Security & Defense

Odesa rejects Catherine the Great as Putin’s invasion makes Russia toxic

By Oleksiy Goncharenko

Work is underway to dismantle a controversial monument to Russian Empress Catherine the Great in Ukrainian Black Sea port city Odesa as Vladimir Putin's invasion forces Ukrainians to rethink historic ties with Russia.

Ukraine needs urgent help to counter Putin’s energy infrastructure attacks

By Aura Sabadus

Ukraine urgently needs international support in order to counter Moscow's campaign of airstrikes against the country's energy infrastructure and prevent Putin from freezing Ukrainians into submission this winter.

What did Xi and Biden just accomplish?

By Atlantic Council

Our Sinologists read between the lines of the diplomat-speak following the US president and Chinese leader's meeting in Bali.

Memo to the G20: The fierce urgency of food security

By Peter Engelke

The G20 must have the foresight and courage to embrace innovative and transformative solutions to the challenge of global hunger.

State of the Order: Assessing October 2022

The State of the Order breaks down the month's most important events impacting the democratic world order.

Global Food Security Forum day two: How countries should address the food crisis in the short term

By Atlantic Council

Plus, Representative Patrick Ryan reflects on his time serving in Iraq, and how food insecurity impacted the hostilities there.

Setting the G20 agenda for food security: Experts and policymakers gather in Bali to find solutions to an urgent challenge

By John Cookson and Daniel Malloy

The Atlantic Council’s first Global Food Security Forum brought together elected leaders, policymakers, and experts to tackle a worsening international crisis.

Global Food Security day two: The role of tempe and cassava in a food-secure future

By Atlantic Council

Closing out the event, experts outlined some of the solutions that may help feed a growing population in Indonesia—and the world.

US special envoy for global food security: Time to ‘hunker down’ because this crisis ‘is going to persist for some time’

By Atlantic Council

Cary Fowler and Ambassador Cindy McCain addressed the Atlantic Council's Global Food Security Forum, reiterating the need to find innovate solutions to food security today.