Transatlantic Security Initiative Commentary & Analysis

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Apr 13, 2026

Braw in Bloomberg on U.S.-Iran talks collapse and Strait of Hormuz blockade threat

By Elisabeth Braw

On April 13, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was featured in a Bloomberg interview discussing the latest on the Middle East conflict as talks between the US and Iran collapsed and President Trump threatened to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.

Middle East Security & Defense

Dispatches

Apr 10, 2026

Dispatch from Vilnius: Warfare is evolving rapidly. Here’s how NATO can keep up.

By David Julazadeh, Julia Salabert

The most important change is that the cost barrier to generating strategic effects has dropped dramatically.

Defense Industry Europe & Eurasia

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Apr 8, 2026

Braw in Visegrad Insight on Europe one year after “Liberation Day” and the future of global order

By Elisabeth Braw

On April 8, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was interviewed in Visegrad Insight in a discussion reflecting on one year after “Liberation Day,” examining how shifting U.S. trade and security policies are reshaping globalization, testing transatlantic ties, and pushing Europe to adapt to a more fragmented and competitive international order.

Europe & Eurasia Security & Defense

Dispatches

Mar 30, 2026

Europe needs a 21st-century containment strategy toward Russia

By Vytautas Leškevičius, Julia Salabert

Only a policy toward Russia grounded in strength, combined with a refusal to compromise on core principles, can alter the Kremlin’s calculus.

Defense Policy Geopolitics & Energy Security

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Mar 23, 2026

Braw in Foreign Policy on seafarers trapped in the Persian Gulf

By Elisabeth Braw

On March 23, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was published in Foreign Policy in an article describing how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has stranded thousands of seafarers and disrupted global shipping amid escalating tensions between Iran, the United States, and Israel.

Crisis Management Middle East

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Mar 23, 2026

Braw in Future Center on the hidden risks facing the Strait of Hormuz

By Elisabeth Braw

On March 23, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was published in Future Center in an article examining how conflict in the Strait of Hormuz threatens not only global energy flows but also the undersea cables that underpin international communications and digital connectivity.

Middle East Security & Defense

Dispatches

Mar 20, 2026

Oil waivers risk sustaining Russia’s war effort amid the Iran war

By Linas Kojala, Vytautas Leškevičius

Relieving US sanctions on Russian oil would give Moscow a reprieve just as financial pressure was beginning to constrain its room for maneuver in its war against Ukraine.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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Feb 25, 2026

Braw in POLITICO on US tech companies control of subsea cables

By Elisabeth Braw

On February 25, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw published an article in POLITICO on how US tech giants’ control of subsea cables may pose a risk to Europe if President Trump ordered the cables closed.

Europe & Eurasia Security & Defense

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Feb 23, 2026

Braw in The Times on the British MoD tracking down ex-regulars

By Elisabeth Braw

On February 23, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw published an article in The Times on how the British Ministry of Defence needs a database to flag the location of strategic reservists.

Europe & Eurasia Security & Defense

Dispatches

Feb 23, 2026

The US-Lithuania LNG partnership exposes the myth that there are ‘no alternatives’ to Russian gas

As US LNG exports grow, a Baltic ally that decided to break with Russia more than a decade ago shows the way forward for Europe.

Eastern Europe Energy & Environment
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