Transatlantic Security Initiative Commentary & Analysis

Stefanini quoted in Financial Times: Ukraine weighs up impact of EU leaders’ trip to Kyiv

By Stefano Stefanini

Stefano Stefanini was quoted in a Financial Times article: although Ukraine's priority is obtaining weapons, Draghi, Scholz, and Macron's support for the country's EU membership bid is symbolically significant.

Hooker quoted in The Washington Post: Putin May Win in Ukraine, But the Real War is Just Starting

Richard Hooker was quoted in an op-ed in The Washington Post expressing that NATO must have the will to continue deterring Russia, and that the US must lead and encourage its allies.

Binnendijk and Hamilton in Defense News: The North Atlantic and Indo-Pacific are linked

By Hans Binnendijk

Hans Binnendijk and Daniel Hamilton write that security issues of the North Atlantic and Indo Pacific are interconnected and argue that the new Strategic Concept must address the question of China.

Williams in the New York Times: middle power nations want to maintain strategic autonomy and will not easily cozy up to the US regarding Russia

By Michael John Williams

Michael John Williams was quoted in the New York Times asserting that middle power nations such as Brazil, India, Israel, and South Africa want to maintain their strategic autonomy and will not easily side with the US in opposing Russia.

Vershbow in NBC News: Biden administration must warn Russia that US will respond swiftly and decisively if Putin goes nuclear

By Alexander Vershbow

Alexander Vershbow discusses what Biden administration must do if Putin uses nuclear weapons.

Zysk quoted in Euronews: Russian appetite may not with Luhansk and Donetsk

By Katarzyna Zysk

Russia "can take or try to take Mykolaiv, or the port city of Odessa. And if successful, Russia would probably go back and try to conquer Kyiv."