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Feb 19, 2022

Manning in VOA: “US Indo-Pacific Strategy: Korea-Japan cooperation?” [translated from Korean]

By Atlantic Council

On February 19, Manning featured on a VOA broadcast about the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy. On the subject of the recent deployment of B-52 bombers to Guam, Manning argued, “It is designed to send a message both to North Korea and China, and I think it is also designed as an act of reassurance for […]

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Feb 17, 2022

Grieco in Space News Business: Why space alarmism is wrong and dangerous

By Atlantic Council

On February 17, Kelly Grieco was published in Space News Business with an article on why space alarmism is wrong and dangerous. Grieco explains that the United States has near-superiority in space technology, and that reports comparing adversaries’ space capabilities are often exaggerated or overblown. She argues that US space policy should embrace cooperation with other space-faring […]

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Feb 17, 2022

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: The Pacific is not so Pacific

By Atlantic Council

On February 17, Christopher Preble and his co-hosts of the Net Assessment podcast talked about the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy, which was released even as the national security advisor was warning of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine. The timing seems awkward. So, what was the rush? And what is missing? The podcasters raise several […]

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Feb 17, 2022

Ashford on NPR: How NATO’s eastward expansion set the stage for the standoff in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

On February 17, Emma Ashford was featured on NPR’s Here and Now, discussing the history behind the crisis in Ukraine. “The current standoff on the Ukrainian border began when Russian President Vladimir Putin provoked fears of an invasion, but the roots of the crisis go back decades. “Russia and the West have been at odds about the […]

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Feb 17, 2022

Preble in Reason: Public Confidence in the military Is slipping

By Atlantic Council

On February 17, Preble was quoted in Reason regarding declining public trust in the military. “‘Trust in everything is down, and the obvious answer is that post-9/11 wars have not gone well,’ the Atlantic Council’s Christopher Preble tells Reason. Preble also feels that the question’s oversimplification doesn’t fully capture the issue. He wonders whether the recent decline […]

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Feb 14, 2022

Klain interviewed in The Age/Sydney Morning Herald on what’s behind Putin’s war on Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

“Putin is doing things that will preserve his power, extend his rule, make his rule more secure, and will enrich himself and the oligarchs that help him to maintain his power.” Doug Klain More about our expert

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Feb 11, 2022

Cooper in Inkstick: Planning for a Ukrainian refugee crisis

By Atlantic Council

On February 11, Cooper was published in Inkstick advocating for the creation of a comprehensive Ukrainian refugee strategy. In light of the potential for millions of Ukrainians to become refugees if war breaks out, Cooper argues that the West needs to be ready to assist with humanitarian aid. “Refugee resettlement is a complex process, particularly […]

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Feb 9, 2022

Ashford at the Marine Corps University: Rapid wargaming for crises

By Atlantic Council

On February 9, Emma Ashford joined a panel of specialists at the Marine Corps University to discuss prototype wargaming for the Ukraine crisis. “How does wargaming help when the problem is a rapidly unfolding crisis in a fluid environment, such as the Russian build-up near Ukraine, when an off-the-shelf option, or deliberately designed wargame, isn’t […]

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Feb 9, 2022

Ashford in the New York Times: A once firm antiwar alliance splinters over Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

On February 9, Emma Ashford was quoted in the New York Times on the domestic politics of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. “‘This is definitely not a left-right thing,’ said Emma Ashford, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and co-author of an article expressing opposition to American support of Ukraine, arguing that the United States is stretched too […]

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Feb 7, 2022

Grieco in the Decisive Point podcast: Air littoral: another look

By Atlantic Council

On February 7, Grieco featured on the Strategic Studies Institute’s Decisive Point podcast on low-altitude threats to US air superiority. “First, manned aircraft are no longer essential for accessing or exploiting the airspace, or at least parts of the airspace. And second, increasingly, both nonstate actors and strategic competitors will use small unarmed systems–things like drones, low […]

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