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Defense Journal by Atlantic Council IN TURKEY

Dec 3, 2024

NATO exercises: The guarantee of Alliance security and test of readiness

By Uğur Tarçın

To ensure regional security, NATO must continue enhancing its capabilities and remain as a combat-ready force.

Central Europe Conflict

Uncategorized

Nov 22, 2024

Katz in The National Interest: ATACMS Missiles and Ukraine—What Will Donald Trump Do?

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Missile Defense

In the News

Nov 22, 2024

Mezey quoted in The New York Times on Ukrainian long-range missile strikes into Russia

By Atlantic Council

On Tuesday, November 19, an excerpt from former Forward Defense Program Assistant Jacob Mezey's Issue Brief "Russian and Chinese strategic missile defense: Doctrine, capabilities, and development" was quoted by an article in The New York Times covering Ukrainian long-range missile strikes into Russia using US-made ATACMS systems.

Conflict Missile Defense

Inflection Points

Nov 20, 2024

Dispatch from the desert: Trump’s first global test is Iran

By Frederick Kempe

Iran hasn’t been this weak in decades. But does the US president-elect sense this opportunity and want to explore whether a major deal is possible?

Iran Israel

UkraineAlert

Nov 18, 2024

Biden’s green light highlights the diminishing power of Putin’s red lines

By Peter Dickinson

US President Joe Biden's decision to allow long-range Ukrainian strikes inside Russia will not win the war, but it does underline the diminishing power of Putin's red lines, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Disinformation

In the News

Nov 18, 2024

Rich Outzen joined CTV to discuss escalation in Russia and US arms to Ukraine

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Nov 17, 2024

Plitsas quoted in CBC on Russia warning the US to avoid escalating Ukraine war

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia Missile Defense

In the News

Nov 6, 2024

Michta for RealClearDefense on how the Pentagon must re-strategize weapon procurement

On November 4, Director and Senior Fellow of the Scowcroft Strategy Initiative Dr. Andrew Michta published an article or RealClearDefense on the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine and how Pentagon planners and defense contractors should re-strategize its approach to weapons and munitions procurement. He pointed out that the most sophisticated long-range precision fire […]

Defense Industry Defense Policy

UkraineAlert

Oct 31, 2024

Ukrainians brace for blackouts ahead of Russian winter air offensive

By Aura Sabadus

A recent lull in Russian missile attacks has led many Ukrainians to conclude that the Kremlin is stockpiling ahead of a major winter air offensive targeting Ukraine's civilian energy infrastructure, writes Aura Sabadus.

Conflict Geopolitics & Energy Security

UkraineAlert

Oct 29, 2024

Putin’s war on Ukrainian heritage: Russia bombs first Soviet skyscraper

By Peter Dickinson

This week's targeted Russian bombing of Kharkiv's iconic Derzhprom building was the latest in a series of attacks on Ukrainian heritage sites that many regard as evidence of a deliberate Kremlin campaign to erase Ukraine’s national identity, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Disinformation

Experts