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New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2025

The Biden administration’s vision for postwar Gaza

By Antony J. Blinken

At an Atlantic Council Front Page event, Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered remarks on the Biden administration’s Middle East policy and the prospects for peace in the region.

Conflict Crisis Management

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2025

East Asia’s energy security challenges can be mitigated by US LNG

By Landon Derentz, Joseph Webster, and Reid I'Anson

Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan should look into importing more US liquefied natural gas to strengthen their strategic relationships with the United States.

East Asia Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2025

US intervention against Mexican cartels carries major risks. Here’s how to mitigate them.

By Doug Livermore

Cartels have a significant capability to retaliate, but there are ways that the United States can prepare for such risks.

Crisis Management Mexico

New Atlanticist

Jan 10, 2025

How Trump can redefine the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation

By Christian Bjørn Følsgaard

The Biden administration began the platform for more than three dozen costal Atlantic countries to convene, but it can find new life under Trump.

Africa Americas

New Atlanticist

Jan 10, 2025

Moldova is the real loser from the end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine

By Suriya Evans-Pritchard Jayanti

The energy crisis in Moldova after the end of Russian gas transit highlights the urgent need for Chișinău to reform its energy sector.

Energy Markets & Governance Geopolitics & Energy Security

New Atlanticist

Jan 10, 2025

Five questions (and expert answers) about Biden’s final round of sanctions on Russia

By Atlantic Council experts

In likely the last such action by the Biden administration against the Kremlin, the US Treasury Department just announced tough new sanctions targeting the Russian oil and gas industry.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

Fast Thinking

Jan 10, 2025

What the world can do about Maduro

By Atlantic Council experts

As the Venezuelan autocrat is inaugurated for a third term as president, our experts analyze what the United States, the region, and the opposition can do.

Democratic Transitions Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Jan 10, 2025

Experts react: What does Maduro’s third-term power grab mean for Venezuela’s future?

By Atlantic Council experts

Strongman Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year presidential term on January 10, six months after a stolen election.

Corruption Elections

New Atlanticist

Jan 9, 2025

Your expert guide to the debate over banning TikTok 

By Atlantic Council experts

As the US Supreme Court takes up the case, our experts outline the competing arguments over whether the US should ban TikTok on national security grounds.

China Digital Policy

New Atlanticist

Jan 9, 2025

The US is right to be concerned about China’s influence over the Panama Canal

By Gregg Curley

Legitimate concerns about growing Chinese influence over the canal demand Washington’s attention and warrant a measured, diplomatic approach.

China Latin America