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Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Jun 27, 2023

Global Strategy 2023: Winning the tech race with China

By Peter Engelke, Emily Weinstein

The United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are engaged in a strategic competition surrounding the development of key technologies. Both countries seek to out-compete the other to achieve first-mover advantage in breakthrough technologies, and to be the best country in terms of the commercial scaling of emerging and existing technologies.

China Cybersecurity

UkraineAlert

Jun 27, 2023

Ukrainians have good reason to cheer Russia’s Wagner rebellion

By Andriy Zagorodnyuk

Ukrainians have good reason to cheer the short-lived Wagner mutiny, which has removed Russia's most effective military units from the battlefield while exposing the weakness of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, writes Andriy Zagorodnyuk.

Conflict Defense Policy
A woman casts her vote at a polling station during the first round of Guatemala's presidential election in Chinautla, Guatemala, June 25, 2023.

New Atlanticist

Jun 26, 2023

As Guatemala’s voters signal a left turn, great powers are watching closely

By María Fernanda Bozmoski, Eva Lardizábal

The outcome of Guatemala's presidential runoff election this August could reshape the geopolitical map of the Western Hemisphere.

Americas China

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

Francis in the Kyiv Post: Russia’s Sopranos

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Russia

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

Davidzon in Tablet: The Prigozhin Putsch

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy Russia

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

Nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung quoted in CNN, Al-Jazeera, Bloomberg, and Financial Review on Wagner rebellion’s implications for China, Taiwanese reactions to upcoming US elections

On June 26, 2023, Nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung spoke to CNN, Al-Jazeera, and Bloomberg about the Chinese reaction to the short-lived Wagner rebellion in Russia, suggesting that “China likely fears a domino effect: that if Russia falls, China may be next,” and that Russia’s turmoil will make Beijing “ever more cautious about initiating a Taiwan […]

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

Shahid in Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs: Navigating the troubled waters: ‘maritimization’ of Bangladesh’s foreign policy

By Rubadeh Shahid

Bangladesh Maritime Security

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

Kroenig in La Stampa discussing Prigozhin’s revolt

On June 25, Scowcroft Vice President and Director Matthew Kroenig was interviewed in La Stampa about scenarios that may arise following Prigozhin’s revolt in Russia.

Politics & Diplomacy Russia

UkraineAlert

Jun 26, 2023

Five steps toward Ukrainian victory and a lasting peace with Russia

By Arseniy Yatsenyuk

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk offers his five-step vision for the decisive defeat of Russia's Ukraine invasion and a genuinely sustainable peace in Eastern Europe.

Conflict Eastern Europe

UkraineAlert

Jun 25, 2023

Short-lived Wagner mutiny will undermine Russia’s Ukraine invasion

By Peter Dickinson

The short-lived Wagner mutiny was over in less than two days but it will have a long-lasting consequences for Russia, for a weakened Vladimir Putin, and for the already faltering invasion of Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Defense Policy

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