@ATpolicynotes

National Security / Foreign Policy. Views are my own. Also, mountains please.

 Washington, DC
Joined August 2021
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📆 Oct. 22 🕙 10:00 a.m. ET Serbia will vote on Sunday in parliamentary elections with the potential to shape the country's political direction. What are the implications of the vote? Register to learn more: atlanticcouncil.org/event/wh…

What’s shaping Serbia’s elections

Experts discuss Serbia's October 25 parliamentary elections and what their outcome may mean for the country's future.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s record-low turnout election: what comes next? New ballot scanners, old questions. @IlvaTare spoke to @ivaaanaaa of @tibihorg on Balkans Debrief to explain what it means for accountability and the EU path. #BalkansDebrief xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1NGaroZbr…
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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s record-low turnout election: what comes next? New ballot scanners, old questions. @IlvaTare spoke to @ivaaanaaa of @tibihorg on Balkans Debrief to explain what it means for accountability and the EU path. #BalkansDebrief

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Here’s a 2022 law that prohibits US purchase of Russian oil without prior consultation with Congress & certification that the Ukraine war is over. The Graham Russia Sanctions Act goes after 3rd country purchasers of same. Will Congress use its tools? congress.gov/117/plaws/publ1…
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Why are we thanking Putin, friends? "Dodik thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his support." cbsnews.com/news/trump-us-bo…

Democrats cry foul as U.S. lifts sanctions on Serb nationalist, MAGA-linked firm gets huge Bosnia...

Democratic lawmakers accuse the Trump administration of lifting sanctions against a Bosnian Serb separatist leader in a bid to help enrich the president's allies.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina goes to the polls Sunday for the first general election with nationwide biometric voter ID and ballot scanners. @LisaHomel breaks down what it means for internal cohesion and transatlantic alignment. 📄 Read more: bit.ly/4j27y4E
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Bosnia and Herzegovina votes on October 4th under the complex system created by the Dayton Peace Agreement. Before the vote, @ATpolicynotes, @JasminMuj, and Olivia Olson outline the election structure, political context, and key players. Read the piece: bit.ly/46QZpZs

5 questions (and expert answers) about Bosnia and Herzegovina’s election

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 2026 election: Atlantic Council experts explain the players, voting system, and implications for the EU and NATO.

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Can US-EU relations get back on track? xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1nxnRBvAR…
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Can US-EU relations get back on track?

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🗓️ Sept. 30, 10am ET What opportunities exist for cooperation between the United States and Europe? Featuring @RepBrendanBoyle with @tysonbarker, @FranBurwell, @RachelRizzo, Dan Mullaney, and moderated by @ATpolicynotes. Register: lnkd.in/eeg73RhM
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Exploding parcels. Cut Baltic cables. A drone packed with explosives at Leipzig airport. Putin's shadow war is escalating, and NATO needs a firmer answer that stops short of full-scale war. Here's how: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Putin’s Shadow War Is Testing NATO’s Restraint

Russian President Vladimir Putin, frustrated by his bogged-down war in Ukraine, is trying to intimidate the European nations that — given President Donald Trump’s severe cuts in aid to Kyiv — are now...

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A toaster is a wedding gift. A private-island party paid for by a Putin-connected oligarch is something else. Republicans nearly wore out the subpoena machine investigating Hunter Biden’s foreign relationships. We should not unplug it now. ‘Trust us’ was not enough then, and it is not enough now.
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Do you still believe EU accession is merit-based? It’s supposed to be merit-based, but if you analyze our case, sadly, it’s not even close, says 🇲🇰 Prime Minister @MickoskiHM. “We are at the same place where we were twenty-six years ago,” he tells @ACEurope’s @IlvaTare.
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Today, @SenatorShaheen pushed the Trump Administration to not send mixed signals on Bosnian sovereignty: "Bosnia and Herzegovina's sovereignty must be respected. The U.S. must oppose efforts to destabilize the region and undermine its democratic institutions."
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With House passage of the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, House and Senate Republicans are placing maximum pressure on Vladimir Putin and the Russian war machine. This legislation strengthens economic sanctions against the Russian government, its financial institutions, and the foreign governments that aid Russian aggression against Ukraine by purchasing cheap Russian oil and gas and helping the Kremlin evade other sanctions. For too long, Putin has bankrolled this devastating war with money and resources from countries willing to look the other way, and today, that ends. This bill sends a powerful message of American unity and gives the Administration every tool in the toolbox to help bring this war to a just end, and we are proud to send it to the President’s desk.
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Perhaps the diesel fuel problem is better addressed by pushing Russia to end the war it started.
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.@POTUS: "Mr. Zelensky has to do one thing — he has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia. Let him go after targets, but not diesel fuel... There are plenty of other targets. Don't hit diesel fuel."
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Diplomacy. Development. Defense. On the ground in Pristina, @IlvaTare unpacks Kosovo's three strategic priorities and where the country stands today, at home and with its key partners.
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A Russia-linked operation used ChatGPT to build a credible-looking research institute, complete with papers, an index, and real experts—including ones at CFR—who never agreed to be listed. Its posts earned little reach, but the infrastructure it created, using AI, shows the advancement of tech-powered influence operations, argues expert Jessica Brandt. "Broadly, the episode highlights the value of regular threat intelligence reporting from AI labs, which have unique insight into consequential activity that social media platforms and governments may not," she writes.
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We were delighted to partner with @SSC_Sarajevo in 🇧🇦 to discuss the importance of transatlantic alignment and countering malign influence. 🗣️ @ATpolicynotes outlines the top points considered.
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The deadline to name a new High Representative for Bosnia has passed. The impasse reveals a deeper transatlantic divide over the OHR’s mandate and who leads the West’s engagement in the Western Balkans per @ATpolicynotes and Olivia Olson. Read more: bit.ly/4x5jPt2
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Washington and Brussels have missed their own deadline to pick Bosnia's next High Representative — exposing a widening transatlantic rift over the country's postwar order. @ATpolicynotes & Olivia Olson break down why it matters: bit.ly/4x5jPt2

Bosnia’s high representative succession dispute exposes a deeper transatlantic rift

A deadlock over Bosnia's next high representative reflects competing US and EU visions for the country ahead of its national elections.

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Yesterday, @RepMcCaul and @RepStenyHoyer introduced the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act in the House of Representatives after it passed the Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support. @SenatorShaheen welcomed its introduction ⬇️ foreign.senate.gov/press/dem…
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