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Jun 28, 2023

Shaping the global spyware market: Opportunities for transatlantic cooperation

By Jen Roberts and Emmeline Nettles

The United States and its allies can do more to improve their position on spyware. Further policy action should, through greater collaboration with marketplace operators and allies and partners, work on furthering the development of norms and common understanding of what spyware can and cannot be used for.

Cybersecurity European Union

UkraineAlert

Jun 28, 2023

Wagner drama drags Belarus deeper into Russia’s wartime turbulence

By Hanna Liubakova

News that Wagner chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin and many of his battle-hardened troops will be exiled to Belarus has sparked concerns that the country is being dragged further into Russia's wartime turmoil, writes Hanna Liubakova.

Belarus Civil Society

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Jun 28, 2023

Jeglinskas in Radio Canada on the Wagner insurgency in Russia

By Giedrimas Jeglinskas

On June 28, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Giedrimas Jeglinskas was quoted in Radio Canada, stating that the failed rebellion in Russia is a reminder that lasting peace is still far from being a reality in the region (text in French).

Europe & Eurasia Security & Defense

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Jun 28, 2023

“Sanctioning China in a Taiwan Crisis: Scenarios and Risks” report cited by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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China Economic Sanctions

In the News

Jun 28, 2023

CBDC tracker cited by Statista

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Americas Digital Currencies

In the News

Jun 28, 2023

“Sanctioning China in a Taiwan Crisis: Scenarios and Risks” report cited by UK Parliament

Read the full transcript here.

China Economic Sanctions

In the News

Jun 28, 2023

Webster in The China-Russia Report: The PRC responds to the rebellion, issues statements (generally) supportive of Putin 

China Energy & Environment

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Jun 28, 2023

Tran quoted in Bretton Woods Committee post on Paris Summit

Read the full post here.

Economy & Business European Union

MENASource

Jun 28, 2023

The Wagner rebellion is over—for now. But how will the events reverberate in the Middle East and North Africa?

By Mark N. Katz

The June 23-24 rebellion led by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin—aimed, he claimed, at replacing the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov (not Russian President Vladimir Putin)—has ended. However, reverberations from it are likely to continue being felt beyond Russia, such as in the Middle East and North […]

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

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Jun 27, 2023

An expert briefing on the Wagner mutiny and what’s next for Russia and Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Experts and former officials explained the events unfolding in Russia—and what they mean for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hold on power, Russia's relations with other countries, and its war against Ukraine

Conflict Crisis Management

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