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UkraineAlert

Aug 20, 2026

Zelenskyy’s recent Serbia visit was a win for Ukraine and the West

By Stephen Blank

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent visit to Serbia highlighted growing ties between Kyiv and Belgrade while also underlining wartime Ukraine's emergence as an important geopolitical player, writes Stephen Blank.

Conflict Elections

Dispatches

Aug 20, 2026

Why Iran has not folded yet

By Andrew L. Peek, Jonathan Panikoff

Formed by the brutal Iran-Iraq War, the men who now lead the Iranian regime will fight back before giving in. But time is not on their side.

Conflict Iran

Issue Brief

Aug 20, 2026

A Colombia-Venezuela agenda for recovery, security, and economic growth

By the US-Colombia Strategic Alignment Coalition

The recent earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia have created urgent humanitarian needs that will require sustained international support. As recovery advances, the US-Colombia Strategic Alignment Coalition outlines how both countries, with US support, can build a cooperation agenda.

Colombia Economy & Business

MENASource

Aug 20, 2026

The global munitions crisis requires Foreign Military Sales reform

By R. Clarke Cooper

There are steps the Trump administration can take now to speed up defense sales, supporting both parter countries and the US defense industrial base.

Conflict Defense Industry

Dispatches

Aug 19, 2026

The view from South Korea on Trump scaling back joint military exercises

By Atlantic Council experts

Seoul-based Atlantic Council experts weigh in on how US president’s decision to cut short military training is being viewed by the US ally.

Defense Policy Korea

UkraineAlert

Aug 18, 2026

Odesa under attack: Russia is cutting Ukraine off from the Black Sea

By Michael Bociurkiw

Russia's current bombing strategy is not simply to punish Odesa. Moscow aims to make Ukraine's largest Black Sea port city functionally landlocked, writes Michael Bociurkiw.

Conflict Drones

Timely Commentary & Analysis

Aug 18, 2026

Braw in Financial Times on EU defence executives’ safety

By Elisabeth Braw

On August 18, Elisabeth Braw was published in Financial Times in an article about how the threat of violence looms over Europe’s business leaders.

Europe Security & Defense

UkraineAlert

Aug 18, 2026

Echoes of Odysseus in Ukraine’s ingenious approach to the art of war

By Brian Mefford

Christopher Nolan's new blockbuster film version of the Odyssey is shaped by timeless values of military ingenuity, righteous justice, and a longing for one’s homeland that offer ancient echoes of modern-day Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion, writes Brian Mefford.

Conflict Defense Policy

Dispatches

Aug 14, 2026

What shrinking US missile stocks means for allies and adversaries around the world

By Tressa Guenov, Bailey Galicia

Replenishing US inventories following the Iran war could take years, and the consequences could extend to Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and beyond.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

UkraineAlert

Aug 14, 2026

Russian atrocities in Ukraine are escalating and demand urgent action

By Kristina Hook

When leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin embrace an ideology of national group destruction, history offers little reason to believe they can be persuaded to abandon that objective, writes Kristina Hook.

Civil Society Conflict

Experts

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