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Nov 15, 2018

Ukrainian Election Task Force—exposing foreign interference in Ukraine’s election

By Ukrainian Election Task Force

Western democracies are under threat from outside meddling, and Ukraine is the testing ground for this interference. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s persistent efforts to influence the domestic politics of his neighbors and countries well beyond Russia’s borders have posed enormous challenges in Europe and across the Atlantic.

Conflict
Democratic Transitions

New Atlanticist

Nov 15, 2018

Electronic jamming between Russia and NATO is par for the course in the future, but it has its risky limits

By Brooks Tigner

“These circumstances suggest that Russia sees NATO activities as an under-the-screen opportunity to test their jamming and other disruptive capabilities," said Jamie Shea, retired assistant secretary general of the NATO Emerging Threats Division.

NATO
Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Nov 14, 2018

Trump should not let North Korea missile report get to him

By Todd Rosenblum

This week’s public exposure of more missile sites further erodes belief in North Korea’s intent to shift strategically from guns to butter and makes its public declarations of good intent even less believable. Even though negotiators may have been aware of these sites for some time, public opinion matters.

Korea
Nuclear Nonproliferation

New Atlanticist

Nov 14, 2018

The wake-up call

By Michael Morell

The United States is near the point of strategic insolvency, where its “means” are badly out of alignment with its “ends.” There must be greater urgency and seriousness in funding national defense.

Security & Defense
United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Nov 13, 2018

A ‘European’ army? eminently defensible but not probable for a long time to come

By Brooks Tigner

So how feasible is a common army for the foreseeable future? Not very—and not just for political reasons, but also for things quite mundane.

European Union
International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Nov 12, 2018

Violence erupts between Gaza and Israel

By David A. Wemer

“This latest escalation, however, may be more difficult to contain. Israel may feel the need to respond with much stronger force given the number of rockets that have already hit Israel, including a bus earlier today," said Rachel Brandenburg, director fo the Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council.

Conflict
Israel

In the News

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

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