Braw featured in forces.net on Sweden joining NATO

MENASource Aug 25, 2024

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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Braw featured in forces.net on Sweden joining 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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Braw featured in forces.net on Sweden joining 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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Mar 8, 2024

Braw featured in forces.net on Sweden joining NATO

By Elisabeth Braw

On March 8, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was quoted in forces.net discussing Sweden’s accession to NATO.   

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Experts react

Mar 7, 2024

Experts react: The big takeaways from Biden’s ‘no ordinary moment’ State of the Union

By Atlantic Council experts

The US president kicked off his address with a message for Putin and spoke about the crisis in Gaza, illegal immigration, his economic record, and more. Our experts break it all down.

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Mar 7, 2024

What kind of leader is required for the future of the NATO Alliance?

By Timo S. Koster

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is the clear front-runner to be the next secretary general, but his candidacy is not quite assured.

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Mar 7, 2024

Dean on University of Sydney podcast

On March 6, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Peter Dean spoke on an episode of the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Center Briefing Room podcast, where he discussed Indo-Pacific security issues and Australia-Japan-United States trilateral cooperation from “the view of the United States.”

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New Atlanticist

Mar 7, 2024

A geopolitical European Commission is a must for 2025 and beyond

By James Batchik, Stuart Jones

The next European Commission president will need to prioritize the bloc’s defense transformation and economic security.

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UkraineAlert

Mar 7, 2024

Vladimir Putin is losing Russia’s long war against Ukrainian identity

By Danylo Lubkivsky

Vladimir Putin is the latest in a long line of Russian rulers who have attempted to erase Ukrainian national identity and force Ukrainians to identify as Russians, writes Danylo Lubkivsky.

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Mar 7, 2024

Stealth, speed, and adaptability: The role of special operations forces in strategic competition

By Clementine G. Starling and Alyxandra Marine

Clementine G. Starling and Alyxandra Marine discuss how special operations forces enhance US readiness in an era of strategic competition.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 7, 2024

With Operation Aspides, Europe is charting its own course in and around the Red Sea

By Léonie Allard, Cinzia Bianco, and Mathieu Droin

The main distinction with the US-UK approach is that the EU operation does not envision any participation in strikes against the Houthis.

Europe & Eurasia European Union

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Mar 7, 2024

Webster quoted in VOA Chinese on the mobile intelligence concerns of electric vehicles
China Energy & Environment

MENASource

Mar 7, 2024

While wars rage on, women wage peace in the Middle East

By Marcy Grossman

On International Women’s Day this year, the world needs more voices echoing the resounding calls for peace and justice in the face of ongoing conflicts.

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General John Raymond on national security and the future of space commerce

An #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—Raymond, who served as the first chief of space operations of the US Space Force, talks about maintaining the US military edge as the space domain becomes increasingly contested and congested.

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