New Atlanticist

A Three-Pronged Strategy to Deal with Putin

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s James L. Jones, Jr. recommends a toolkit that includes economic, political, and security components The United States must develop a three-pronged approach that includes economic, political, and security components to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “retrograde ambitions in favor of the peaceful and progressive order the transatlantic community and the world had envisioned […]

Berlin Wall to be Displayed at the State Department

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Swapping stories about their experiences in an East Germany that was shut off from the West by the Berlin Wall, US Secretary of State John Kerry and German President Joachim Gauck on October 7 commemorated the arrival of a section of the barrier at the State Department in Washington. The Atlantic Council provided this segment […]

The Rise of the Left in Britain

By Claire Yorke

The past six months have been highly eventful for British politics. After the elections in May, which saw the re-election of the Conservatives and the disastrous defeats of the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties, the country encountered yet another political surprise in September with the election of the Labour party’s new leader: Jeremy Corbyn. A […]

Portugal’s Election: Reforms Pay Off

By Andrea Montanino and Samuel Dorshimer

Portugal’s recent elections revealed that harsh reforms can have a payoff for serious political parties. Incumbent center-right coalition Portugal Ahead, formed by the People’s Party (CDS) and the Social Democrats (PSD), received the largest share of the vote in the Oct. 4 legislative election, despite not winning enough seats to form a majority government. This […]

TPP: Putting the United States in the Driver’s Seat

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The Atlantic Council’s Andrea Montanino and Jason Marczak discuss the importance of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement The United States and eleven other Pacific Rim countries on October 5 reached an agreement on the largest-ever regional trade accord in history. US President Barack Obama said the deal, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), “reflects America’s values […]

Kissinger: Great Things Cannot be Achieved Without Some Sacrifice of the Present for the Needs of the Future

By Henry Kissinger

Remarks by former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger at the Atlantic Council’s Global Citizen Award Ceremony The American Museum of Natural History New York, New York It is a great privilege to be here. To be introduced by Brent Scowcroft. He and I were colleagues forty years ago. And it is […]

Biden: Colombian President Santos a ‘Man of Peace’

Remarks* by Vice President Joe Biden at the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards Ceremony, October 1, 2015 The American Museum of Natural History New York, New York      THE VICE PRESIDENT:  If you applaud much more, that whale is going to fall out of the sky.  (Laughter.)       Thank you for that gracious introduction.  I’m […]

Atlantic Council Awards Honorees Urge International Cooperation to Tackle Global Challenges

The Atlantic Council presented its annual Global Citizen Awards on October 1 to four dynamic individuals whose exceptional and distinctive contributions have been instrumental in addressing some of today’s most pressing global challenges.   This year’s awardees were Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos; former US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger; European […]

Colombian President Santos’ Quest for Peace

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award recipient shunned popularity in bid for peace with leftist guerrillas The Atlantic Council will honor Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos with its Global Citizen Award in New York on October 1 in recognition of his unwavering commitment to make peace with leftist guerrillas and end Latin America’s longest-running war. Santos […]