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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

Nov 30, 2023

Michta on Al Jazeera discussing the war in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

On November 29, an interview with Dr. Andrew Michta, director and senior fellow of the Scowcroft Strategy Initiative, was released by Al Jazeera Balkans. Michta discusses the war in Ukraine and European security architecture, noting that Russia will be able to rebuild its military in only a few years.

Conflict NATO

In the News

Nov 28, 2023

Vershbow featured in ERR discussing US support to Ukraine

By Alexander Vershbow

On November 28, Transatlantic Security Initiative distinguished fellow Ambassador Alexander Vershbow was quoted in ERR discussing US support for Ukraine.

Security & Defense Ukraine

In the News

Nov 25, 2023

Makanju featured in The Guardian on OpenAI

By Anna Makanju

On November 25, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Anna Makanju was quoted in The Guardian analyzing the foreign policy implications of leadership changes at OpenAI.

Technology & Innovation

In the News

Nov 24, 2023

Jo quoted in BBC on suspension of ROK-DPRK military pact

On November 22, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Bee Yun Jo was quoted in a BBC article on South Korea’s partial suspension of a 2018 military pact with North Korea following Pyongyang’s recent spy satellite launch. On November 23, Jo was quoted in another BBC article on North Korea’s promise to fully suspend the pact, explaining […]

Crisis Management Indo-Pacific

In the News

Nov 22, 2023

Michta in Politico discussing how a “federalized” EU would impact US interests

By Atlantic Council

On November 21, Dr. Andrew Michta, director and senior fellow of the Scowcroft Strategy Initiative, was published in Politico on proposed European Union treaty revisions that “would transform the EU from a confederation of sovereign countries into a unitary federal entity.” Dr. Michta argues that, while this shift has been ignored by US policymakers, it […]

NATO Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 20, 2023

Article by Garlauskas, Webster, and Verges cited widely in Congressional report

A New Atlanticist article on the PRC’s non-lethal aid to Russia by IPSI’s Markus Garlauskas and Emma Verges and GEC’s Joseph Webster was cited ten times in the 2023 Report to Congress of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. 

China Conflict

In the News

Nov 20, 2023

Cynkin quoted in Yonhap on Xi-Biden summit

On November 17, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Thomas Cynkin was quoted in a Yonhap article on the outcomes of this week’s Xi-Biden summit. He explained that although there were few concrete results from the meeting, both sides showed a willingness to prevent a down spiral in the US-PRC relationship. 

China Indo-Pacific

In the News

Nov 20, 2023

Roberts featured in international media on Biden-Xi summit

On November 15, IPSI/GCH nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts appeared as a guest on an episode of the Bloomberg Businessweek podcast to discuss the recent Xi-Biden meeting. Roberts explained that “both sides need each other,” but that the ideological divide and deep tensions between the United States and China was likely to continue. Roberts […]

China Indo-Pacific

In the News

Nov 17, 2023

Roberts quoted in CNN on Xi’s message to US businesses

On November 16, IPSI/GCH nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in a CNN Business article on Xi’s interest in courting US companies, suggesting that China’s economic difficulties over the last few years have motivated Chinese leadership to connect more with American and foreign businesses.  

China Economy & Business

In the News

Nov 16, 2023

New article by Garlauskas, Webster, and Verges featured in Politico newsletter

On November 15, a recent New Atlanticist article by IPSI’s Markus Garlauskas and Emma Verges and GEC’s Joseph Webster was featured in the “What to Read” section of Politico’s National Security Daily newsletter.  

China Conflict