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4 weeks ago | 
atlanticcouncil.org | David Kirichenko |Serhii Kuzan |Doug Klain |Peter Malcolm Dickinson
A United Nations probe has concluded that Russia is guilty of committing crimes against humanity in the occupied regions of Ukraine. The investigation focused on the Kremlin’s large-scale program of detentions and deportations targeting Ukrainian civilians living under Russian occupation, and confirms earlier reports regarding the terror tactics being employed by Putin’s invasion force.
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4 weeks ago | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Serhii Kuzan |Peter Malcolm Dickinson |David Kirichenko
For months, US President Donald Trump and allies such as Senator Lindsey Graham have stated that if Russian President Vladimir Putin rejects peace efforts, the United States will impose new sanctions to bring Russia to the negotiating table. So far, however, the Kremlin has refused to join Ukraine in accepting a US-proposed ceasefire. Instead, Putin has this week demanded sanctions relief in exchange for a limited maritime ceasefire that favors Russia.
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1 month ago | 
atlanticcouncil.org | David Kirichenko |Peter Malcolm Dickinson |Stephen Blank |Maria Avdeeva
Trump’s energy sector ceasefire could be good news for Putin’s war machine By David Kirichenko The real meaning of Putin’s 30-day ‘energy cease-fire’ in Ukraine By Atlantic Council Matthew Kroenig testifies to the House Committee on Homeland Security on China’s strategic port investments in the Western Hemisphere Ukrainian drones reportedly knock out 10 percent of Russian refining capacity By Peter Dickinson Ukrainian drones and missiles target Putin’s war machine inside Russia By David...
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1 month ago | 
cepa.org | Fabian Hoffmann |David Kirichenko |Elisabeth Braw |Edward Lucas
The possible withdrawal of the United States forces from the European continent and the prospect that the Trump administration may not just be indifferent to its security but outright hostile have fundamentally reshaped the strategic environment. Not only has an immediate and existential threat emerged to the east, but the alliance system with the US — for nearly eight decades a core pillar of European security — appears to be in disarray.
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1 month ago | 
cepa.org | David Kirichenko |Colby Badhwar |Jan Techau |Stephen Blank
“There’s been a huge surge in their drone numbers lately, and so many different ‘birds’ in the air, including a lot of fiber-optic drones that you can’t jam,” said Anatoliy, the commander of a mortar battery from Ukraine’s 92nd Separate Assault Brigade, who was transferred from Kharkiv to Kursk to help counter relentless Russian assaults. “We’ve already lost a lot of equipment,” he said.
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2 months ago | 
cepa.org | Oona Lagercrantz |Pablo Chavez |Matthew Eitel |David Kirichenko
How do you reconcile 1,000 stakeholder views on a fast-moving technology, predicted to define the 21st century, in just two weeks? Europe’s AI Office, empowered to enforce the AI Act – the world’s first law governing artificial intelligence systems – is struggling to come up with answers. As deadlines loom, the new legislation – which aims to set a global standard for trustworthy AI – is generating major conflicts and complaints.
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2 months ago | 
cepa.org | Volodymyr Dubovyk |James Thomson |Mitzi Perdue |David Kirichenko
It’s not just the return of Donald Trump that has increased the prospects of peace talks on Ukraine. The war is total, protracted, and the worst kind of attritional conflict with a huge toll on both sides. Kyiv’s ability to keep fighting is being harshly tested, while Russia, even with its clear advantage in mass and personnel, is exhausted and can’t sustain its current commitment and casualties indefinitely.
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2 months ago | 
cepa.org | Pablo Chavez |Matthew Eitel |David Kirichenko |Christopher Cytera
During the Biden administration’s closing days, the Commerce Department issued sweeping technology export controls, placing new limits on the export of advanced AI chips. The rules divided countries into three tiers. The top rung, Tier 1, allows a select group of 18 US allies and partners broad latitude to import and deploy advanced AI chips. Tier 2 countries — the vast majority of the world’s nations – face much more stringent restrictions.
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2 months ago | 
asiatimes.com | Samuel Bendett |David Kirichenko
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war there has been impacted by relatively expendable (“attritable” in military jargon), cheap drones and a rapidly growing roster of unmanned and robotic systems. Collectively, these technologies are redefining how military forces can wage modern warfare.
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2 months ago | 
cepa.org | David Kirichenko |Oona Lagercrantz |Pablo Chavez |Matthew Eitel
Seemingly out of nowhere, a small Chinese startup called DeepSeek released one of the world’s most advanced AI models, rivaling those of OpenAI, Google, and other American tech leaders. Chinese engineers accomplished this feat at a fraction of the cost, using none of the expensive, cutting-edge and prohibited US chips. Wall Street reacted with a massive sell off of US AI companies. Star chipmaker Nvidia slid more than 17%, wiping out more than $600 billion of market value.
