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Feb 28, 2022

Polymeropoulos in Washington Monthly on US covert assistance to Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Marc Polymeropoulos recommends to the Washington Monthly that the US covertly provide assistance to the Ukrainian resistance.

Conflict Rule of Law

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Feb 28, 2022

Mezran quoted in The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington on Libya’s presidential crisis and democratic backsliding

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Democratic Transitions

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Feb 28, 2022

Lipsky interviewed by NBC News on how the new round of sanctions on Russia will affect the global economy

Watch the interview here.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

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Feb 28, 2022

Kroenig cited in La Stampa on Russia’s nuclear alert

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft center's deputy director Matthew Kroenig comments on the nuclear implications of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Conflict Italian

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Politico on Western sanctions targeting ‘Fortress Russia’

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Feb 27, 2022

Experts React: What’s behind Germany’s stunning foreign-policy shift?

By Atlantic Council experts

Our Europe Center experts weigh in on Germany’s about-face on military spending, arming Ukraine, and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

Friendlander interviewed by NPR on how sanctions could affect assets Russian elites have in the US

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

Inflection Points

Feb 27, 2022

Ukraine has finally prompted the West to shift course on Putin

By Frederick Kempe

The Zelenskyy delegation’s chance to succeed in talks at the Belarus border with a Russian delegation would be far greater if Putin were confident that the West has Ukraine’s back.

Conflict Crisis Management

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Feb 27, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Reuters on imposing a financial embargo on Russia

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

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Feb 27, 2022

Kroenig in the Mirror on Russia’s nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig explains that Putin's nuclear alert mandates the movement of nuclear weapons to strategic positions.

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