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UkraineAlert

Feb 8, 2024

President Zelenskyy’s dual citizenship proposal presents wartime dilemmas

By Mark Temnycky

President Zelenskyy's recent proposal to allow dual citizenship is a potentially popular but impractical measure in the current wartime conditions, writes Mark Temnycky.

Civil Society Conflict

MENASource

Feb 8, 2024

Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea add to Egypt’s economic troubles

By Shahira Amin

The decline in Suez Canal revenues has put further strain on Egypt's already faltering economy at a time when the country faces a severe foreign currency shortage.

Conflict Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2024

Four NATO defense priorities for the upcoming Washington summit

By Franklin D. Kramer, Anca Agachi

The upcoming NATO Summit offers an opportunity for the Alliance to prioritize new and transformational capabilities.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2024

Congress must act to stop Kremlin aggression—for the sake of US interests

By John E. Herbst

Failure to provide aid to Ukraine would be a major blow against US leadership; empower US foes in Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran; and, in the end, likely cost the United States in both money and blood.

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2024

Global LNG markets are transforming. It’s an opportunity to enhance energy security.

By David L. Goldwyn, Joseph Webster

Climate change and technology are decreasing European natural gas demand in the winter, at the same time as the “equatorialization” of LNG demand is changing world markets.

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

Blog Post

Feb 7, 2024

State of the Order: How the final month of 2023 shaped the democratic world order

The State of the Order breaks down the month's most important events impacting the democratic world order.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 7, 2024

Cartin published via Brookings on US-China relationship

On February 6, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Josh Cartin co-authored a piece published through Brookings, titled, “Is the US-China relationship the most consequential relationship for America in the world?” He argues that although “China is and will be negatively consequential for the United States,” the US-China relationship is not the United States’ most consequential relationship.

China East Asia

New Atlanticist

Feb 7, 2024

Charles Michel’s U-turn has not solved the thorny question of who the next European Council president will be

By Francis Shin

In early January, the current European Council president announced that he would run in the 2024 European Parliament elections, only to reverse his decision later the same month.

Elections European Union

China-MENA Podcast

Feb 7, 2024

Domestic Drivers of China’s Foreign Policy in MENA

By Atlantic Council

Kerry Brown joins us to discuss the domestic drivers shaping China's international engagements, its middle-class aspirations and interest in international relations, and the intimate link between China's international interests and what serves the party-state's stability, shedding light on its diplomatic decision-making and potential implications for MENA.

China East Asia

UkraineAlert

Feb 6, 2024

Russia’s Bashkortostan protests: Separatism isn’t the real threat facing Putin

By Dylan Myles-Primakoff, Lillian Posner

The main risk to the Putin regime is unity and solidarity across regions between Russians protesting shared forms of mistreatment at the hands of the state, write Dylan Myles-Primakoff and Lillian Posner.

Civil Society Conflict

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