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UkraineAlert

Jun 27, 2021

Ukraine’s Russia sanctions target Putin’s inner circle

By Anders Åslund

Ukraine’s recently updated sanctions against Russia are the most comprehensive since 2014 and demonstrate that the Ukrainian government understands the value of targeting people close to Vladimir Putin.

Conflict Economic Sanctions

In the News

Jun 27, 2021

Burrows in Lawfare: How the United States can compete with Chinese influence in Southeast Asia

By Atlantic Council

China English

In the News

Jun 26, 2021

Lipner joins VOA Blinken’s appeals to Middle East leaders to support Gaza recovery

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Jun 26, 2021

Fulton quoted in South China Morning Post on China-Iran relations

By Atlantic Council

China Elections

UkraineAlert

Jun 25, 2021

British warship challenges Russian claims to Crimea

By Peter Dickinson

A British warship sailed through Crimean waters on June 23 in what was widely seen as a reminder that the international community rejects Russia’s purported 2014 annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula.

Conflict Maritime Security

In the News

Jun 25, 2021

Schultz in War on the Rocks reviewing new memoir on the plight of US interpreters in Iraq

By Atlantic Council

On June 25, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Tammy S. Schultz published a book review with Noah Ramsey in War on the Rocks titled “Interpreters on the run: Baghdad underground railroad.” Schultz, the Director of National Security and Professor of Strategic Studies at the US Marine Corps War College, reviews Steve Miska’s book, Baghdad Underground […]

Iraq Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

In the News

Jun 25, 2021

Kroenig and Ashford review the Biden-Putin Summit

By Atlantic Council

On June 25, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discussed the successes of the Biden-Putin Summit, the Iranian presidential elections and the potential for a nuclear deal, and the future of […]

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Britain Debrief

Jun 25, 2021

#BritainDebrief – What does a new Sino-American Cold War mean for Britain? A debrief from James Palmer

By Ben Judah

For this #BritainDebrief, Foreign Policy magazine deputy editor and China expert James Palmer sits down with Ben Judah to explore the impact of Sino-US conflict on Britain.

China Conflict

UkraineAlert

Jun 24, 2021

Putin blames anyone but himself for loss of Ukraine

By Peter Dickinson

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently published an op-ed accusing the US of staging an anti-Russian coup in Ukraine, but in reality nobody has done more to erode Russian influence in Ukraine than Putin himself.

Conflict Disinformation

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Jun 24, 2021

Manning in Voice of America Korea: US experts “North Korea in the midst of economic hardship, ‘survival’ close to China … ‘Chinese card’ will not work” [translated from Korean]

By Atlantic Council

On June 24, Robert Manning was quoted in a Voice of America Korea article about North Korea’s relationship with China and its implications on negotiations with the United States. Manning spoke on the importance of understanding North Korea’s dependence on China for its basic survival during a time of domestic scarcity. “For North Korea, for […]

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