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Oct 10, 2023

Memo to the president: A bold agenda for the Washington summit: How to advance vital US interests by helping Ukraine win and defining its path to NATO membership

The upcoming NATO summit marking the Alliance's seventy-fifth anniversary presents an opportunity for US leadership to meet this danger by taking steps to provide Ukraine the means to win the war and by setting a clear path for Ukraine’s membership in NATO.

Central Europe Conflict

In the News

Oct 9, 2023

Samaan on Bloomberg: On Middle East Crisis

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management International Norms

In the News

Oct 7, 2023

Bakir in The Nation: Speakers stress Pakistan to adopt regional approach, actively participate in multilateral forums

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management Middle East

New Atlanticist

Oct 3, 2023

Mass still matters: What the US military should learn from Ukraine 

By Andrew A. Michta

The overarching lesson from the unfolding war in Ukraine is simply the scale of what’s required to fight a modern state-on-state war.

Conflict Defense Industry

In the News

Oct 3, 2023

Rich Outzen joins Willy Lowry (The National) to comment on Turkish crackdown on PKK

Middle East National Security

New Atlanticist

Oct 2, 2023

How the Menendez scandal could end up with Turkey getting F-16s—and Sweden getting into NATO

By Grady Wilson

As chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Menendez signaled his opposition to the sale of F-16s to Ankara early and often.

Defense Technologies Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 29, 2023

Soofer contributes to Project Atom on US nuclear strategy

Rob Soofer outlines prospects for deterring nuclear peer competitors in the latest Project Atom report.

Arms Control China

New Atlanticist

Sep 29, 2023

Jets and rockets are important, but Ukraine also needs faster munitions deliveries

By Thomas S. Warrick

Today’s battlefield chews up ammunition and equipment at extraordinary rates. The US “arsenal of democracy” needs to start working overtime.

Conflict Defense Industry

In the News

Sep 26, 2023

Dean interviewed by Sky News on Australian Defence Force personnel challenges

On September 25, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Peter Dean spoke with Sky News Australia about the Australian Defence Force’s difficulties with recruitment and retention. He explained, “There’s a large number of very big Defence Department projects going on…Combine that with the fact that the numbers in the public service…are actually going backwards, and what we’re […]

Australia Indo-Pacific

In the News

Sep 25, 2023

Tirziu in the New York Sun discussing the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation

On September 21, Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu wrote a piece for the New York Sun making the case that the newly established Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation does not do enough to combat China’s rising influence in the Global South. As it stands, the Partnership aims to serve as a forum to engage in collective problem-solving and […]

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