Security & Defense

Grieco in Responsible Statecraft: Biden under pressure to do things that will only escalate Russia-Ukraine violence

By Atlantic Council

On March 15, Kelly Grieco authored an op-ed in Responsible Statecraft on the steps the Biden administration can take to promote a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine and avoid escalation.  “The pressure to act in the coming days will be enormous. Harrowing images of Ukrainian suffering will stir public conscience, and the calls […]

Binnendijk and Manning in The Hill: Advice for Xi Jinping on China’s Ukraine choice

By Hans Binnendijk, Robert A. Manning

Binnendijk and Manning discuss China's strategic choice in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Manning in VOA: U.S. Treasury sanctions confirm Russia’s involvement in North Korean missile development… “We need to focus on shutting down North Korea’s overseas procurement network.” [translated from Korean]

By Atlantic Council

On March 15, Manning was interviewed by VOA about North Korea’s procurement of components for missiles and the need to crack down on their international sourcing of materials. “Manning pointed out that the issue of North Korea’s overseas procurement network is not receiving enough attention. ‘The sanctions on Russians who have been facilitating the North […]

Manning in The Hill: Advice for Xi Jinping on Russia’s Ukraine choice

By Atlantic Council

On March 15, Robert Manning published an op-ed in The Hill with Hans Binnendijk that probes the options facing China following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, advising Xi Jinping not tie China to Russia. “China faces a strategic choice. It can gain international goodwill and achieve a degree of reset with the U.S. Or it can […]

Kroenig in the Washington Post on the Russian nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig asserts that Russia may use limited nuclear strikes to prevent a Ukrainian victory.

Lipsky interviewed by BBC on Russia’s possible default on foreign debt payment

Listen to the full interview here.

Wieslander speaks with France 24 on shifting Swedish & Finnish public opinion towards NATO

By Anna Wieslander

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has succeeded in persuading many in Finland and Sweden that future NATO membership is in their national interest.