GeoStrategy Initiative Analysis and Events

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on Turkmenistan’s geopolitical significance

On March 18, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published a piece in The New York Sun on Turkmenistan’s strategic location at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Russia, and the potential role it might play in global energy politics as some nations look to revamp their global gas supplies.

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on foreign fighters in Ukraine and Russia

On March 22, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published a piece in The New York Sun discussing the ways in which the presence of foreign fighters in Ukraine and Russia is internationalizing the conflict, with possible repercussions for the North Caucasus and the Middle East.

Kroenig on C-SPAN on the Russian nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroeing outlines the holistic Russian nuclear threat against Ukraine and the west.

Kroenig and Ashford debate European defense and the prospect of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal

On March 25, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and NAEI resident senior fellow Emma Ashford where they discussed European defense initiatives and whether an early peace deal between Russia and Ukraine would do more harm than good.

Kroenig in Financial Times on US nuclear force posture

By Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig expresses concern that Biden’s shift in nuclear force posture is putting politics ahead of US allies and national security interests.

Merriman in The Hill on how the Russian people can end Putin’s war

On March 24, Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Hardy Merriman published an op-ed in The Hill outlining pathways and tactics for Russian citizens to engage in sustained civil resistance to create political transition in Russia.

Pavel, Engelke, and Cimmino in the New York Times on the war in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

The New York Times cites analysis on the war in Ukraine by Barry Pavel, Peter Engelke, and Jeffrey Cimmino.

Kroenig on CBS, the BBC, and C-SPAN

By Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig discusses, China’s role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, strategic competition, and NATO options for supporting Ukraine.

Gadzala Tirziu on Monocle 24 discussing the war in Ukraine and China-Russia relations

On March 14, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu was interviewed on Monocle 24’s “The Globalist” to discuss how the war in Ukraine is affecting the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches, the issue of foreign fighters in Europe, and China-Russia ties.

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on the prospect of Chinese military aid to Russia

On March 14, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published an op-ed in The New York Sun outlining what China and Russia’s deepening relationship could mean for the war in Ukraine, as Russia requests Chinese military support.