Security & Defense

Amb. Fried quoted in NPR on how sanctions may influence Putin’s military objectives

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Kroenig in Fast Company on Putin’s nuclear alert

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig highlights the unlikeliness that Russia will escalate to nuclear warfare.

Friendlander quoted in Bloomberg on long term effect of sanctions and the Russia Ukraine war

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Khoury in the Arab Center Washington DC: Yemen: The Failure of International Diplomacy

By Atlantic Council

Friendlander quoted in the Pioneer on economic sanctions

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Kroenig on MSNBC discusses Putin’s attack on Ukrainian nuclear power plant

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig suggests that the West must remain vigilant as there is a chance that Russia may target Ukraine's nuclear plant again.

Stodder and Warrick in Lawfare on biometrics at US borders

By Atlantic Council

An Atlantic Council issue brief by Seth Stodder and Thomas Warrick is featured in a quarterly Lawfare blog article on AI and national security.

Preble on Net Assessment: Putin’s taunt: what are you going to do about it?

By Atlantic Council

On March 3, Christopher Preble joined his co-hosts on the Net Assessment podcast to discuss the implications of the war in Ukraine, focusing on escalation risks, the use of sanctions, and what the war may do to Europe’s defense posture. “On a somber day, Chris, Melanie, and Zack ponder the implications of the war in […]

Ashford in Fortune: Banks are stopping Putin from tapping a $630 billion war chest Russia stockpiled before invading Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

On March 3, Emma Ashford was quoted in Fortune on government reserves of foreign currency. “Foreign reserves are a government’s holdings of gold, foreign debt, and foreign currency, which is usually denominated in the world’s most popular coins—dollars, euros, pounds, yen, and yuan. Although a country can hold foreign reserves in its own banks, governments […]

Lipner in Foreign Policy: Israel Needs to Make Up Its Mind on Ukraine

By Atlantic Council