Indo-Pacific

Kroenig quoted in Politico on Russian nuclear threats

By Atlantic Council

On February 28, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in Politico discussing Russia’s “escalate to de-escalate” doctrine of backstopping conventional aggression with nuclear threats.

Kroenig quoted in Fox News on US embassy evacuation

By Atlantic Council

On February 28, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in Fox News arguing that the decision to shut down the US embassy in Kiev was the “correct and prudent move.”

Manning and Burrows in Foreign Policy: The US can’t afford a double Cold War

By Atlantic Council

On March 28, Mathew Burrows and Robert Manning published an article in Foreign Policy making the case that the United States cannot afford to have a double Cold War with China and Russia. “Fighting a two-front new cold war would mean far higher military expenditures, great uncertainty weighing down the global economy, and a diversion […]

Kroenig in Fox News calling for a simultaneous US defense strategy on Europe and Asia

By Atlantic Council

On February 24, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in Fox News arguing for a simultaneous US defense strategy in Europe and Asia to better counter Russian and Chinese aggression against their democratic neighbors.

Pavel and Trotti on Chinese hypersonic weapons and military modernization

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel and Forward Defense Assistant Director Christian Trotti write in the Ripon Society’s magazine on Chinese military modernization and advance recommendations for US defense and diplomatic approaches.

Pavel in Market Watch on NATO’s response to the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

By Atlantic Council

Barry Pavel paints a grim strategic landscape for what the United States and NATO are facing beyond the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis.

Schuman in The Atlantic: Is Taiwan next?

By Atlantic Council

On February 24, 2022, Global China Hub senior fellow Michael Schuman published an article in The Atlantic, “Is Taiwan next?” In this piece, he argues that “it is impossible to predict with certainty what Xi may be thinking about Taiwan in the aftermath of Putin’s Ukraine war”. But Schuman also adds that if certain trends […]

Manning in Pacnet: Is the US capable of shaping a rules-based international order?

By Atlantic Council

On February 23, Robert Manning had his op-ed on the ability of the United States to shape a world order published by the Pacific Forum. He argues that the United States has urgent domestic needs that it needs to be tackled before it can offer solutions for similar problems on the international stage. “It is […]

Aboudouh quoted in Inside Arabia on US-China rivalry in the Gulf region

By Atlantic Council