GeoStrategy Initiative Analysis and Events

Ashford in The Week: The moral mess of banning Russian oil

By Atlantic Council

On March 7, Emma Ashford was quoted in The Week on the dangers of banning imports of Russian oil. “This is what happens in wartime: You make a deal with the devil in order to avert some greater evil. The United States allied with the Soviet Union to defeat Nazi Germany, then opened the doors […]

Kroenig in CNBC on Russia’s attack on Ukraine nuclear plant

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig explains the risks of a potential nuclear meltdown at the Ukrainian nuclear plant.

Ashford in MSNBC: Russia’s Ukraine invasion may have been preventable

By Atlantic Council

On March 4, Emma Ashford was quoted by MSNBC on why it would have been beneficial to consider barring Ukraine from NATO to prevent escalation with Russia. “Emma Ashford, resident senior fellow with the New American Engagement Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, wrote in an email that it was a ‘pity’ […]

Kroenig in Fast Company on Putin’s nuclear alert

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig highlights the unlikeliness that Russia will escalate to nuclear warfare.

Kroenig on MSNBC discusses Putin’s attack on Ukrainian nuclear power plant

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig suggests that the West must remain vigilant as there is a chance that Russia may target Ukraine's nuclear plant again.

Cimmino quoted in the Washington Examiner on outlook for Ukraine conflict

On March 2, Scowcroft Strategy Initiative associate director Jeffrey Cimmino told the Washington Examiner that Putin may have no off-ramp short of escalation — and the conflict in Ukraine is likely to get worse before it gets better.

Kroenig quoted in Washington Examiner on China’s response to Ukraine crisis

By Atlantic Council

On March 1, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig discussed China’s recent efforts to balance between supporting Russia and avoiding international condemnation with the Washington Examiner.

Kroenig quoted in Washington Examiner on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

By Atlantic Council

On March 1, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig discussed Zelensky’s “resolute wartime leadership” with the Washington Examiner.

Kroenig in the Telegraph Online on Putin’s nuclear alert

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig highlights the unlikeliness that Russia will escalate to nuclear warfare.

Kroenig in New York Magazine on Putin’s nuclear alert

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig highlights the unlikeliness that Russia will escalate to nuclear warfare.

Kroenig quoted in Politico on Russian nuclear threats

By Atlantic Council

On February 28, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in Politico discussing Russia’s “escalate to de-escalate” doctrine of backstopping conventional aggression with nuclear threats.

Kroenig quoted in Fox News on US embassy evacuation

By Atlantic Council

On February 28, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in Fox News arguing that the decision to shut down the US embassy in Kiev was the “correct and prudent move.”

Kroenig in the Irish Times on Russia’s nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig explains that Putin's heightened nuclear alert is textbook Russian strategy and likely a bluff.

Kroenig cited in La Stampa on Russia’s nuclear alert

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft center's deputy director Matthew Kroenig comments on the nuclear implications of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Kroenig in the Mirror on Russia’s nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig explains that Putin's nuclear alert mandates the movement of nuclear weapons to strategic positions.

Kroenig in the Financial Times on Putin’s nuclear alert

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig explains that Putin's heightened nuclear alert is not surprising as it is straight out of Russian strategy and is likely a bluff.

Kroenig in the New York Times on Putin’s nuclear alert

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig highlights that Putin's heightened nuclear alert is just one of multiple historical examples in the New York Times.

Kroenig in Fox News calling for a simultaneous US defense strategy on Europe and Asia

By Atlantic Council

On February 24, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in Fox News arguing for a simultaneous US defense strategy in Europe and Asia to better counter Russian and Chinese aggression against their democratic neighbors.

Kroenig in Defence24 on effective nuclear deterrence

By Atlantic Council

Deputy director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Matthew Kroenig sits down with Defence24 to discuss missile deterrence.