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🇺🇦 The Ukrainian national soccer team heads to Euro 2024 in Germany this summer hoping to provide their war-weary compatriots with a much-needed morale boost, writes Mark N. V. Temnycky in #UkraineAlert .

Read more. ⬇️
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The latest SWIFT report shows that, in March 2024, the dollar improved its position in international payment transactions, writes Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center’s Hung Tran.

But it over-reported the relative share of the Euro and under-estimated that of the Chinese RMB:
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Our piece following Atlantic Council Europe's latest fieldwork in Romania and Estonia: @Rachelrizzo, Lisa Homel, Andy Bernard and I visited NATO Forward Land Forces to see first-hand western European commitment to the east. We answer 3 major questions🧵
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Leaders looking for an alternative to trade routes that flow through Russia may already have a potential solution, writes Atlantic Council IN TURKEY’s Arnold C. Dupuy.

One option is the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, also known as the Middle Corridor:
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My thanks to the Atlantic Council for an enriching discussion on how the Joint Force maintains readiness in a complex global environment. By modernizing and aggressively leading with new concepts & approaches, we uphold our competitive advantage & are ready to meet any challenge.

My latest on #Guatemala : 'Guatemala’s Judicial Independence Dilemma' nationalinterest.org/feature/guatem… Latin America Center Atlantic Council

As evidenced by Atlantic Council Europe Center Rachel Rizzo Lisa Homel, Andy Bernard and I, practicing trench building is a big part of the Mission AIGLE NATO FLF deterrence and defence mission in Romania 🇹🇩. While archives from WWI are unearthed, forces in Cincu also work to adapt to drone warfare.

Recent flooding in Brazil killed hundreds and displaced thousands. Today, Gov. Eduardo Leite, Priscilla Negreiros, Guilherme W. Syrkis & Renata Koch Alvarenga joined Latin America Center & Arsht-Rock Resilience Center to consider the urgent need for climate adaptation at speed and scale. 🧵 bit.ly/3QRVdRG

🇰🇪 Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto, PhD just arrived in Washington for a state visit.

Just as important as Ruto’s visit to the United States is how soon President Biden visits Nairobi in return, write Africa Center’s Sibi and Alexander Tripp:
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Update from #Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Gov Eduardo Leite on floods: 160 deaths; more than 400 of 497 municipalities affected; more than half million displaced; 17,000 in shelters. Important to keep assistance flowing & prioritize efforts to prevent such incidents. Latin America Center

How do you see the US leaving Niger impacting security in the Sahel? Asks Courtney Kube.

We will continue to counter violent extremists in West Africa, says General CQ Brown, Jr. at an #ACFrontPage event.

The US will continue to work with other countries in the region, he adds.

🇺🇸 General CQ Brown, Jr.: In our national defense strategy, we have five challenges: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and violent extremists.

They’re all active in some form and, in some cases, working together, he tells Courtney Kube at an #ACFrontPage .

We’re seeing that in Ukraine.

🇺🇦 Courtney Kube: What could really turn the tide for Ukraine right now?

I don’t think there’s anything like a single weapons system that will magically turn the tide, says General CQ Brown, Jr. at an #ACFrontPage .

It’s a combination of capabilities that’s being provided, he explains.

.Courtney Kube: Why is it important that the US continues to support Ukraine?

We should be concerned about an unprovoked aggression to change the borders in another country, says General CQ Brown, Jr. at an #ACFrontPage .

We don’t want that model to be repeated in other parts of the world.

“In order to avert disaster, Putin must lose in Ukraine,” writes Peter Dickinson (Business Ukraine mag) in #UkraineAlert .

“Any worries about the future of the Russian Federation will have to wait until this far more urgent threat has been addressed.”
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🇺🇸 General CQ Brown, Jr.: It was good to finally get the security supplemental aid for 🇺🇦 Ukraine.

We’ve started posturing ourselves to be ready to respond when called upon, he tells Courtney Kube at a #ACFrontPage conversation.

We will prioritize based on what Ukraine tells us they need.

.Courtney Kube: Can you envision any scenario in which US troops would be involved on the ground in Gaza to help with security?

“Not necessarily,” says General CQ Brown, Jr. at an #ACFrontPage conversation.

Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/3Khnkpm

.Courtney Kube: What do you think needs to be done right now to start planning for the day after in Gaza?

There’s an aspect of what the military does, but it’s also what happens in the diplomatic space, says General CQ Brown, Jr. at an #ACFrontPage conversation.

Is the military operation in Rafah being conducted in a safe and responsible way? Asks Courtney Kube.

“A good portion of the civilians have actually moved out of Rafah, just based on the reports that I have,” says General CQ Brown, Jr. at an #ACFrontPage conversation.