Security & Defense

Shapiro quoted in AP News on the expansion of US Central Command in Israel leading to greater Israel-Saudi cooperation

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Ashford quoted in MSNBC: Biden doesn’t address how far US support for Ukraine goes

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On June 2, Ashford was quoted in MSNBC regarding President Biden’s op-ed about US support for Ukraine. She noted that Biden’s op-ed did not address how far the United States will support Ukraine in its quest to recover lost territory. “Does US support extend to fighting Russia to a stalemate? Does it extend to rolling them […]

Grieco in The National Interest: Trying harder is a bad China strategy

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On June 2, Kelly Grieco published an op-ed in The National Interest, calling out US policymakers for substituting the vague concept of competition for a strategy with defined means and ends. “Above all, competition itself is not a strategy. It offers only a description of the strategic environment. And it is hardly a novel one. […]

Ashford on Background Briefing: The EU will block most Russian oil imports by the end of the year

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On June 1, Emma Ashford was featured on “Background Briefing with Ian Masters” regarding the EU oil embargo. Ashford discussed her recent op-ed published in Bloomberg and the Washington Post, “NATO should think twice before accepting Finland and Sweden.” Ashford also shared some findings from her recently published book, Oil, the State, and War: The […]

Ashford publishes book Oil, the State and War: The Foreign Policies of Petrostates

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On June 1, Emma Ashford’s book Oil, the State and War: The Foreign Policies of Petrostates was published by Georgetown University Press. The book challenges prevailing understandings of the international implications of oil wealth and shows why it can create bad actors. In a world where oil-rich states are more likely to start war than their oil-dependent counterparts, […]

Grieco in The Diplomat: Biden’s China strategy needs an economic statecraft component

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On June 1, Kelly Grieco published an article in The Diplomat highlighting the need for economic statecraft as a component of the Biden administration’s China strategy. “The China challenge is, indeed, serious but the Biden administration’s strategy for addressing it is lacking. There is no strategy – at least no credible strategy – without robust […]

Preble quoted in Asia Times: US Republicans torn and frayed over Ukraine

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On June 1, Christopher Preble was quoted in an Asia Times article regarding the current divide among Republicans over NATO and US foreign policy more broadly. “It’s a sign of progress that 57 Republicans in the House and 11 in the Senate deemed $40 billion of aid worthy of scrutiny, but the fact that overwhelming […]