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Jan 26, 2023

Skaluba in The Sydney Morning Herald on what western tanks mean for Ukraine

On January 26, Chris’ contributions to What Western tanks will mean for Ukraine were picked up in The Sydney Morning Herald discussing how the delivery of tanks to Ukraine exposed the divisions within a weary West.

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In the News

Jan 26, 2023

Townsend in Foreign Policy on the logistical challenges of delivering tanks to Ukraine

On January 26, SCSS Senior Advisor Jim Townsend was quoted in Foreign Policy discussing the delivery of modern Western battle tanks to Ukraine and the logistical challenges that entails.

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Jan 26, 2023

Deni in The Hill on Turkey’s exploitation of NATO’s consensus decision-making to extract concessions

On January 26, TSI NRSF John Deni wrote an op-ed arguing that Turkey is exploiting NATO’s consensus-based decision-making process to extract concessions from Finland and Sweden and discussed signals that Washington should give to Ankara to ensure ratification.

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In the News

Jan 26, 2023

Skaluba in The Week on the challenges of building consensus in NATO

On January 26, Chris was quoted in The Week, noting the challenge of lining up 30 different leaders to reach consensus at NATO.

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Jan 26, 2023

Skaluba in Bloomberg on modern tank deliveries to Ukraine

On January 25, Chris was quoted in Bloomberg discussing modern tank deliveries to Ukraine, where he highlighted that Zelenskiy will no doubt return to his successful playbook to pressure allies for increased assistance.

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Jan 26, 2023

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“The United States has entered the game. And Erdogan needs his F-16 fighter jets,” Wieslander, Northern Europe Director of the Atlantic Council, wrote.

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Jan 25, 2023

Tanks are vital but Ukraine will need much more to defeat Putin’s Russia

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Shelby Magid

The decision by Germany and the United States to supply Ukraine with main battle tanks is an important landmark in international efforts to counter Putin's invasion but much more is required to defeat Russia.

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Jan 25, 2023

Scholz tank drama casts unflattering light on Germany’s Russia problem

By Diane Francis

After months of debates and delays, Germany finally succumbed to international pressure on January 25 and announced that it would be delivering German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine and allowing others to do so.

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Fast Thinking

Jan 25, 2023

What Western tanks will mean for Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

With Leopard 2 tanks on the way to Ukraine, our experts rumble in with their takes on what the move signals about Germany's approach to the war effort.

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Experts react

Jan 25, 2023

Experts react: The West finally sends in the tanks. What will they mean for Ukraine’s fight?

By Atlantic Council experts

Is this a turning point for Germany’s participation in arming Ukraine? Our experts lay out what’s next.

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