GeoStrategy Initiative Analysis and Events

Kroenig in E-International Relations on nuclear deterrence

By Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig writes on nuclear deterrence and mutual assured destruction.

Kroenig in Real Clear Defense on military spending and Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig on US military spending priorities and how they have shifted following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Kroenig and Ashford debate US policy toward the Persian Gulf

On June 10, Foreign Policy published its biweekly “It’s Debatable” column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and NAEI resident senior fellow Emma Ashford. In their latest column, they debate President Biden’s shifting policy toward US Gulf partners as Iran works to build the bomb.

Kroenig in Fox News on Iran’s development of nuclear weapons

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in Fox News discussing Iran’s continued attempts to develop a nuclear weapon.

Burrows in New Security Beat: Youth disillusionment as a danger to democracy

By Atlantic Council

On June 7, an article co-authored by Mathew Burrows was published by the Wilson Center’s New Security Beat, which discussed the dangers of a growing cohort of youth who feel disillusioned by political failures. “Failing to examine youth engagement trends may be a serious blind spot— and thus a threat to democracy. It is a question […]

Kroenig in Politico on the dynamics of Russia and China’s intensifying strategic partnership

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in Politico discussing China’s upper hand in its intensifying strategic partnership with Russia.

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on China’s ideological battle with the West

On May 26, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published a piece in The New York Sun assessing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s latest China speech and the role of ideology in China’s challenge to the global order – a point that most western leaders still seem to miss or otherwise ignore.