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Mar 25, 2022

Grieco on Airminded: Lessons learned from the first month of the air war

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On March 25, Kelly Grieco appeared as a guest on the Airminded podcast to discuss the air war over Ukraine. “I would not have predicted (the air war) would go this badly for the Russians, I don’t think anyone would have. This is almost on the order of 1940’s Battle of France: obviously the role is different, […]

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Mar 23, 2022

Grieco in the Washington Examiner: Biden aims to rally support for front-line states in series of high-stakes summits

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On March 23, Kelly Grieco was quoted in a Washington Examiner article on President Biden’s high-stakes summits in Brussels. “The response to the crisis could shift the administration’s thinking on America’s role in Europe, Grieco explained. ‘The argument that the United States leadership is a requirement, that we’re the indispensable nation and without us, the […]

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Mar 22, 2022

Manning in VOA: “North Korea’s launch of multiple rocket launchers should not be taken lightly… “Increasing Korea’s offensive capabilities” [translated from Korean]

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On March 22, Robert Manning was quoted by Voice of America on recent North Korean missile launches. “Robert Manning, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, said that North Korea’s launch of four projectiles that appear to be multiple rocket launchers into the West Sea on the20th should be viewed as an extension of the […]

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Mar 22, 2022

Preble on Net Assessment: Russia’s war in Ukraine: how does this end?

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On March 22, Christopher Preble joined his co-hosts on the Net Assessment podcast to discuss how the war in Ukraine might end. They also discussed why Ukraine was fighting so well and Russia so poorly, and the democracies’ relative unanimity in opposing the war. “Why has Russia struggled so mightily? Why has Ukraine fought so […]

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Mar 22, 2022

Grieco and Evans in DefenseNews: Biden should nudge Europeans to lead NATO

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On March 22, Kelly Grieco and Alec Evans published an op-ed in DefenseNews that advised President Biden to nudge European countries to lead NATO at this week’s summits in Brussels. “Though some have called for Biden to ‘lead from the front,’ a transatlantic relationship characterized by American dominance, and European dependence on U.S. military capabilities, is no longer […]

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Mar 22, 2022

Darnal at the Chicago Council: The Sahel and Western military assistance in Africa

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On March 22, Aude Darnal participated in a panel discussion on the future of the Sahel and Western military assistance in Africa. She advocated for reforming US security sector assistance, a redirection of funding from DoD to DoS, and greater emphasis on supporting locally-led long-term security sector governance and civilian-led initiatives aiming to prevent violent […]

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Mar 21, 2022

Ashford in War on the Rocks: Russia recognizes breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine

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On February 21, Ashford featured on the War on the Rocks Warcast, discussing the Russian recognition of the independence of breakaway territories of Eastern Ukraine. “I spoke with Dr. Emma Ashford to discuss the current military situation on Ukraine’s borders, trans-Atlantic diplomacy, and the implications of additional sanctions on the Russian economy. Emma is a […]

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Mar 18, 2022

Ashford on the Ezra Klein Show: A realist take on how the Russia-Ukraine war could end

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On March 18, Emma Ashford was featured on the Ezra Klein Show and provided her insights on a possible end to the Ukraine crisis and the conflict’s implications for the United States’ place in the world. “I think people underestimate the extent to which American foreign policy, since the end of the Cold War, has […]

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Mar 18, 2022

Ashford on Open Source: Lessons Learned

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On March 18, Emma Ashford joined NPR’s Open Source to discuss the Ukraine war’s broader lessons for US foreign policy. “The fact is that this is not a change from the historical norm, even in the last 30 years. We’ve seen leaders do the exact same thing: we saw Slobodan Milošević do this to Albania […]

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Mar 17, 2022

Ashford on Background Briefing: Having been fought to a standstill, Russia now appears interested in peace

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On March 17, Emma Ashford appeared on NPR’s Background Briefing with Ian Masters to discuss the prospects for peace in Ukraine. “I think we are in a better place than we have been…for the past few weeks in terms of the potential for the ceasefire or a peace deal. The Ukrainians say the Russians are […]

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