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Had the White House allowed the use of ATACMS against targets in Russia from the moment Ukraine received them, the damage to Russia’s military would have been much greater, writes John Herbst.

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“If the incoming Trump administration isn’t distracted by deporting immigrants and purging perceived enemies in the US military, judiciary, and intelligence services, then it can apply a mixture of negotiations and military means to press Tehran,” writes Frederick Kempe in #InflectionPoints.

#UkraineAlert – Ukrainians have little to celebrate as Russia’s war in Ukraine passes the 1000-day mark, writes Kira Rudik. “The Russian invasion has inflicted unparalleled suffering on Ukraine, with hundreds of thousands killed and more than fourteen million people forced to flee their homes.”

Can the DHS in Donald Trump’s second term build and keep the trust of the overwhelming majority of Americans? Tom Warrick examines three breaking points that could end public support for Trump’s immigration plans:

On the sidelines of COP29, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted an event focused on strengthening collaboration on energy security between the US and Brazil. Bailee Mathews breaks down the key highlights from the event featuring Abrao M. Arabe Neto, Landon Derentz, Cassia Carvalho, Allyson Anderson Book, Leonardo Botelho Ferreira, Jake Oster, Owen Herrnstadt, and Anna Shpitsberg:

Honored to be the editor and co-author of this report on N. #Macedonia for the Atlantic Council. "North Macedonia: A reform agenda on the path to EU integration" A privilege to bring together Malinka Ristevska Jordanova, Biljana Ivanovska, Lura Pollozhani, Sara Milenkovska, and Branimir Jovanovic - people of integrity and thought leaders in their fields - to make clear policy recommendations for reforms needed to be undertaken by the new Macedonian government. I'm especially glad that 4 of the 6 authors are women and that we included younger voices. https://lnkd.in/e8YVTiQg

I don't usually post media interviews, but I want to flag up the fantastic work being done by many news outlets on the Baltic Sea cable cut. Here's Deutsche Welle last night, and I've also done interviews with a number of other outlets, and all the reporters/anchors have been extremely well-informed and asked excellent questions. That matters, because the sabotage of these cables are yet another grayzone attack on European countries, and these attacks are causing real harm. https://lnkd.in/emHSZJKf Oh and the latest. The Yi Peng 3 is now stopped in the Kattegat. Unclear why. The drama continues!

My National Interest commentary, co-authored with the Atlantic Council’s Shirley Martey Hargis, on President Trump's #Taiwan policy. We recommend 5 moves: uphold the long-standing US one China policy; visit Indo-Pacific allies early in his administration; send a cabinet-level official to Taiwan, now permissible under the Taiwan Travel Act; clarify that Taiwan is not for the US to sell; and pursue a peace through strength posture by approving arms sales that address both symmetric and asymmetric threats. Atlantic Council Atlantic Council Global China Hub Pacific Forum University of Mary Washington https://lnkd.in/eUGF8ZZY

The upcoming International Network of AI Safety Institutes meeting in San Francisco is a critical opportunity to establish a clear direction for AI safety research that is bigger than any one country, writes Will LaRivee.