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New Atlanticist

Nov 25, 2025

How Venezuela uses crypto to sell oil—and what the US should do about it

By Maia Nikoladze

As US sanctions on Venezuela have intensified, the Maduro regime has grown increasingly interested in leveraging digital assets to facilitate oil transactions.

China
Digital Currencies

New Atlanticist

Nov 25, 2025

Dispatch from South Africa: The G20’s center of gravity continues to shift

By Alisha Chhangani

Emerging markets are building coalitions, designing financial tools, and articulating visions for multilateral reform with growing clarity and confidence.

Economy & Business
International Financial Institutions

New Atlanticist

Nov 25, 2025

After a lackluster G20 in South Africa, Trump can take the group ‘back to basics’ in 2026

By Hung Tran

A 2026 agenda of economic and financial stability could refocus the group and make it more relevant.

Economy & Business
International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Nov 24, 2025

Could the UK’s economic woes spell doom for Keir Starmer?

By Ed Owen

It is the persisting economic challenges and high cost of living that continue to be the heaviest drag on the British prime minister and his team.

Economy & Business
Financial Regulation

New Atlanticist

Nov 24, 2025

Dispatch from Taipei: Now is the time to encourage Taiwan’s assertiveness, not hold it back

By Markus Garlauskas

A recent visit to Taiwan reveals how the government, the armed forces, and the citizens there are strengthening both their capability and resolve to defend themselves from Chinese aggression.

China
Indo-Pacific

New Atlanticist

Nov 24, 2025

Safety should be front and center in India’s vision for its AI Impact Summit

By Trisha Ray

Despite the headline attention on impact, safety needs to be fundamental to India’s vision for artificial intelligence that engenders trust, inclusion, and empowerment.

Artificial Intelligence
India

New Atlanticist

Nov 21, 2025

The expert conversation: Separating signal from noise in Trump’s Ukraine peace plan

By John E. Herbst

The White House has increased pressure on Kyiv to accept a twenty-eight-point plan to end the war by next Thursday.

Conflict
Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

New Atlanticist

Nov 20, 2025

Dispatch from COP30: In the Brazilian jungle, the private sector takes center stage

By Jorge Gastelumendi

Throughout COP30, there has been a recognition that the public and private sectors cannot act alone when it comes to climate finance.

Brazil
Civil Society

New Atlanticist

Nov 20, 2025

Russia’s shadow war: How the Kremlin uses sabotage to wear down Europe

By Piotr Arak

Moscow’s goal is not just to damage infrastructure but also to sow distrust inside Western societies.

Europe & Eurasia
NATO

New Atlanticist

Nov 20, 2025

China’s new five-year plan should be a wake-up call for the United States

By Robert Hormats

The United States now faces the most formidable economic and technology competitor it has encountered in nearly a hundred years.

China
Economy & Business