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Jul 9, 2023

Yevgeniya Gaber joins TVP World to discuss Zelenskyy’s visit to Turkey and why Ukraine expected invitation to join NATO at the Vilnius Summit

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Inflection Points

Jul 9, 2023

Dispatch from Vilnius: Will Zelenskyy show at the summit? It depends on whether Biden listens to frontline NATO allies.

By Frederick Kempe

Central European officials say the US has held up a fast track to NATO membership for Ukraine. That would be a mistake.

Conflict Eastern Europe

TURKEYSource

Jul 8, 2023

A looming US-Turkey F-16 deal is about much more than Sweden’s NATO bid

By Rich Outzen, Pınar Dost

The long-awaited fighter jet deal is a puzzle piece in a broader strategic calculation about Ankara’s role in NATO’s Southeast.

Conflict Defense Industry

In the News

Jul 8, 2023

Wieslander quoted in Dagens Nyheter

“‘Another important reason for NATO to include Sweden is political’, as Anna Wieslander points out.” “‘Sweden is a solid old democracy, we have a strong economy and we are members of the EU. Politically, we are a reliable country because NATO is based on democratic values with respect for the rule of law and individual […]

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jul 7, 2023

Jeglinskas featured in delfi.lt on potential cyber ​​threats and NATO

By Giedrimas Jeglinskas

On July 7, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Giedrimas Jeglinskas was interviewed in delfi.lt on cyber ​​threats and NATO (text in Lithuanian). 

Cybersecurity Defense Policy

In the News

Jul 7, 2023

Kroenig and Ashford debate the global consequences of Prigozhin’s revolt

On June 30, Foreign Policy published its biweekly "It's Debatable" column featuring Scowcroft Center Vice President and Senior Director Matthew Kroenig and Emma Ashford assessing the latest news in international affairs.

Politics & Diplomacy Russia

In the News

Jul 7, 2023

Kroenig in the National Review refuting “Asia First” foreign policy

On July 2, Scowcroft Vice President and Director Matthew Kroenig co-wrote with Rebeccah Heinrichs a piece for the National Review challenging the notion of “Asia First” policy proposals, noting that they are based on the flawed and misguided premise of American decline. In a renewed era of strategic competition, Kroenig and Heinrichs argue that the […]

China Politics & Diplomacy

UkraineAlert

Jul 7, 2023

Oleksii Reznikov: Ukraine’s defense doctrine will define country’s future

By Oleksii Reznikov

Ukraine's defense doctrine will define the country's future and must reflect unique Ukrainian combat experience while making the most of domestic capabilities, writes Ukraine's Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov.

Conflict Defense Industry

New Atlanticist

Jul 7, 2023

Will eleventh-hour diplomacy get Sweden into NATO by the Vilnius summit?

By Anna Wieslander and Eric Adamson

At stake in Vilnius is not only the security of Sweden and the Alliance as a whole, but NATO’s open-door credibility.

Europe & Eurasia National Security
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi visits Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant during a recent inspection, June 15, 2023. (Source: IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM and Reuters Connect)

New Atlanticist

Jul 7, 2023

Russian War Report: Russian conspiracy alleges false flag at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

Allegations of a supposedly US and Ukraine-planned false flag operation on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant spread across social media ahead of the NATO Summit.

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