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Mar 7, 2020

Bryza joins TVP (Polish) to discuss British military exercises in Belarus and Russia’s relations with Belarus and Turkey

By Atlantic Council

Belarus
Europe & Eurasia

Issue Brief

Mar 6, 2020

Russia’s exotic nuclear weapons and implications for the United States and NATO

By Matthew Kroenig, Mark J. Massa, Christian Trotti

Great-power competition has returned, and with it, the importance of nuclear weapons in international politics.

Defense Technologies
Nuclear Deterrence

New Atlanticist

Mar 6, 2020

French minister: Europe is ready to prove its strength

By David A. Wemer

Despite anxiety about the state of the European Union in the face of Brexit and political populism, French Minister of State for European Affairs Amélie de Montchalin argued that there is growing evidence that Europeans are “starting to see Europe as capable of being strong [and] sovereign.” Recent joint European actions and renewed focus on building Europe’s ability to act autonomously has proved “that we can use the capabilities that we have, the power we already have, to take initiative,” de Montchalin said at the Atlantic Council on March 6.

European Union
Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Mar 5, 2020

UK remains committed to positive global role after Brexit, defence secretary says

By David A. Wemer

“The security of Europe is vital to the United Kingdom’s security [and] that will not change because we have left the political union of the European Union,” UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on March 5.

European Union
NATO

In the News

Mar 5, 2020

Simakovsky joins TRT to discuss Erdogan-Putin meeting

By Atlantic Council

Eurasia Center senior fellow Mark Simakovksy joins TRT's Newsmakers to discuss how Russia's intervention in Syria and the relationship between Turkey and Russia affects Turkey's ties to NATO and US policy in the region.

Conflict
NATO

In the News

Mar 4, 2020

Nurkin joins Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss China’s approach to military technology

By Atlantic Council

Senior Fellow Tate Nurkin addresses China's rapid progress in military technology over the past decade.

China
Defense Technologies

In the News

Mar 4, 2020

Biberman in The Washington Post: Young Kashmiris think India and Pakistan can resolve their differences over Kashmir

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management
Human Rights

Feature

Mar 3, 2020

South Asia: The road ahead in 2020

By South Asia Center

South Asia’s economies are powered by an energetic young population eager to embrace 21st century economic opportunities and conscious of their growing centrality to global geopolitical calculations. Whether the governments of South Asia’s countries are capable of delivering on this promise is another question. Each state faces serious policy and governance challenges that must be addressed in 2020

Afghanistan
Bangladesh

In the News

Mar 3, 2020

Bryza joins TRT World to discuss the humanitarian and military crisis in northern Syria’s Idlib Province

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy
Security & Defense

In the News

Mar 2, 2020

Jamil in Asia & The Pacific Policy Society: Gift basket diplomacy in nuclear South Asia

By Atlantic Council

International Norms
Nuclear Deterrence

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