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Feb 15, 2022

The Afghan refugee crisis: How to resurrect the global refugee resettlement coalition

By Rory Stewart

Six months after the fall of Kabul, the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated at an alarming rate. The threat of famine and economic collapse looms over the entire country. Consequently, many Afghans are fleeing both these appalling conditions and the oppressive Taliban that now control the country.

Afghanistan Europe & Eurasia

UkraineAlert

Feb 14, 2022

Russia may dodge sanctions by using Putin proxies to invade Ukraine

By Pavlo Kukhta, Viktoria Podhorna, Mykyta Poturaev, Yehor Chernev

With Russia facing the possibility of crushing sanctions over the threatened invasion of Ukraine, Putin may prefer to deploy hybrid forces made up of regular Russian troops and mercenaries posing as Ukrainian separatists.

Conflict Disinformation

In the News

Feb 14, 2022

Manning in Radio Free Asia: The U.S. will have a tentative list of additional sanctions on North Korea [translated from Korean]

By Atlantic Council

On February 14, Manning was cited by Radio Free Asia regarding how the United States is approaching financial sanctions of North Korea and the administration’s cooperation with allies. “Robert Manning, a senior researcher at the Atlantic Council…told Radio Free Asia (RFA) that the State Department is currently working with the Ministry of Finance to understand what additional sanctions […]

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 14, 2022

Sales joins Fox Business to discuss ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Feb 14, 2022

Zais in The Hill: American unity is key to a Europe whole and free

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

Engagement Reframed

Feb 14, 2022

Engagement Reframed #3: Appoint a European SACEUR

By Kelly A. Grieco

What is the opportunity? President Joe Biden vowed to make revitalizing America’s alliances, especially NATO, a cornerstone of his foreign policy. “America is back. The transatlantic alliance is back,” he told the Munich Security Conference in February 2021, just one month after taking office. Seeking to undo the damage from four years of his predecessor’s […]

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 13, 2022

O’Toole quoted in the Washington Post on the US sanctions against Russia

Read the full article here.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 13, 2022

Slavin quoted in The Irish Times on challenges of the US-Iran nuclear talks in Vienna

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Inclusive Growth

In the News

Feb 11, 2022

Slavin quoted in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on American hostages in Iran and US-Iran nuclear talks

By Atlantic Council

German Human Rights

UkraineAlert

Feb 11, 2022

Ukraine Crisis: Deterring Putin is expensive but much cheaper than war

By Andriy Zagorodnyuk

Deterring Putin from launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine is an expensive business, but it is infinitely cheaper than the price the international community will have to pay if Russia unleashes a major European war.

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