Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Townsend featured in Foreign Policy on the delivery of battle tanks to Ukraine and resulting logistical challenges

By James J. Townsend Jr.

On January 26, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior advisor Jim Townsend was quoted in Foreign Policy regarding the delivery of modern Western battle tanks to Ukraine and the resulting logistical challenges.

Skaluba in The Sydney Morning Herald on what western tanks mean for Ukraine

On January 26, Chris’ contributions to What Western tanks will mean for Ukraine were picked up in The Sydney Morning Herald discussing how the delivery of tanks to Ukraine exposed the divisions within a weary West.

Townsend in Foreign Policy on the logistical challenges of delivering tanks to Ukraine

On January 26, SCSS Senior Advisor Jim Townsend was quoted in Foreign Policy discussing the delivery of modern Western battle tanks to Ukraine and the logistical challenges that entails.

Deni in The Hill on Turkey’s exploitation of NATO’s consensus decision-making to extract concessions

On January 26, TSI NRSF John Deni wrote an op-ed arguing that Turkey is exploiting NATO’s consensus-based decision-making process to extract concessions from Finland and Sweden and discussed signals that Washington should give to Ankara to ensure ratification.

Skaluba in The Week on the challenges of building consensus in NATO

On January 26, Chris was quoted in The Week, noting the challenge of lining up 30 different leaders to reach consensus at NATO.

Skaluba in Bloomberg on modern tank deliveries to Ukraine

On January 25, Chris was quoted in Bloomberg discussing modern tank deliveries to Ukraine, where he highlighted that Zelenskiy will no doubt return to his successful playbook to pressure allies for increased assistance.

Auerswald for Foreign Policy Analysis: Explaining Variations in Legislative Oversight over the Armed Forces

On January 4, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow David Auerswald published a report in Foreign Policy Analysis that analyzes the role of legislative oversight of civil-military relations in 15 nations around the world.

Scheunemann in Global National: momentum is building in support of sending tanks for Ukraine

By Leah Scheunemann

Leah Scheunemann was quoted in Global National around 5:58 discussing how momentum is building in support of sending tanks for Ukraine to use in defense of its homeland.

Koster on NPO Radio 1 discussing the new joint statement between the EU and NATO (in Dutch)

On January 11, the Transatlantic Security Initiative's Nonresident Senior Fellow Timo Koster was featured on NPO Radio 1 discussing the new joint statement between the EU and NATO, noting it was worrying the effort did not come sooner (in Dutch).  

Feldman-Piltch in Non-State Actress on the consequences of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Maggie Feldman-Piltch

On January 10, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Maggie Feldman-Piltch released the third edition of Non-State Actress, which examined the cost of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Non-State Actress project is made possible by generous support from the German Federal Foreign Office, whom we thank for their support.

Jeglinskas in Delfi News on the difficulty for NATO countries to collectively increasing defense spending (in Lithuanian)

On January 9, the Transatlantic Security Initiative’s Nonresident Senior Fellow Giedrimas Jeglinskas was quoted in Delfi News on the difficulty for NATO countries to collectively increasing defense spending (in Lithuanian).