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New Atlanticist

Jul 5, 2024

Dispatch from Warsaw: Poland’s military and economic rise is coming just in time, as the West wobbles

By Daniel Fried

Its rise at home and its strategic clarity about Russia have placed Poland in the first rank of European powers for the first time in centuries.

NATO Poland

New Atlanticist

Jul 5, 2024

Advancing AI safety requires international collaboration. Here’s what should happen next.

By Courtney Lang

In May, ten countries and the European Union met in South Korea to establish an international network of AI safety institutes. Next, this network should focus on three specific objectives.

Artificial Intelligence Technology & Innovation

New Atlanticist

Jul 5, 2024

Experts react: Labour is back. Here’s what to expect from the new UK government.

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts outlined incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer's priorities and the party's vision for the UK's role in the world.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Jul 3, 2024

Feeling the heat? Biden’s proposed protections for workers are a welcome start.

By Catherine Wallace, Owen Gow

The federal proposals are a step in the right direction, but state and local efforts are also needed to protect workers from extreme heat.

Climate Change & Climate Action Resilience

New Atlanticist

Jul 3, 2024

Hurricane Beryl spotlights the importance of climate adaptation in the Caribbean

By Wazim Mowla

The earliest category five Atlantic hurricane on record is a reminder that governments and the private sector must prioritize adapting to climate change. COP29 is a good place to start.

Caribbean Climate Change & Climate Action

New Atlanticist

Jul 3, 2024

Don’t cut corners on US nuclear deterrence

By Matthew Kroenig, Mark J. Massa

Bipartisan support for modernizing and expanding the US nuclear arsenal will be essential for the United States to deter its adversaries.

Conflict Defense Industry

New Atlanticist

Jul 2, 2024

What the Peruvian president’s state visit to China means for US economic diplomacy

By Martin Cassinelli

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte recently traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Washington should take note of the growing Peru-China relationship.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jul 1, 2024

NATO allies need a better approach to industrial strategy

By Kristen Taylor

The Washington summit next week is an opportunity for the Alliance to send clear demand signals to industry and develop more coordinated, effective industrial strategies.

Defense Industry Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Jul 1, 2024

Will Macron be the undoing of European centrist politics?

By Jörn Fleck

Results from the first round of the French snap parliamentary elections show that the president's previously successful strategy of scaring voters about the potential of the right and left is falling flat.

Elections European Union

New Atlanticist

Jun 28, 2024

How will Trump and Biden differ on top foreign policy issues? A post-debate primer on what we learned.

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts assess what the debate revealed about each candidate’s foreign policy stances and what they could mean for US partners.

Middle East Ukraine