Insight & Impact

Grieco in Defense News: NATO touts country pairings as key to defending the eastern flank

By Atlantic Council

On July 1, Kelly Grieco was quoted in a Defense News article addressing NATO’s announcement that it would pre-assign allied forces to specific countries for territorial defense. Grieco explained the intent of NATO’s posture change to change the character of their eastern deployments from a ‘tripwire force,’ intended to hold invading Russia forces up long enough […]

Eftimiades in Bolly Inside on DoD purchasing practices with the commercial space industry 

By Atlantic Council

Nicholas Eftimiades considers US Defense Department purchasing practices with the commercial space industry.

Garlauskas featured in Voice of America on South Korea’s first NATO summit

On June 27, Markus Garlauskas was mentioned in an article, “What to Expect From South Korea’s First NATO Summit,” in Voice of America. In this article, Garlauskas emphasizes the shared security interest in nuclear deterrence between NATO and South Korea. He warns that Russian use of nuclear weapons could serve to embolden North Korea’s usage.  […]

Lawler featured in Axios upon return from Seoul

On June 27, 2022, Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Journalist Fellow Dave Lawler published an article, “South Korea would expect U.S. to intervene if China invades Taiwan, official says,” in Axios. After wrapping up one week in Seoul, Lawler reflects on a discussion from the trip of the new South Korean administration’s foreign policy priorities. In particular, […]

Manning in The Hill: No longer ‘Groundhog Day’ in North Korea

By Atlantic Council

On June 28, Robert Manning published his biweekly column in The Hill, raising alarm at the advancements of North Korea’s missile testing and nuclear program. “Like the classic movie “Groundhog Day,” North Korea’s seemingly endless ballistic missile tests occur, a mostly inured world condemns then moves on. Passive acceptance. Rinse. Repeat. No more,” Manning warned. […]

Grieco in Defense News: NATO summit is chance to wean Europe off US military might

By Atlantic Council

On June 28, Kelly Grieco published an article in Defense News on the NATO summit in Madrid.  She argued Biden should use the summit as a chance to wean European allies off American military might, so Washington can shift its attention and resources to the Indo-Pacific. “NATO member countries ought to resist the temptation turn back the […]

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on Ukraine’s expected EU candidate status

On June 23, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published a piece in The New York Sun arguing that while Ukraine’s impending EU candidate status will serve symbolic and morale boosting purposes, the European Union may not be able to secure Ukraine’s security and state sovereignty.

Lawler’s continued coverage from Seoul featured in Axios

On June 24, 2022, Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Journalist Fellow Dave Lawler published two articles, “Gender divide between young people shakes South Korean politics” and “What South Korea’s power transfer means for China and Japan,” in Axios. With regards to the gender divide, Lawler shares that South Korean politicians from both parties agree that economics primarily […]

Binnendijk and Vershbow in Brookings: Rebalancing European and trans-Atlantic defense

By Hans Binnendijk, Alexander Vershbow

Hans Binnendijk and Alexander Vershbow write that Europe and the US must find a balance between complete European strategic autonomy and hefty reliance on US defense spending.

Kroenig and Ashford debate Lithuania’s land blockade of Kaliningrad

On June 24, 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 the implications of Lithuania’s blockage of Russian overland supply to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.