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UkraineAlert

Jul 31, 2023

Zelenskyy advisor: Defeat in Ukraine will spark collapse of Putin regime

By Peter Dickinson

Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak says the Wagner mutiny has exposed Russia's internal weakness and predicts battlefield defeats in Ukraine will spark the collapse of the Putin regime, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Jul 31, 2023

Deni in Elcano Royal Institute on NATO burden sharing

By John R. Deni

On July 31, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow John Deni was quoted in Elcano Royal Institute piece discussing NATO after the Vilnius and the 2% spending target.

Europe & Eurasia Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jul 31, 2023

Did Russia commit a war crime in leaving the Ukraine grain deal?

By Celeste Kmiotek

Read how Russian officials’ actions in withdrawing and enforcing the withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative might constitute a war crime or crime against humanity under international criminal law.

Conflict Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Jul 31, 2023

Germany’s ‘Zeitenwende’ was spinning. Boris Pistorius is trying to set it straight.  

By Katherine Schauer

The actions of Germany’s defense minister are now aligning more fully with the lofty ambitions laid out in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s February 2022 speech.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jul 28, 2023

Hindrén in Swissinfo discussing hybrid warfare at external borders of the European Union

On July 13, the Transatlantic Security Initiative’s nonresident senior fellow Rasmus Hindrén was quoted in Swissinfo arguing that refugees are part of hybrid warfare that we have been observing for years at various external borders of the European Union in a article discussing implications of the NATO summit in Vilnius for Switzerland.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Jul 28, 2023

Zagorodnyuk quoted in Newsweek: Ongoing operation is “opportunistic” and intentionally agile

By Atlantic Council

Security & Defense Ukraine

In the News

Jul 28, 2023

Feldman-Piltch in Non-State Actress Podcast: Episode 1

By Maggie Feldman-Piltch

On July 28, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Maggie Feldman-Piltch published the first episode of the “Non-State Actress” podcast series in which she interviewed Anastasia Williams, a multiple Emmy-award winning producer and booker for Good Morning America. The Non-State Actress project is made possible by generous support from the German Federal Foreign Office, whom […]

Defense Technologies Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jul 28, 2023

Webster quoted in VOA Chinese on the rise of China’s soft power in Central Asia

Central Asia China

New Atlanticist

Jul 27, 2023

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina: The sports world must get behind Ukraine’s cause

By Katherine Golden

“As a Ukrainian, I cannot be silent,” Svitolina said at an Atlantic Council Front Page event. “I want to scream everywhere I can and use my voice [to] the fullest.”

Conflict Security & Defense

UkraineAlert

Jul 27, 2023

Ukraine must not forget fight against corruption while battling Russia

By Brian Mefford

The Ukrainian fightback against Russia's invasion has won the admiration of the watching world, but corruption continues to threaten the country from within and could undo any battlefield success, warns Brian Mefford.

Civil Society Conflict

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