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 […]
Category: Ukraine
Posted inSecurity
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 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 inBusiness
Blank Foundation Sends $250,000 to UNICEF for Ukraine
The Atlanta-based Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has sent $250,000 to UNICEF toward its efforts to aid children and families displaced or harmed by the war in Ukraine. Named for […]
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 inCybersecurity
Q&A: Ukraine War — A Watershed Moment in U.S. Cyber Readiness?
Editor’s note: Global Atlanta caught up with Justin Daniels, a shareholder at Baker Donelson in Atlanta and an expert on data privacy and cybersecurity, to help understand how the coming onslaught of Russian cyber […]
Posted inTechnology
Airbnb Hosts 1,000 Afghans in Georgia, Turns Attention to Ukraine Crisis
An effort by home-rental platform Airbnb to offer temporary housing to those fleeing disaster has gained a new urgency with the arrival of war in Ukraine, just weeks after the […]
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 […]