Must-Reads
Security - Between States of Matter: Competition and Cooperation, Munich Security Report 2021
Defense/Technology - Defense Primer: Emerging Technologies, Kelly Sayler, Congressional Research Service
Democracy/Resilience - Defending Democratic Values, Torrey Taussig, Social Europe
Democracy/Autocracy - The Disturbing New Hybrid of Democracy and Autocracy, Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic
US - Strategic International Engagement at the Local & Regional Level: The Case of Northern Virginia, Dale Medearis and Richard Kauzlarich, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
US/Democracy - Biden is building a doctrine around democracy. Will it work? Daniel Fried, Atlantic Council
US/Europe - Déjà vu all over again as Biden comes to Europe, Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico
US/Europe - Where Europe and the US don’t see eye to eye, Politico
US/Turkey - In Meeting With Erdogan, Biden Holds the Power, Merve Tahiroglu and Eric Edelman, Foreign Policy
US/Russia - When Biden Meets Putin, Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs
Europe/Technology - Artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the future of Europe, European Investment Bank
Europe - Crisis of confidence: How Europeans see their place in the world, Susi Dennison and Jana Puglierin, ECFR
NATO - NATO's sin of omission, Gerald E. Connolly, The Hill
NATO/Ukraine/Georgia - Why NATO Should Not Offer Ukraine and Georgia Membership Action Plans, Henrik B. L. Larsen, War on the Rocks
NATO/China - NATO’s Pivot to China: A Challenging Path, Pierre Morcos, CSIS
Russia/Mediterranean/NATO/Europe - Russia’s Posture in the Mediterranean: Implications for NATO and Europe, Marc Pierini, Carnegie Europe
Belarus - Belarus Far More European and Far Less Eurasian than Moscow or the West Think, Paul Goble, The Jamestown Foundation