Belarus border crisis: Lukashenka weaponizes human misery

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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.
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Belarus border crisis: Lukashenka weaponizes human misery

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.
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Belarus border crisis: Lukashenka weaponizes human misery

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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BelarusAlert

Nov 9, 2021

Belarus border crisis: Lukashenka weaponizes human misery

By Daniel Fried, Michal Baranowski, Ben Judah

Kremlin-backed Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka has weaponized migrants from across the Middle East and is using them to create a border crisis in his escalating hybrid war against the EU.

Belarus Conflict

SouthAsiaSource

Nov 9, 2021

Issues and mistrust in US-Pakistan relations

By Nazir Ahmad Mir

The August 2021 withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan has yet again exposed the fragility of Pakistan-US relations. Over the growing—and allegedly dubious—role of Pakistan in its commitment to the War on Terror, increasing concerns are being expressed in the United States about the nature of its relations with Islamabad.

Afghanistan Pakistan

In the News

Nov 9, 2021

Manning in VOA: Should Biden ease humanitarian sanctions on North Korea?

By Atlantic Council

On November 9, Robert Manning was quoted in a Voice of America article on US sanctions on North Korea. Manning argued that the United States does not need to ease sanctions for humanitarian goods to reach North Koreans, but rather there is a need to streamline the process. Robert Manning, a senior fellow at the […]

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In the News

Nov 9, 2021

Friedlander quoted in Financial Review on the growing role of foreign investments in national security calculus

By Julia Friedlander

Read the full article here.

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UkraineAlert

Nov 9, 2021

Nord Stream 2: Germany must listen to Ukrainian security concerns

By Olga Bielkova

Ukraine has requested a role in the German process to certify Nord Stream 2 amid fears in Kyiv that the pipeline could pave the wave for an escalation in ongoing Russian military aggression against Ukraine.

Conflict Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Nov 9, 2021

Charai in the National Interest: Khalifa Haftar can make or break Libya’s Paris Peace Conference

By Ahmed Charai

After years of murder and misery, long-suffering Libyans finally have a ray of hope: the Paris Conference on Libya, scheduled for November 14, 2021. Ahmed Charai “America’s support for the Libyan peace process is strongly signaled by the presence of U.S. vice president Kamala Harris” Charai argues. Read Charai’s latest in the National Interest on […]

Africa Conflict

In the News

Nov 9, 2021

Friedlander quoted in Financial Review on the growing role of foreign investments in national security calculus

By Julia Friedlander

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business European Union

The Atlantic Council at 60

Nov 9, 2021

The Atlantic imperative

By N. W. Collins

The tale of an organization founded at a delicate moment for a young administration, with international crises swirling and a need for a coherent Atlanticist voice.

Civil Society NATO

The Atlantic Council at 60

Nov 9, 2021

What the Atlantic Council was like in its early years

By Melvin Small

An examination of the Atlantic Council's complicated interactions with the government, foundations, American elites, and the public during its formative years offers a revealing look at the way such non-governmental organizations contribute to the foreign-policy debate in the United States.

Civil Society NATO

In the News

Nov 8, 2021

Yusufi talked at the launch of Endowment for Peace in South Asia or South Asia Peace Council

By Atlantic Council

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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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