Winners of first annual New American Engagement Initiative student competition announced

MENASource Aug 25, 2024

After a failed attack, Hezbollah’s propaganda seeks to prevent a wider war with Israel

By David Daoud

Committed as Hezbollah is to saving its Gaza-based allies, the group does not currently want a full war with Israel.
Conflict Israel
Winners of first annual New American Engagement Initiative student competition announced

New Atlanticist Aug 21, 2024

How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China.

By Adam Kozloski

To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.
Conflict Defense Policy
Winners of first annual New American Engagement Initiative student competition announced

UkraineAlert Aug 21, 2024

Invasion? What invasion? Putin is downplaying Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

By Peter Dickinson

Vladimir Putin’s efforts to downplay Ukraine’s invasion of Russia have severely dented his strongman image and make a mockery of the West’s escalation fears, writes Peter Dickinson.
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Mar 28, 2022

Winners of first annual New American Engagement Initiative student competition announced

By Atlantic Council

On March 28, the New American Engagement Initiative announced the winners of the first annual student competition. First place went to the Women in STEM team from Seton Hall University, who created a project on informing the American public of the military’s role in US society and foreign policy. The winning team’s members were Jackalyn […]

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Mar 28, 2022

Kroenig on C-SPAN on the Russian nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroeing outlines the holistic Russian nuclear threat against Ukraine and the west.

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Mar 28, 2022

Marks in the Hill on the Russia-Ukraine conflict

By Atlantic Council

Ronald Marks explains how the current Russia-Ukraine war shares similarities with past Russian military activities.

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Mar 28, 2022

Cooper and Fontenrose quoted in Middle East Eye on Russian aspirations to increase arms sales in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

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Mar 28, 2022

How will today’s energy crisis impact the global energy transition?

By Atlantic Council

The move to clean energy is crucial, but solving today's energy crises will be also key.

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Mar 28, 2022

Friedlander quoted in Quartz on the unprecedented nature of the sanctions imposed on Russia

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UkraineAlert

Mar 27, 2022

Russian energy embargo: Europe must stop financing Putin’s Ukraine war 

By Diane Francis

Naftogaz CEO Yuriy Vitrenko has accused European countries of funding Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and called for an immediate embargo on all Russian energy exports in order to stop the war.

Conflict Economic Sanctions

Inflection Points

Mar 27, 2022

By doubling down on Putin, Xi is gambling his own power

By Frederick Kempe

If Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II produces Putin’s military withdrawal, failure, or political ouster, it has all the ingredients to pose the biggest threat yet to Xi’s leadership.

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Mar 27, 2022

Marks on CNN on the possible coup in Russia

By Atlantic Council

Ronald Marks responds to Biden's misstatement that the United States is planning a coup in Russia.

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Mar 27, 2022

Arbit quoted in Haaretz on Biden adminstration’s foreign policy goals in the Middle East regarding Iran nuclear deal

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General John Raymond on national security and the future of space commerce

An #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—Raymond, who served as the first chief of space operations of the US Space Force, talks about maintaining the US military edge as the space domain becomes increasingly contested and congested.

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