New Atlanticist

US-China financial market tensions: The road to riches or ruin?

By Jeremy Mark

Washington should keep a focus on national-security threats and avoid the temptation to push the two countries apart and risk financial-market instability.  

The Russia crisis has exposed why NATO needs a strategy shift

By Harlan Ullman

With Russia threatening Ukraine, NATO's new strategy already seems dated, as it lacks a comprehensive counter-gray area/hybrid-war approach, among other shortcomings.

Experts react: The view from European capitals as consensus emerges against Russia

By Atlantic Council experts

Which EU member states will rise to the challenge from Russia? The Atlantic Council's Europe Center experts weigh in with views from across the continent.

NATO chief on Russia crisis: We’re ready for anything

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes the Alliance is fully prepared for the Kremlin's next move.

Transcript: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Russian aggression, Ukraine’s capabilities, and expanding the Alliance

By Atlantic Council

Russia’s military buildup in and around Ukraine is raising the specter of all-out conflict on the continent for the first time since the Cold War. Stoltenberg joined the Atlantic Council to outline NATO’s response to the renewed tensions in Europe.

Russian Hybrid Threats Report: Kremlin pushes claims about Ukrainian offensive, ‘junk’ weapons from West

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

The Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab is tracking the latest from Russian troop movements to social media conspiracy theories to Duma debates.

Can Honduras’ new leader spark hope for the troubled Northern Triangle?

Xiomara Castro faces the daunting challenge of helping to reverse the root causes of outward migration from the region.

Burkina Faso is the site of Africa’s latest coup. How many more are coming?

Islamist violence and poor governance have combined to create a toxic environment in the Sahel.

If Russia boosts its aggression against Ukraine, here’s what NATO could do

By Michael John Williams

NATO has no obligation to defend Ukraine, but it should make any Russian attempts to annex territory more difficult.

Russian Hybrid Threats Report: A push to recognize Ukrainian regions as independent states

By the Digital Forensic Research Lab

Amid a legislative push to recognize the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russia is spinning narratives of NATO aggression and continuing to mass troops and materiel near Ukraine.