perverse, writes Richard Cashman.

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Sep 6, 2023

Konaev on Russian military adaptation in Foreign Affairs

By Atlantic Council

Margarita Konaev discusses the lessons Russia has learned from its invasion of Ukraine in an article in Foreign Affairs

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Sep 5, 2023

Garlauskas quoted in TribunNews

On September 4, Markus Garlauskas’s recent comments to Nikkei Asia were quoted in TribunNews, an Indonesian media outlet. In particular, the article referenced Garlauskas’s explanation of how North Korea’s growing nuclear capabilities and its improving ties with Russia and the PRC are altering the Kim regime’s strategic calculus on nuclear use.

China Defense Policy

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