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Describe the kind of content you are highlighting here, why you are highlighting, and what it says about the work your program focuses on and how it makes an impact in the real world. Below, select three top pieces of commentary & analysis to feature from the past days or weeks. Update monthly via board process with Graeme Cranston-Cuebas and Vriddhi Sujan.

Event Recap Jul 30, 2019

Chile Against Corruption: What Can the Region Learn?

By Guillermo Garcia Montenegro

To launch the last of a series of spotlights on anti-corruption, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center hosted a conference call to discuss Chile’s successes and steps countries can take to revitalize regulatory frameworks. Authored by Former Minister of National Women’s Affairs of Chile and Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Non-Resident Senior Fellow Laura Albornoz […]
Brazil Latin America
Insight & Impact

Report Jan 24, 2019

Does money grow on trees? Restoration financing in Southeast Asia

By Prajwal Baral, Mikkel Larsen, Matthew Archer, PhD

Given its unique role as both a potential source of emissions—as well as storage—for carbon, the land use sector may play a crucial role in the world’s success or failure in avoiding dangerous levels of climate change over this century. Nowhere is the pivotal role of land use more apparent than in tropical forests.
Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

Transcript Jul 18, 2019

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte: Stronger Together Than Apart

Stronger together than apart Speech by Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte  Atlantic Council Washington, DC July 18, 2019
European Union International Organizations

All impact stories

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

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.

Arms Control Crisis Management

In the News

Feb 26, 2022

Ashford in ABC’s This Week: War in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

On On February 26, Ashford featured in ABC’s This Week podcast to speak about the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.  “As Europe faces up to its worst security crisis since World War II, we hear about how Ukrainians are facing the threat, examine how far Russia is prepared to go to subdue its neighbour, […]

Eastern Europe English

In the News

Feb 25, 2022

Ashford in Yahoo News: NATO rushing to resupply Ukraine by land; no-fly zone all but ruled out

By Atlantic Council

On February 25, Emma Ashford was cited in Yahoo News about the escalation risks a no-fly-zone over Ukraine would entail. “If the U.S. and its allies were to issue such an order in Ukraine, the Air Force would be forced to undertake a military mission against the invading Russian forces, and … U.S. forces would […]

Crisis Management Eastern Europe

In the News

Feb 25, 2022

Ashford in NPR’s Marketplace: Why countries stockpile foreign cash

By Atlantic Council

On February 25, Emma Ashford was quoted in NPR’s Marketplace on government reserves of foreign currency.  “When a country’s own currency loses value, foreign currency can help with all sorts of things, including routine international trade, said Emma Ashford… “‘Large stockpiles of foreign reserves just are very useful for helping to insulate yourself from global economic shocks,’ […]

Eastern Europe Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 25, 2022

Konaev in Bloomberg on social media disinformation

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Margarita Konaev explains how Russia is utilizing disinformation campaigns against their citizens to justify their actions in Ukraine.

Conflict Disinformation

In the News

Feb 25, 2022

Pavel featured on CNBC to discuss European security

By Atlantic Council

Barry Pavel explains the role of hybrid warfare in the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis and recommends how NATO can weaponize it.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Feb 24, 2022

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.

Arms Control China

In the News

Feb 24, 2022

Wetzel in Task & Purpose on Russian military equipment ‘Z’ markings

By Atlantic Council

Senior US Air Force fellow Lt Col Tyson Wetzel explains the mysterious Z markings on Russian military equipment.

Conflict Russia

In the News

Feb 24, 2022

Wetzel in the National and news.com.au on Russian force movement

By Atlantic Council

Senior US Air Force fellow Lt Col Tyson Wetzel speaks on the implications of Russian cyberattacks.

Conflict Cybersecurity

In the News

Feb 24, 2022

Plitsas in the National on a Russian occupation of Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Alex Plitsas analyzes what is to come of a Russian occupation of Ukraine.

Conflict Russia
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