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Putin’s Russia is all we feared it would be

By Doug Klain

“For years, experts have warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken his country from the nascent democracy that emerged in 1991 at the end of the Soviet Union to a revanchist, revisionist power seeking to aggressively reassert the Kremlin’s primacy — both in the world and at home in Russia. Individual flashpoints over the […]

Atlantic Council announces multi-year partnership on Black Sea security with the Romanian National University of Political Studies and Public Administration

The Atlantic Council will partner with the Romanian National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) on a major four-year body of work focused on the Black Sea region, which will familiarize the policy community with the complexities of this strategically important area for NATO and advance recommendations for transatlantic strategists.

Ashford in Politico: “There’s nothing strategic…about a global force posture review that fails to accept the notion of resource constraints”

By Atlantic Council

On November 29, Emma Ashford was quoted in Politico’s National Security Daily newsletter on the conclusion of the Biden administration’s global posture review. “There’s nothing strategic — or even useful — about a global force posture review that fails to accept the notion of resource constraints and declines to face any hard choices about America’s […]

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: America and the Arctic

By Atlantic Council

On November 24, Christopher Preble joined his co-hosts of the Net Assessment podcast to discuss US policy towards the arctic region. They discussed how climate change is causing flooding and environmental damage but is also providing new opportunities for navigation, mining, fishing, tourism, and defense. They discussed how US national security and economic interests best […]

Haring in Foreign Affairs: Ukraine in the Crosshairs

By Atlantic Council

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Grieco in Parameters: “The US military no longer dominates the skies”

By Atlantic Council

On November 17, Grieco was featured in the US Army War College’s Quarterly, Parameters, in which she coauthored an article with Max Bremer on the concept of verticality when assessing threats to control of the air littoral. “This new and unprecedented littoral challenge to US air superiority calls for more than technological solutions. It requires […]

Ashford in H-Diplo: Oil and great power politics

By Atlantic Council

On November 15, Emma Ashford authored a review of two books, Rosemary A. Kelanic’s Black Gold and Blackmail: Oil and Great Power Politics and Emily Meierding’s The Oil Wars Myth: Petroleum and the Causes of International Conflict, in H-Diplo. Using the books, Ashford probes the question of why the United States going from an energy […]

Preble on the Crashing the War Party podcast: US is no longer “the indispensable” — so what now?

By Atlantic Council

On November 12, Christopher Preble featured on the Crashing the War Party podcast, where he discussed his latest Assumptions Testing paper, which examines the notion that the United States is indispensable for the global order. Preble examined the question of what the international order might look like without American hegemony. More about our expert

Ashford on SpectatorTV: Why does Taiwan matter so much?

By Atlantic Council

On November 11, Emma Ashford featured on SpectatorTV’s “The Week in 60 minutes” where she discussed the major strategic questions over the US relationship with Taiwan and highlighted the dangers posed to US security and prosperity if it engages in conflict with China over the status of the island. Ashford examined the benefits of strategic […]

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Richard Haass is here!

By Atlantic Council

On November 11, Christopher Preble and Net Assessment podcast co-hosts Melanie Marlowe (CSIS), and Zack Cooper (AEI) welcomed special guest Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations. The four discussed what the United States has gotten right and wrong the last few decades, focusing particularly on decisions about when to use force as […]