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Sep 20, 2019

Securing Northern Europe: Toward a comprehensive approach

By Anna Wieslander and Elin Schiffer

As Northern Europe finds itself on the front line of systemic great-power competition it has the consider three main challenges: an assertive Russia, changing dynamics in the transatlantic link and the development of a European defense. This present a unique window of opportunity to develop a comprehensive regional approach, bringing together the Baltic Sea, the North Atlantic and the Arctic.

Europe & Eurasia
NATO

In the News

Sep 19, 2019

Dagres joins the Monocle to discuss tensions in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

Iran
Middle East

In the News

Sep 19, 2019

Ambassador James B. Cunningham testifies on Afghanistan in front of the House Foreign Affairs Committee

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan
Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 19, 2019

Michel in Maanpuolustus: Finnish defence policy: One American’s perspective

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy
Northern Europe

In the News

Sep 19, 2019

Slavin quoted in The Washington Examiner on US-Iran relations

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment
Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Sep 19, 2019

Bechev in Foreign Policy: Putin is trolling the United States in the Persian Gulf

By Dimitar Bechev

In the wake of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, the Russian president has positioned himself as a peacemaker. But continued conflict is his friend.

Conflict
Russia

IranSource

Sep 19, 2019

Trump’s Iran policy is widening the battlefield

By Borzou Daragahi

The attack on the Aramco facility illustrated the latest salvo in a dangerous new normal that has come about in the Middle East: a constant widening and deepening of the conflict between an Iranian-led axis and the United States and its allies.

Conflict
Security & Defense

MENASource

Sep 18, 2019

What the Abqaiq attack should teach us about critical infrastructure

By Thomas S. Warrick

The precision of the aerial attack on Abqaiq, whether it originated in Iran or outside it, shows both a willingness to target strategic critical infrastructure and a capability for extreme precision.

Crisis Management
Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Sep 18, 2019

Cohen joins Bloomberg to discuss surgical strikes and Iran

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment
Iran

In the News

Sep 18, 2019

Cohen in Newsweek: Donald’s Dilemma: Can He Retaliate to Attack on Saudi Oil Fields Without Starting a War with Iran?

By Atlantic Council

Geopolitics & Energy Security
Iran

Experts

Events