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French Ship Sale to Russia Must Be Blown Off Course

New Atlanticist
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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French Ship Sale to Russia Must Be Blown Off Course

New Atlanticist
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

French Ship Sale to Russia Must Be Blown Off Course

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

Nov 17, 2009

French Ship Sale to Russia Must Be Blown Off Course

By David Smith

The French Navy ship Mistral tied up at a downtown Saint Petersburg pier November 23. With the golden dome of St. Isaac’s Cathedral shimmering in the background, the amphibious assault ship made a perfect sales promotion picture, which was precisely its mission.  Some in Paris—led by the Elysée Palace—want to sell Mistral class ships to […]

France Russia

New Atlanticist

Nov 16, 2009

Afghanistan Exit: Follow The Gorbachev Plan

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

Did Mikhail Gorbachev launch glasnost and perestroika in the mid-1980s with the aim of bringing about genuine democratic change in the Soviet Union? That’s what he says in two interviews on both sides of the Atlantic — Euronews’ Maria Pineiro and Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel — to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall […]

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Nov 16, 2009

US and EU: Transatlantic Partnership for the 21st Century

By Marc Grossman

In the 1970s, Henry Kissinger famously asked, “who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?” After more than three decades, he may finally get his answer. Last week, the European parliament began debating the powers and responsibilities of a new president of Europe, a position made possible by the recent decision of […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Nov 16, 2009

India Must Have a Role in U.S. Afghan Strategy

By Adnan Zulfiqar

While the nation awaits the administration’s plans for Afghanistan, few expect that decision to make any mention of India. But it should.

New Atlanticist

Nov 13, 2009

Conversation with Patrick deGategno on U.S.-China Relations

By Patrick deGategno

The following is an interview with Atlantic Council Associate Director Patrick deGategno.

New Atlanticist

Nov 13, 2009

After the Fall: The View from Europe

By Andrew Kessinger

German Chancellor Merkel touted the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as a “day of celebration for all of Europe.”  But not everyone is as cheerful.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Nov 13, 2009

Implications of the All Volunteer Force

By Don Snow

The United States has not forced the involuntary service of any of its citizens into the U.S. military since 1972, when it suspended the Selective Service system’s conscription of young Americans to fight in the enormously unpopular war in Vietnam.

New Atlanticist

Nov 13, 2009

Poland’s Path to NATO

By Adam Michnik

Adam Michnik looks at the revolutions that brought about the fall of communism.

Germany NATO

New Atlanticist

Nov 13, 2009

“Tear Down This Wall!”

By Richard Burt

Ambassador Richard Burt reflects on the impact of Ronald Reagan’s 1987 Speech in Berlin.

Germany
Andrew Bacevich Interview: Future of NATO Mission in Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Nov 12, 2009

Andrew Bacevich Interview: Future of NATO Mission in Afghanistan

By James Joyner

Sarwar Kashmeri, a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program, interviewed Andrew Bacecvich, Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University, for the New Atlanticist Podcast Series.  Bacevich discussed the recent election results in Afghanistan and the future of NATO’s mission in the country.

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