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Jan 20, 2022

Ashford in Foreign Affairs: America Needs a Bolder Biden

By Atlantic Council

On January 20, Emma Ashford authored an article in Foreign Affairs on the first year of foreign policy in the Biden administration. Ashford made the case for more bold thinking and willingness to push for lasting foreign policy change, pointing to the authority displayed in ending the war in Afghanistan as an ambitious approach to be replicated. More about our expert

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Jan 20, 2022

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Grading the Biden Team’s Foreign Policy

By Atlantic Council

On January 20, Christopher Preble and his co-hosts of theĀ Net Assessment podcastĀ assessed President Bidenā€™s foreign policyĀ inĀ his administrationā€™s first year. “There appear to have been more failures than successes to the group but, as Frank GavinĀ explainsĀ inĀ the lead essay at the Texas National Security Review, a bit of perspective isĀ inĀ order. Crafting and executing foreign policy is difficult, […]

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Jan 20, 2022

Cohen on Cheddar News: Possible Cracks Between U.S. and Allies on Issue of Ukraine and Russia

By Atlantic Council

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Jan 13, 2022

Ashford in Inkstick: The ā€œblink-and-youā€™ll-miss-itā€ intervention in Kazakhstan

By Atlantic Council

On January 13, Ashford published an opinion piece on the Russian intervention in Kazakhstan. “The blink-and-you-might-miss-it intervention nonetheless provided some important reminders about security in Central Asia. Russia, for example, still has substantive interests and influence across Central Asia. Meanwhile, it appears that China is largely willing to stay hands-off on security matters in the […]

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Jan 13, 2022

Ashford in The New York Times: ā€œIt will certainly produce more militarization of the allianceā€™s eastern flank.ā€

By Atlantic Council

On January 13, Emma Ashford was quote in the New York Times on the Russia-Ukraine standoff. ā€œIt will certainly produce more militarization of the allianceā€™s eastern flank,ā€ Emma Ashford, a researcher at the Atlantic Council research group wrote of NATOā€™s likely response to Russiaā€™s threats against Ukraine. ā€œJust because we think itā€™s a stupid, self-defeating […]

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Jan 10, 2022

Ashford in Politico: “Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig debate whether the unrest will inflame tensions between Russia and the West.”

By Atlantic Council

On January 10, Ashford and Matthew Kroenigā€™s ā€œItā€™s Debatableā€ column was featured in Politicoā€™s Global Insider newsletter. “Kazakhstanā€™s main military relationship is with the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which replaced the Warsaw Pact for Russia and some Central Asian states. Tokayev has appealed for the CSTO to intervene in the ongoing unrest, and small […]

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Jan 9, 2022

Ashford on NPR: “Even if we wanted to intervene … we just don’t have that much leverage in Kazakhstan.”

By Atlantic Council

On January 9, Emma Ashford was interviewed by NPR Morning Edition on the Russian intervention in Kazakhstan. “Even if we wanted to intervene, even if there was a clear side upon which we thought we could intervene – which I don’t think there is – we just don’t have that much leverage in Kazakhstan. We […]

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Jan 7, 2022

Preble in Vox: “I canā€™t point to anyone who was sanctioned for supporting the war”

By Atlantic Council

On January 7, Christopher Preble was quoted in a Vox article on the rehabilitation of the careers of those who served in the Trump administration. Preble made the point that many who were involved in the justification for going to war in Iraq were similarly able to secure jobs in Washington after their time in […]

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Jan 6, 2022

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: A heavy price to pay?

By Atlantic Council

On the January 6 edition of the podcast, Preble and his co-hosts talked about the massing of Russian troops near Ukraineā€™s eastern border and the Biden administrationā€™s efforts to deter Putin from invading Ukraine. What is Putinā€™s motivation for the actions of the last several months? Are the Biden teamā€™s threats of crippling economic sanctions […]

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Dec 23, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: A slavish devotion to presence?

By Atlantic Council

On December 23, Christopher Preble and co-hosts debated US global posture in the Net Assessment podcast. How can the National Defense Strategy bring resources and requirements into alignment? With the Defense Department having just completed its global posture review, is Bob Work right that the U.S. Navy needs to shed its attachment to presence? Is […]

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