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Eleven Facts you should know about World War I

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Sep 4, 2025

Dispatches from Damascus: The state of Syria’s postwar transition nine months after Assad’s fall

On a recent trip to the Syrian capital, Atlantic Council experts took note of how far the country has come since the Assad regime’s fall and what still needs to happen to secure peace and prosperity.

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Eleven Facts you should know about World War I

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Aug 29, 2025

Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine

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Atlantic Council experts

August saw a flurry of diplomatic activity to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As September nears, Atlantic Council experts share their insights on what to expect next.

Conflict
Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Eleven Facts you should know about World War I

New Atlanticist
Aug 28, 2025

Germany wants to double its defense spending. Where should the money go?

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Atlantic Council experts

After decades of Berlin underinvesting in its defense, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has plans to transform the Bundeswehr into Europe’s strongest military. 

Defense Policy
Europe & Eurasia

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Nov 9, 2018

Eleven Facts you should know about World War I

By Inka Boehm

The bloody war that lasted more than four years stole a generation of mostly men from both sides.

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Nov 9, 2018

At 25, European Union suffers from anemic growth

By Álvaro Morales Salto-Weis

Mired in internal quarrels, from Brexit to rising Euroscepticism, European leaders may feel there is not much to celebrate.

European Union International Organizations

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Nov 9, 2018

Libya, the US, and the Palermo Conference

By Karim Mezran and Erin A. Neale

The United States has much to gain by taking a larger leadership role in the political negotiations and redirecting the tangential European actions toward the UN-led stabilization process.

Democratic Transitions Elections

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Nov 9, 2018

World War I commemoration gives Emmanuel Macron an opportunity to shine

By Dan Haverty

The opportunity to step into the role of de facto leader of Europe presents an inherent challenge. Macron will likely become a target of scorn for populists across Europe who will invariably use his failures as a symbol of the flawed European project as a whole.

France Politics & Diplomacy

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Nov 8, 2018

One hundred years of American grand strategy

By Daniel Fried

Historians have not been kind to Wilson or the Fourteen Points. They have fairly noted the inconsistencies, hypocrisies, and nasty unintended consequences of Wilson’s outline of US global leadership.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Nov 8, 2018

Quiz: Sanctions and Midterms

By Atlantic Council

Votes are still being counted across the United States, but were you paying attention to what else was going on in the world? From sanctions to the “Troika of Tyranny” prove that you kept your eyes on the international headlines this week.

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Nov 8, 2018

Skripal and beyond: The post-election Russia sanctions landscape

By Brian O'Toole

If the administration selects sanctions the Hill perceives as weak, or chooses to waive any serious impact, legislators probably would respond with a tougher combined sanctions bill than if the administration hits Russia hard.

Conflict Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

New Atlanticist

Nov 8, 2018

Violence against women driving migration from the Northern Triangle

By María Fernanda Pérez Arguello and Bryce Couch

To effectively address migration from the Northern Triangle, states must better understand how it is driven by sexual and gender-based violence.

Central America Latin America

New Atlanticist

Nov 7, 2018

Europe’s primary season

By Nick Ottens

In Spain, parties have opened up their leadership contests to all members, not just delegates. In France, even non-members can vote in presidential primaries. And Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will for the first time have a competitive leadership election this year.

Elections European Union

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Nov 7, 2018

Israel seeks to bridge the Gulf

By Daniel Kamlarz

With uncertainty among key regional powers, it is the ideal time to bring forward new strategic formulations like the construction of Israeli-Omani relations to create new paths toward regional stability.

Israel The Gulf
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