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MENASource

Sep 21, 2026

Don’t talk about optimism in Syria, talk about action

By Arwa Damon

It’s been twenty months since Bashar al-Assad’s fall. People expect more, and patience is wearing thin.

Democratic Transitions Inclusive Growth

In the News

Sep 20, 2026

In Amwaj media, Matthew Bryza comments on the Mecca Agreement and the question of it extending to the South Caucuses

Security & Defense The Caucasus

Fast Thinking

Sep 19, 2026

What the Greenland deal means for the transatlantic alliance

By Atlantic Council

Our experts unpack what we know and what to expect from the announced security deal involving the US, Denmark, and Greenland.

Greenland Northern Europe

UkraineAlert

Sep 17, 2026

Ukraine can do more to counter Russia’s illicit finance threat

By Matthew McGlynn

For more than four years, Ukraine has impressed global audiences with the country’s ability to defend itself against Russia on land, at sea, and in the air. Illicit finance is another important front in the fight against Russian aggression, writes Matthew McGlynn.

Conflict Cybersecurity

UkraineAlert

Sep 17, 2026

Putin is escalating against NATO but a Baltic incursion remains unlikely

By James Rice

The recent escalation in Russian gray zone aggression across Europe has sparked a lively debate over how far the Kremlin may be prepared to go, but a Russian attack on the Baltic states remains unlikely, writes James Rice.

Conflict European Union

Dispatches

Sep 17, 2026

Macron won the argument over European strategic autonomy. Will better European defense come of it?

By Aurélie Vittot

Delivering real capabilities is where this vision of strategic autonomy will succeed or fail.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

Timely Commentary & Analysis

Sep 17, 2026

Braw in BFBS on the importance of undersea cables

By Elisabeth Braw

On September 17, Elisabeth Braw was quoted in BFBS in an article on the growing threat to the global maritime order.

Europe Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 17, 2026

Rich Outzen appears on Saudi Arabia’s AlHadath, discussing space militarization threats from Russia and China, and the US commitment to the Outer Space Treaty of 1967

Security & Defense Space Security

In the News

Sep 17, 2026

In Al-Monitor, Yevgeniya Gaber comments on the Black Sea security architecture, saying closer coordination among the region’s NATO members are all the more important

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Sep 16, 2026

Budginaite-Froehly published in International Centre for Defence and Security

By Atlantic Council

On September 16, nonresident senior fellow Justina Budginaite-Froehly published a report with the International Centre for Defence and Security, “Europeanising NATO: Keeping America Onside,” which focuses on how Europe can build up its own capabilities to rebalance and ultimately bolster the transatlantic alliance.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

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