Experts react

Sep 18, 2024

Experts react: What’s behind the Hezbollah beeper and walkie-talkie explosions

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts explain what the explosions of communication devices in Lebanon could mean for the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Conflict Defense Technologies

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Sep 11, 2024

Experts react: What the presidential debate revealed about how Trump and Harris would conduct foreign policy

By Atlantic Council experts

On Tuesday night in Philadelphia, the two candidates often presented sharply contrasting visions on a range of foreign policy issues, from tariffs to energy and immigration, and from China to the Middle East.

Economy & Business Elections

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Sep 9, 2024

Experts react: Maduro has forced Venezuela’s opposition leader into exile. What should the world do now?

By Atlantic Council experts

Over the weekend, opposition leader Edmundo González fled to Spain after a Venezuelan court issued a warrant for his arrest. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on what’s next.

Corruption Democratic Transitions

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Sep 4, 2024

Experts react: The US just accused Russia of meddling in the 2024 election. Here’s what to know.

By Atlantic Council experts

Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the Biden administration’s newly announced response to what it alleges is an expansive malign influence operation by the Kremlin.

Disinformation Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Aug 15, 2024

Will Maduro negotiate a transfer of power? And four other questions about Venezuela’s political crisis.

By Atlantic Council experts

Venezuela remains riven by its July 28 election, with Nicolás Maduro falsely claiming victory and the opposition presenting vote tally sheets that show Edmundo González received more than twice as many votes as Maduro.

Democratic Transitions Elections

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Aug 1, 2024

Experts react: What to know about the release of Evan Gershkovich and others held by Russia

By Atlantic Council experts

A prisoner swap has freed American journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, former US Marine Paul Whelan, and Russian political dissidents Vladimir Kara-Murza and llya Yashin, among others.

Human Rights Media

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Jul 31, 2024

Experts react: Two top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders have been killed. What’s next for Israel, Iran, and the war in Gaza?

By Atlantic Council experts

What will these two assassinations mean for the broader regional conflict in the Middle East? Our experts delve into the possibilities.

Crisis Management Defense Policy

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Jul 29, 2024

Experts react: Maduro is clinging to power after a disputed election. What’s next for Venezuela?

By Atlantic Council experts

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council has declared incumbent Nicolás Maduro as the winner of Sunday’s presidential election, in the face of widespread accounts of voter intimidation and other irregularities.

Corruption Elections

New Atlanticist

Jul 24, 2024

Experts react: What Netanyahu’s address to Congress reveals about the state of US-Israel relations

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts break down Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech and what it says about his approach to relations with the United States and to Israel’s war in Gaza.

Conflict Iran

New Atlanticist

Jul 12, 2024

Experts react: What the NATO Summit did (and did not) deliver for Ukraine

By Atlantic Council experts

From an “irreversible” membership path to news about F-16s and air defense systems, Atlantic Council experts explain what the NATO Summit in Washington meant for Ukraine.

Conflict Europe & Eurasia
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