Russia’s Ukraine invasion highlights the need for fundamental UN reform

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.
Conflict Israel
Russia’s Ukraine invasion highlights the need for fundamental UN reform

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.
Conflict Defense Policy
Russia’s Ukraine invasion highlights the need for fundamental UN reform

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.
Conflict Defense Policy

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UkraineAlert

Oct 12, 2023

Russia’s Ukraine invasion highlights the need for fundamental UN reform

By Paul Niland

The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the ineffectiveness of the current international security architecture and underlined the need for fundamental reform of the United Nations, writes Paul Niland.

Civil Society Conflict

New Atlanticist

Oct 12, 2023

Hamas wants the world (and especially Iran) to watch it take Israelis hostage

By Jennifer A. Counter

For Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, high-profile attacks against Israeli targets help to justify continued support from Iran.

Conflict Crisis Management

New Atlanticist

Oct 12, 2023

How the US can build better strategic partnerships in Africa to secure critical minerals

By Nii Simmonds, Shirley Martey Hargis

The United States and other Western countries should incentivize their multinationals to offer African countries the same level of partnership that fostered Southeast Asian countries’ ventures into consumer electronics in the 1970s.

Africa Economy & Business
Biden addresses the nation

Inflection Points

Oct 12, 2023

Israel, Ukraine, and how Biden should connect the dots

By Frederick Kempe

When Biden does get around to making his speech on Ukraine, he should discuss the attacks on Israel and how the US and its allies face the greatest threat to global order since the 1930s.

Israel Middle East

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Dailey in Frontline on the Israel-Hamas conflict

By Ann Marie Dailey

On October 11, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Ann Marie Dailey was quoted in Frontline discussing how the Israel-Hamas conflict could help the Russian economy in the short-term.

Crisis Management Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Fulton in CNN: China wants to be a peace broker in the Middle East. How has it responded to the Israel-Gaza war?

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management International Norms

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Arbit on Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia: Atlantic Council’s Arbit on Israel-Hamas Conflict

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management International Norms

MENASource

Oct 11, 2023

Hamas’s attack on Israel was straight out of Hezbollah’s playbook

By David Daoud

The genesis of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood appears to originate with Hezbollah, at least in part. The pressing question now is what will Hezbollah do next?

Conflict Crisis Management

New Atlanticist

Oct 11, 2023

What to expect from Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza

By Alex Plitsas

Israel appears set to initiate a months-long ground campaign that is designed to completely eliminate the terrorist threat posed by Hamas and to prevent and deter a attack like October 7 from ever happening again

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Wechsler quoted in The Wall Street Journal on why political gridlock could hamper efforts to respond to the attack on Israel

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management Defense Policy
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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.

Space Space Security Technology & Innovation United States and Canada
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Rethinking US policy options in Afghanistan
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