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May 31, 2022

Prioritize comprehensive security assistance

By David H. Petraeus

There is no country better positioned to stand by Colombia than the United States, just as there is no country in South America whose partnership is more valuable to the United States. It is time for the United States to translate that reality into coherent, comprehensive, and committed action.

Colombia Conflict

Event Recap

May 31, 2022

Secretary Christine Wormuth on how the US Army will support Biden’s forthcoming National Defense Strategy

By Juliette Renaut

Secretary Wormuth discusses the Army’s role in implementing the Biden administration's strategic priorities, particularly amid an intensifying war in Ukraine and a sustained China threat in the Indo-Pacific theater.

Defense Policy Defense Technologies

UkraineAlert

May 31, 2022

Memo to Henry Kissinger: Appeasing Putin means enabling genocide

By Stephen Blank

Appeasing Russia will not end the war in Ukraine or secure peace in our time. On the contrary, it will embolden Putin, prolong Ukraine’s pain, weaken the West, and destabilize the entire world, writes Stephen Blank.

Conflict Disinformation

In the News

May 30, 2022

Ashford in Bloomberg: NATO should think twice before accepting Finland and Sweden

By Atlantic Council

On May 30, Emma Ashford published an article in Bloomberg calling attention to important considerations that should be taken into account with respect to Sweden and Finland’s potential accession to NATO. “There are only two clear-cut benefits to bringing in the two Nordic nations. The first is symbolic: providing a clear demonstration of European and […]

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UkraineAlert

May 30, 2022

Now is the right time to launch a Digital Marshall Plan for Ukraine 

By Anatoly Motkin

As the world explores the challenges of rebuilding Ukraine, one smart option may be to initiate a Digital Marshall Plan that will play to Ukraine's existing tech strengths while securing the country's modernization.

Conflict Cybersecurity

In the News

May 29, 2022

Stefanini quoted in Financial Times: Europeans wish they knew what was America’s end game plan in Ukraine

By Stefano Stefanini

Stefanini quoted in Financial Times about European confusion regarding America's end plan in Ukraine.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

In the News

May 29, 2022

Cohen joins Bloomberg Daybreak Asia to discuss the latest on Russia and Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

China Conflict

Inflection Points

May 29, 2022

Davos Dispatch: Why I’m going ‘long’ on optimism despite global anxiety

By Frederick Kempe

There would be costs to us all if we don't leverage this moment for a common cause.

China Conflict

In the News

May 27, 2022

Kroenig in Foreign Policy on President Biden, Taiwan, and strategic ambiguity

By Atlantic Council

Matt Kroenig debates the merits of US strategic ambiguity towards Taiwan and President Biden's recent comments on the topic.

China Defense Policy

In the News

May 27, 2022

Preble on Net Assessment: Debating Sweden and Finland’s entry into NATO

By Atlantic Council

On May 27, Christopher Preble and co-hosts considered Finland and Sweden’s applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on the Net Assessment podcast. Is a larger NATO necessarily a more effective alliance? And what are the practical implications of defending these two countries from an apparently revanchist Russia? What does this mean for the […]

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