What a difference a couple of decades makes. More than 20 years ago, former Soviet reformer and President Mikhail Gorbachev was being honored in Atlanta by Delta Air Lines for […]
Category: Russia
Posted inChina, Cybersecurity, Russia, Technology
CIA Chief Addresses Dual Threat of China, Russia in Georgia Tech Speech
In a Thursday speech at Georgia Tech, Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns called China a “silent partner” in Russia’s war against Ukraine and outlined how the spy agency is enhancing […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Commentary: Putin’s False Pretext in Ukraine Disguises Russia’s Own Economic Failure
Editor’s note: This commentary was provided to Global Atlanta by Marcus Marktanner, a German-born professor of Economics and International Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University. Russian leader Vladimir Putin has […]
Posted inBelarus
AGCO Halts Russia Shipments, Balancing Food Production With War Response
Atlanta-based AGCO Corp. has halted the sale of new tractors and machinery to Russia and Belarus in response to the invasion of Ukraine, a move taken two weeks ago but announced […]
Posted inRussia
Coca-Cola Suspends Russia Business As Ukraine Invasion Enters Third Week
Editor’s note: Updated to include a statement from Coca-Cola HBC. Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. is suspending its business in Russia, following a procession of Western companies to the exits — at […]
Posted inRussia
Delta Suspends Codeshare Agreement with Russia’s Aeroflot
Delta Air Lines Inc. last Friday withdrew its codeshare agreement with Russia’s Aeroflot in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Delta operated no direct services to Ukraine or […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Georgia Secretary of State Urges Businesses to Boycott Russia, Sanctions or Not
Georgia’s secretary of state is hoping companies won’t wait for sanctions to force them to sever business ties with Russia. Instead, Republican Brad Raffensperger is urging all firms, even those […]
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 inSecurity
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 […]