A webinar at the University of Georgia March 17 showcased its academics’ expertise across a wide range of disciplines while shedding light on under-explored spillover of the war in Ukraine. […]
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Commentary: Time to Enact a Humanitarian Free Zone in Ukraine
Editor’s note: This commentary was written by Robert Kennedy, president of the Atlanta Council on International Relations. With an unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine, war has come to the […]
Posted inEstonia
Ambassador: Ukraine War Shows Estonia’s NATO Accession Was the Right Move
The war in Ukraine is proving valid one North Atlantic Treaty Organization member’s strategy to join the security alliance nearly two decades ago as it shifted away from the former Soviet […]
Posted inUkraine
Commentary: To Deter Russia’s Ukraine Gambit, the U.S. Must Up the Ante
Editor’s note: This opinion piece was written by Robert Kennedy, president of the Atlanta Council on International Relations More than 1,500 years ago Chinese philosopher and strategist Sun Tzu said that “to […]
Posted inFrance
Airbus Factory in the South Paved the Way for Lockheed’s Tanker Proposal
Lockheed Martin is pitching a partnership with a European company to make U.S. government’s next refueling tanker aircraft in the South, with the military outfitting potentially creating 1,000 jobs in […]
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Former NATO Commander: Ukraine Crisis Shows U.S. Needs Firmer Approach to Russian Incursions
For Philip Breedlove, the fact that Russia has amassed some 120,000 troops at Ukraine’s border is not exactly a surprise. Instead, the former supreme allied commander of NATO forces in Europe says […]
Posted inBooks
Books 2021: Learning the Hero Code From the Celebrated and the Unsung
Book: The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived Author: William H. McRaven Review by: Shelby Grubbs, an arbitrator, mediator and special master with 45 years of legal experience, […]
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Pursuing Post-Brexit Trade Policy, U.K. Focuses on Deals With Georgia, Other States
“Unshackled” from the trade policy of the European Union, the United Kingdom is pursuing formal economic ties with states like Georgia even as it continues to press for a comprehensive […]
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Consul: Greece an ‘Anchor’ for U.S. Interests in the Mediterranean
Thinking of Greece, many Americans immediately hearken back to the ancient civilization that gave the world democracy as a form of government and originated many of the philosophical underpinnings of […]
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Commentary: Consul General Outlines Mexico’s Case Against U.S. Gun Makers
Editor’s note: The below commentary was contributed by Javier Diaz de Leon, consul general of Mexico in Atlanta, who heads up the country’s diplomatic mission covering Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. The […]