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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.

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In the News

Mar 30, 2022

Global Times cites Kroenig on strategic simultaneity

By Atlantic Council

Chinese Communist mouthpiece criticizes’ Matthew Kroenig’s recommendation that US defense strategy address strategic simultaneityto effectively balance China and Russia at the same time.

Arms Control China

In the News

Mar 30, 2022

Plaks in the National News on Russian exiles

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident fellow Irina Plaks explains how the West should take advantage of high-skilled Russian exiles trying to escape from Russia.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 30, 2022

Barranco in WSJ and Military.com on small-unit Russian leadership

By Atlantic Council

Col John Barranco assesses that the recent deaths of four high-level Russian generals in Ukraine point to shortcomings in small-unit leadership.

Conflict Russia

In the News

Mar 29, 2022

Manning in VOA: US experts say North Korea is more likely to resume missile provocations and nuclear tests

By Atlantic Council

On March 29, Manning was interviewed by Voice of America about North Korea’s procurement of components for missiles and the need to crack down on their international sourcing of materials. “Robert Manning, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, also told VOA that the possibility of North Korea’s further provocations and the resumption of nuclear […]

Defense Technologies East Asia

In the News

Mar 29, 2022

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.

Central Asia Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Mar 29, 2022

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.

China Conflict

In the News

Mar 29, 2022

Plitsas in CT Insider on Ukrainian evacuation

By Atlantic Council

Alex Plitsas aids Ukrainian refugees and coordinates donations of ballistic armor to Ukraine to support the war effort.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 29, 2022

Dean in the Conversation on Australia’s FY 2022 budget

By Atlantic Council

Peter J. Dean breaks down Australia’s 2022 fiscal year budget.

Australia Defense Policy

In the News

Mar 28, 2022

Winners of first annual New American Engagement Initiative student competition announced

By Atlantic Council

On March 28, the New American Engagement Initiative announced the winners of the first annual student competition. First place went to the Women in STEM team from Seton Hall University, who created a project on informing the American public of the military’s role in US society and foreign policy. The winning team’s members were Jackalyn […]

English Security & Defense

In the News

Mar 28, 2022

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.

Arms Control Conflict