Security & Defense

Stefanini featured in Andkronos arguing that Russia’s recent relationship with North Korea is a worrying development

By Stefano Stefanini

On September 5, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Stefano Stefanini was quoted in Andkronos arguing that Russia’s recent relationship with North Korea is a worrying development (text in Italian).  

Stefanini featured in Il Sole 24 Ore arguing that  Erdogan’s capacity to mediate in Black Sea grain export deal is becoming increasingly limited

By Stefano Stefanini

On September 5, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Stefano Stefanini was quoted in Il Sole 24 Ore, where he argued that  Erdogan’s capacity to mediate in the Black Sea grain export deal is becoming increasingly limited (text in Italian).  

Garlauskas quoted in TribunNews

On September 4, Markus Garlauskas’s recent comments to Nikkei Asia were quoted in TribunNews, an Indonesian media outlet. In particular, the article referenced Garlauskas’s explanation of how North Korea’s growing nuclear capabilities and its improving ties with Russia and the PRC are altering the Kim regime’s strategic calculus on nuclear use.

Warrick in The Hill on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

By Atlantic Council

Thomas S. Warrick discusses renewing section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Garlauskas quoted in the EurAsian Times

On September 3, Markus Garlauskas’s recent comments to Nikkei Asia were quoted in the EurAsian Times. The article underscored Garlauskas’s statement that the world has underestimated the nuclear threat posed by North Korea, particularly “its risk calculus, its willingness to provoke, its willingness to engage in limited acts of aggression.”

Yevgeniya Gaber joins Al-Monitor for commentary on President Erdogan-Putin meeting

Brzezinski in Glas Amerike (Voice of America) on discussing the state of the Russian army

By Ian Brzezinski

On September 2, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Ian Brzezinski was quoted in Glas Amerike (Voice of America) discussing the state of the Russian army (text in Serbian). 

Kroenig in the New York Times on nuclear threats

By Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig warns of nuclear threats from China, North Korea, and Russia