Insight & Impact

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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

Apr 19, 2022

Binnendijk and Pavel in Defense One: NATO will need a transition plan if Finland, Sweden ask to join

By Hans Binnendijk, Barry Pavel

Hans Binnendijk and Barry Pavel examine the practicalities of bringing Finland and Sweden into NATO.

Conflict Eastern Europe

In the News

Apr 19, 2022

Plaks in Arise News on the Russian tech brain drain

By Atlantic Council

Irina Plaks discusses the migration of thousands of technology workers out of Russia since the war on Ukraine.

Civil Society Migration

In the News

Apr 19, 2022

Dean in Breaking Defense on Australian security in the South Pacific

By Atlantic Council

Peter Dean criticizes a recent security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands.

Australia China

In the News

Apr 19, 2022

Barranco and Wetzel in the New York Times on the Donbas campaign

By Atlantic Council

The New York Times cites Col John Barranco and Lt Col Tyson Wetzel's Atlantic Council military assessment, "How Ukraine can take the fight to Russia."

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Apr 19, 2022

Pavel in Defense One on NATO membership for Finland and Sweden

By Atlantic Council

Barry Pavel submits several options for fast-tracking any future requests from Finland or Sweden for NATO membership.

Conflict NATO

In the News

Apr 19, 2022

Ashford and Preble quoted in Foreign Affairs: Was NATO enlargement a mistake?

By Atlantic Council

On April 19, Emma Ashford was quoted in Foreign Affairs along with Christopher Preble and others on the question of whether NATO enlargement was a mistake. “The end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union should have precipitated a shift to a new security architecture for Europe. Instead, the U.S. government […]

Eastern Europe English

In the News

Apr 18, 2022

Deni in ERR: US security experts: Strategy to defend the Baltics needs to be overhauled

By John R. Deni

John Deni offers recommendations for improving NATO defense posture in the Baltic states.

Conflict Eastern Europe

In the News

Apr 18, 2022

Konaev in NPR on the Mariupol front

By Atlantic Council

Margarita Konaev discusses the strategic significance of Mariupol to the Russian southeastern campaign, and its value as a Ukrainian “stronghold of resistance.” 

Conflict Media

In the News

Apr 18, 2022

Kroenig in POLITICO on US grand strategy

By Atlantic Council

POLITICO highlights an appearance from Matthew Kroenig in an episode of the Vandenberg Coalition Series on the Future of Conservative Foreign Policy.

National Security United States and Canada

In the News

Apr 18, 2022

Kroenig in the Wall Street Journal on tactical US nuclear weapons

By Atlantic Council

The Wall Street Journal cites Matthew Kroenig's 2018 WSJ op-ed on “The case for tactical US Nukes.”

National Security Nuclear Deterrence