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Apr 29, 2020

Jamil in The National Interest: Kim Jong-un Likely Isn’t Dead—but His Successor Would Struggle to Consolidate Power

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Apr 29, 2020

Borghard in the Council on Foreign Relations: The Department of Defense should not wage cyber war against criminal hackers during the coronavirus crisis

By Atlantic Council

Erica argues that employing DoD cyber forces to solve any challenge or threat that may emerge in cyberspace risks democratic values and threatens to erode the ability of military cyber forces to achieve the crucial missions they were meant to accomplish in the first place. More about our expert

Cybersecurity Political Reform

UkraineAlert

Apr 28, 2020

Three more reasons to be optimistic about Ukraine’s future

By Adair Appleton and Doug Klain

After spending a year studying with some of the best political scientists and economists in the United States, Ukraine's up-and-coming innovators make their mark.

Civil Society Economy & Business

UkraineAlert

Apr 27, 2020

Is Saakashvili the right choice for Ukraine?

By Peter Dickinson

Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili is on the verge of a highly unlikely return to Ukrainian politics as the country's new Deputy Prime Minister for Reforms. What might this mean for Ukraine?

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In the News

Apr 23, 2020

Foresight and democracy during a period of growing polarization, turbulence, and misinformation

By Atlantic Council

On April 23, 2020, Sheila Ronis, Leon Fuerth, Lin Wells, and David Bray held a live virtual roundtable on the topic of "Foresight and Democracy During a Period of Growing Polarization, Turbulence, and Misinformation?"

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In the News

Apr 22, 2020

Borghard in the Council on Foreign Relations: US Cyber Command’s malware inoculation, linking offense and defense in cyberspace

By Atlantic Council

Erica writes about malware inoculation and how it reduces the attack surface of potential U.S. targets, thereby making it harder for adversaries to achieve their objectives without the need for the U.S. to conduct disruptive, destructive, or degrading cyber operations—it is simply the sharing useful information. More about our expert

Cybersecurity Political Reform

In the News

Apr 11, 2020

Hudson in allAfrica: Sudan’s revolution one year after the fall of the dictatorship

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Apr 10, 2020

Should the European Left take on the populists at their own game?

By Atlantic Council

For Medium World, Alistair Somerville and Atlantic Council Resident Fellow Julian Mueller-Kaler go head to head on whether European center-left and left wing parties should take on the right wing populists at their own game.

Economy & Business European Union

UkraineAlert

Apr 8, 2020

Ukraine lacks leadership as coronavirus crisis escalates

By Volodymyr Dubovyk

Ukraine is ill-prepared for a major coronavirus outbreak but the country has wasted precious weeks engaging in political drama as the scale of the pandemic threat become increasingly apparent.

Coronavirus Political Reform

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Apr 3, 2020

Ukraine’s slippery slope to progress

By Atlantic Council Eurasia Center

Zelenskyy shocked observers by firing his government. Is Kyiv now stacked with obedient loyalists, or is there still hope to put Ukraine on the right path?

Democratic Transitions Political Reform

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