Wieslander quoted in Newsweek on NATO

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After a failed attack, Hezbollah’s propaganda seeks to prevent a wider war with Israel

By David Daoud

Committed as Hezbollah is to saving its Gaza-based allies, the group does not currently want a full war with Israel.
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Wieslander quoted in Newsweek on NATO

New Atlanticist Aug 21, 2024

How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China.

By Adam Kozloski

To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.
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Wieslander quoted in Newsweek on NATO

UkraineAlert Aug 21, 2024

Invasion? What invasion? Putin is downplaying Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

By Peter Dickinson

Vladimir Putin’s efforts to downplay Ukraine’s invasion of Russia have severely dented his strongman image and make a mockery of the West’s escalation fears, writes Peter Dickinson.
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Nov 12, 2018

Wieslander quoted in Newsweek on NATO

By Atlantic Council

Eastern Europe
Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Nov 12, 2018

Remembering the Moral Purpose of War

By Paul D. Miller

If the Great War teaches us anything, it is that wars must be fought for a morally-defensible purpose—or not fought at all—and that once a war is won, its moral purpose must continue to animate our postwar efforts to build peace.

Conflict
National Security

New Atlanticist

Nov 12, 2018

Atlantic Council supports Paris call on securing cyberspace

By Klara Jordan

The Call seeks to become the first-ever multi-stakeholder-endorsed document on cybersecurity norms that is supported by governments, industry, civil society, and academia.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

Nov 12, 2018

Weislander quoted in Newsweek on Serbia’s bitter relationship with NATO

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia
NATO

New Atlanticist

Nov 11, 2018

The World has come full circle—And taken a turn for the worse

By Nicholas Dungan

Yet the problems of today are also global, climate change first among them, together with the despoiling of the only habitat which humankind has and the destruction of the Earth's biodiversity by the selfish profligacy of modern man.

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European Union

New Atlanticist

Nov 9, 2018

100 years later: Reflecting on the lessons of World War I

By Atlantic Council

"World War I was fought to make the world safe for democracy, and an astonishing number of people died to ensure that outcome.  A hundred years later the world is once again divided as to what form of government is best," said Michael Morell, Atlantic Council board member.

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European Union

New Atlanticist

Nov 8, 2018

Skripal and beyond: The post-election Russia sanctions landscape

By Brian O'Toole

If the administration selects sanctions the Hill perceives as weak, or chooses to waive any serious impact, legislators probably would respond with a tougher combined sanctions bill than if the administration hits Russia hard.

Conflict
Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Nov 7, 2018

Graham Brookie Quoted in Axios on Security Breaches in Midterms

By Atlantic Council

Graham Brookie speaks to Axios about disinformation campaigns surrounding 2018 midterm elections in the United States.

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Nov 7, 2018

Roundtable with Sudan’s minister of foreign affairs

By Africa Center

On November 7, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a roundtable discussion featuring H.E. Dr. ElDirdiri Mohamed Ahmed, minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Sudan, on the state of US-Sudan relations, as well as recent efforts by his government to mediate peace in South Sudan and the Central African Republic. In his remarks, […]

Africa
Conflict

New Atlanticist

Nov 6, 2018

United States and China to hold delayed security dialogue on November 9

By David A. Wemer

"The Pence speech read almost like a declaration of a new Cold War. The meeting may be an attempt to put a floor on the relationship," said Robert Manning, resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.

China
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