Security & Defense

Arslan quoted in CNBC: Turkey may become the new playground for Russian oligarchs – but it’s a risky strategy

Global Times cites Kroenig on strategic simultaneity

By Atlantic Council

Chinese Communist mouthpiece criticizes' Matthew Kroenig's recommendation that US defense strategy address strategic simultaneityto effectively balance China and Russia at the same time.

Plaks in the National News on Russian exiles

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident fellow Irina Plaks explains how the West should take advantage of high-skilled Russian exiles trying to escape from Russia.

Barranco in WSJ and Military.com on small-unit Russian leadership

By Atlantic Council

Col John Barranco assesses that the recent deaths of four high-level Russian generals in Ukraine point to shortcomings in small-unit leadership.

Friedlander interviewed in BBC Ukrainecast on the dangers of imposing tougher economic sanctions on Russia.

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Manning in VOA: US experts say North Korea is more likely to resume missile provocations and nuclear tests

By Atlantic Council

On March 29, Manning was interviewed by Voice of America about North Korea’s procurement of components for missiles and the need to crack down on their international sourcing of materials. “Robert Manning, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, also told VOA that the possibility of North Korea’s further provocations and the resumption of nuclear […]

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on foreign fighters in Ukraine and Russia

On March 22, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published a piece in The New York Sun discussing the ways in which the presence of foreign fighters in Ukraine and Russia is internationalizing the conflict, with possible repercussions for the North Caucasus and the Middle East.