New Russia Sanctions: Justified, But Feeble and Awkward

Sanctions

The US is right to sanction Russia over the Skripal poisoning, but the execution was all wrong, Daniel Fried, Brian O'Toole, and David Mortlock write.

Learn More

How to Break the Japan-Korea Impasse

East Asia

In their Strategic Insights Memo, Miyeon Oh and Barry Pavel detail how Washington can help manage tensions between the Republic of Korea and Japan.

Learn More

Back to the Future on Trade with the USMCA

USMCA

The USMCA ratification negotiations between the White House and Congress closely mirror similar free trade agreement fights in 2007, Mark Linscott writes.

Learn More

Trump Announces More Tariffs to Put Pressure on Beijing

US-China Trade

The new tariffs come as the United States and China "seem fairly close" to a new trade deal, Bart Oosterveld argues.

Learn More

Trump's Iran Moment

Iran

The "maximum pressure" strategy against Iran might be working, but Trump needs to avoid getting into an unnecessary military conflict, Frederick Kempe writes.

Learn More

August 15, 2019

Guatemala's Anti-Corruption Commission is Ending, But the Fight Will Go On

Since the conclusion of its civil war in 1996, Guatemala has struggled to root out corruption within its public...

Read More
August 15, 2019

SheEO: How Female Executives Power Profit in the New Economy

With the flurry of investor attention in the world of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impact funds and socially...

Read More
August 13, 2019

Airport Clash Raises Fear of Violent Crackdown in Hong Kong

Months-long demonstrations in Hong Kong escalated on August 13, when riot police and protestors clashed in Hong Kong’s international...

Read More
August 13, 2019

The Winners and Losers of the US-China Trade War

Recently, US President Donald J. Trump announced that the United States would apply a 10 percent tariff to $300...

Read More

August 6, 2019

Public Event with Iraqi MP Sarkawt Shamsulddin

On August 6, the Atlantic Council Iraq Initiative hosted Iraqi Council of Representatives Member Sarkawt Shamsulddin for a public...

Read More
August 2, 2019

Transatlantic Trade Update with Dan Mullaney, Assistant US Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East

On July 29, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business & Economic Program’s EuroGrowth Initiative hosted a roundtable discussion on transatlantic...

Read More
July 30, 2019

Chile Against Corruption: What Can the Region Learn?

To launch the last of a series of spotlights on anti-corruption, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center hosted a...

Read More
July 19, 2019

Private Virtual Roundtable with Al-Bayan Center

On July 19, the Atlantic Council's Iraq Initiative hosted a roundtable with Al-Bayan Center, a think tank based in...

Read More

August 13, 2019

The Future of Northeast Syria

Read the Publication (PDF)The future of northeast Syria is unsettled after eight years of civil war and the US...

Read More
August 7, 2019

Spotlight: President Bukele’s First Six Months

Read the Publication (PDF) The youngest president in Latin America, President Nayib Bukele has been an early symbol of hope...

Read More
August 2, 2019

Strategic Insights Memo: How to Break the Japan-Korea Impasse

Read the Publication (PDF) The bilateral relationship between Japan and the Republic of Korea—two key US allies in Asia—is deteriorating...

Read More
July 30, 2019

Avenues for Conflict in the Gulf: A Matrix Game Simulation

Read the Publication (PDF)The Gulf remains one of the most strategically critical regions in the world. Its stability and...

Read More

August 15, 2019

Guatemala's Anti-Corruption Commission is Ending, But the Fight Will Go On

Since the conclusion of its civil war in 1996, Guatemala has struggled to root out corruption within its public...

Read More
August 15, 2019

SheEO: How Female Executives Power Profit in the New Economy

With the flurry of investor attention in the world of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impact funds and socially...

Read More
August 13, 2019

Airport Clash Raises Fear of Violent Crackdown in Hong Kong

Months-long demonstrations in Hong Kong escalated on August 13, when riot police and protestors clashed in Hong Kong’s international...

Read More
August 13, 2019

The Winners and Losers of the US-China Trade War

Recently, US President Donald J. Trump announced that the United States would apply a 10 percent tariff to $300...

Read More

August 6, 2019

Public Event with Iraqi MP Sarkawt Shamsulddin

On August 6, the Atlantic Council Iraq Initiative hosted Iraqi Council of Representatives Member Sarkawt Shamsulddin for a public...

Read More
August 2, 2019

Transatlantic Trade Update with Dan Mullaney, Assistant US Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East

On July 29, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business & Economic Program’s EuroGrowth Initiative hosted a roundtable discussion on transatlantic...

Read More
July 30, 2019

Chile Against Corruption: What Can the Region Learn?

To launch the last of a series of spotlights on anti-corruption, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center hosted a...

Read More
July 19, 2019

Private Virtual Roundtable with Al-Bayan Center

On July 19, the Atlantic Council's Iraq Initiative hosted a roundtable with Al-Bayan Center, a think tank based in...

Read More

August 13, 2019

The Future of Northeast Syria

Read the Publication (PDF)The future of northeast Syria is unsettled after eight years of civil war and the US...

Read More
August 7, 2019

Spotlight: President Bukele’s First Six Months

Read the Publication (PDF) The youngest president in Latin America, President Nayib Bukele has been an early symbol of hope...

Read More
August 2, 2019

Strategic Insights Memo: How to Break the Japan-Korea Impasse

Read the Publication (PDF) The bilateral relationship between Japan and the Republic of Korea—two key US allies in Asia—is deteriorating...

Read More
July 30, 2019

Avenues for Conflict in the Gulf: A Matrix Game Simulation

Read the Publication (PDF)The Gulf remains one of the most strategically critical regions in the world. Its stability and...

Read More

Sanctions

East Asia

USMCA

US-China Trade

Iran

FEATURED ANALYSIS

RELATED CONTENT

UPCOMING COUNCIL EVENTS

COUNCIL IN THE NEWS