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Jul 29, 2025

The Russia pressure menu: Options to convince Putin to negotiate on Ukraine

As the US president cuts his deadline for Russia to ten days, there are several options for him to increase pressure on Moscow to pursue peace.

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Jul 24, 2025

Dispatch from Manila: A lesson in calling out Chinese maritime aggression

By
Markus Garlauskas, Philip W. Yu

As the Philippines has focused more on Chinese threats to itself, Manila also seems increasingly inclined to see its own security as connected to that of the broader region.

China
Indo-Pacific

New Atlanticist
Jul 1, 2025

The US must enforce sanctions to prevent Iran from rebuilding its nuclear program

By
Kimberly Donovan

To ensure that Tehran cannot get its hands on the financial resources it would need to rebuild its nuclear program, Iran sanctions enforcement should start with China.

Economic Sanctions
Iran

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New Atlanticist

Apr 28, 2010

Financial Reform Must Restore Liability

By Harlan Ullman

Will Rogers famously quipped that every time the U.S. Congress wished to make a joke, it passed a law and every law it passed turned out to be a joke.

New Atlanticist

Apr 27, 2010

Nick Clegg Rocking British Election

By James Joyner

We’ve known for more than a year that Gordon Brown and his party were in trouble. But the surprisingly strong performance of Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg in the first debate has changed the dynamic so much that Labour could come in third. A new Guardian poll suggests Labour, which is polling at a mere 28%, […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 27, 2010

U.S. Not Credible Middle East Mediator

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

The nasty spat with Israel over Jewish settlements in Arab East Jerusalem didn’t last long. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu apologized for the unfortunate timing during U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s March 10 visit of the announcement of the building of 1,600 housing units, but he also made clear the new housing plans would go […]

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Apr 27, 2010

North Korea’s Radio Waves of Resistance

By Peter Beck

North Korea remains the most isolated country on earth, with its people effectively cut off from the outside world—or so the world has been told. But there is reason to believe this is no longer the case. My research suggests millions of North Koreans listen to or hear about foreign radio broadcasts. There is evidence […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 26, 2010

China’s Rise Means U.S. Fall in Asia

By Hugh De Santis

Chinese President Hu Jintao’s more conciliatory behavior at the recent nuclear summit is not likely to signal a change in Beijing’s increasing assertiveness in world affairs. Whether China’s reemergence as one of the world’s great powers proves to be advantageous or an impediment to international cooperation, however, remains an open question. How China relates to […]

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Apr 26, 2010

Balkan Peace Requires Creative Solutions

By Nikolas Gvosdev

Kurt Volker’s commentary last week about “finishing the job” in the Western Balkans is an important reminder for policymakers not to ignore a volatile region of the world simply because it is not in the headlines.

New Atlanticist

Apr 26, 2010

Ankara and Baku: Much Closer Ties

By Alexandros Petersen

Alexandros Petersen, a nonresident senior fellow at the Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, was interviewed by Azerbaijan’s News.Az on the relations between Armenia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan.

New Atlanticist

Apr 23, 2010

Greek Tragedy Continues

By Edward Hugh

The future of the Eurozone is decidedly hanging in the balance at the moment. The problem isn’t a simple question of economics anymore: everything now is all about credibility, about who does what, and when, and how everyone else reacts. As the crisis trundles on and on, news that Greek bond spreads have hit ever […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Apr 23, 2010

Arctic Climate Change Strategy

By Derek Reveron

Strategy is a roadmap that individuals, organizations, and countries use to advance interests over time. At a minimum, strategy is designed to prevent anticipated tragedies (such as conflict over a disputed territory) or at least be prepare for when tragedy strikes (e.g., humanitarian assistance after an earthquake). When it comes to climate change, emerging strategies […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 23, 2010

Singapore Security Motto: Be As One

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

The rule book on unintended and unanticipated global disasters is yet to be written. In the past decade, the world has experienced several surprise disasters that dwarfed 9/11, in either casualties and/or cost — e.g., the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake that triggered a gigantic tsunami that killed more than 200,000 in 11 countries; the 2007 […]

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