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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

Mar 16, 2022

Konaev in Stars and Stripes on counting Ukrainian causalities

By Atlantic Council

Margarita Konaev discusses how difficult it is to accurately count the number of combatant causalities due to country’s tendency to underestimate.

Conflict Disinformation

In the News

Mar 15, 2022

Kroenig quoted in the Atlantic on Russia’s nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Managing Atlantic Council editor Uri Friedman outlines the broader implications of Russia’s nuclear threat over Ukraine on nuclear deterrence.

Arms Control Conflict

In the News

Mar 15, 2022

Grieco in Responsible Statecraft: Biden under pressure to do things that will only escalate Russia-Ukraine violence

By Atlantic Council

On March 15, Kelly Grieco authored an op-ed in Responsible Statecraft on the steps the Biden administration can take to promote a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine and avoid escalation.  “The pressure to act in the coming days will be enormous. Harrowing images of Ukrainian suffering will stir public conscience, and the calls […]

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 15, 2022

Binnendijk and Manning in The Hill: Advice for Xi Jinping on China’s Ukraine choice

By Hans Binnendijk, Robert A. Manning

Binnendijk and Manning discuss China’s strategic choice in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

China Conflict

In the News

Mar 15, 2022

Manning in VOA: U.S. Treasury sanctions confirm Russia’s involvement in North Korean missile development… “We need to focus on shutting down North Korea’s overseas procurement network.” [translated from Korean]

By Atlantic Council

On March 15, Manning was interviewed by VOA about North Korea’s procurement of components for missiles and the need to crack down on their international sourcing of materials. “Manning pointed out that the issue of North Korea’s overseas procurement network is not receiving enough attention. ‘The sanctions on Russians who have been facilitating the North […]

China Defense Technologies

In the News

Mar 15, 2022

Manning in The Hill: Advice for Xi Jinping on Russia’s Ukraine choice

By Atlantic Council

On March 15, Robert Manning published an op-ed in The Hill with Hans Binnendijk that probes the options facing China following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, advising Xi Jinping not tie China to Russia. “China faces a strategic choice. It can gain international goodwill and achieve a degree of reset with the U.S. Or it can […]

China Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 15, 2022

Kroenig in the Washington Post on the Russian nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig asserts that Russia may use limited nuclear strikes to prevent a Ukrainian victory.

Arms Control Conflict

In the News

Mar 14, 2022

Kroenig in Providence on Russia’s nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig discusses Russia, Ukraine, and potential nuclear outcomes.

Arms Control Conflict

In the News

Mar 14, 2022

Kroenig quoted in New York Times on seriousness of Putin’s nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

On March 02, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig invoked historical examples in the New York Times to evaluate the seriousness of Putin’s nuclear threat.

Arms Control China

In the News

Mar 12, 2022

Schultz in Washington Post on Americans’ support of Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Tammy Schultz explains why American citizens are willing to deal with higher gas prices to burden Putin in the on-going Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Conflict Defense Policy
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