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The Goldstone Report and Israel-Palestine Peace

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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

Oct 29, 2009

The Goldstone Report and Israel-Palestine Peace

By Etan Schwartz

Israel articulated three main objectives when it started its offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip last winter: stop the rocket fire into southern Israel, weaken the security infrastructure of Hamas in Gaza, and restore the deterrence that it felt had been lost after enduring years of rocket attacks, as well as the kidnapping of its […]

Israel Middle East

New Atlanticist

Oct 29, 2009

Juncker Enters the EU Presidency Fray

By Benjamin Preisler

With Jean-Claude Juncker, a powerful European voice has stepped forward in an attempt to prevent Tony Blair’s candidacy for the EU Presidency from gaining steam.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Oct 28, 2009

Rajon Menon Afghanistan Elections Interview

By James Joyner

Sarwar Kashmeri, a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program, has interviewed Rajan Menon, Monroe J. Rathbone Professor of International Relations at Lehigh University, for the New Atlanticist Podcast series. Menon recently penned an oped titled “Nobody wins in the Afghan runoff election” for the Los Angeles Times.

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Oct 28, 2009

Influenza and International Security

By Derek Reveron

Earlier this year, a novel influenza captured the world’s attention when what became known as “swine flu” or H1N1 (hemagglutinin type 1 and neuraminidase type 1) emerged in La Gloria, Mexico.

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Oct 28, 2009

Where is Richard Holbrooke on Afghanistan?

By Harlan Ullman

As the Obama administration agonizes over Afghanistan and a flurry of insurgent attacks in neighboring Pakistan rocks that country, Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke has become, surprisingly, nearly invisible. When it came to convincing, cajoling or coercing Afghan President Hamid Karzai to accept the inevitability of a runoff election, who did the heavy lifting?

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Oct 27, 2009

French Rebound Continues While Germany Moves Sideways

By Edward Hugh

Whoever would have thought that some people once called economics the most dismal of sciences? Certainly, as the current crisis goes on and on, those of us who consider ourselves to be economists scarcely are able to find the time to squeeze in a dull moment, even here and there. But even at a broader […]

New Atlanticist

Oct 27, 2009

Afghanistan: A Modest Case for Dithering

By Alex Massie

My old chum, and former boss, Iain Martin writes that time is, in fact, of the essence in Afghanistan and that Barack Obama needs to make a decision:

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Oct 27, 2009

While Obama Dithers

By James Joyner

An incredibly junior contractor-for-hire has resigned over disagreement with our AfPak policy, prompting a high level scramble within the administration and a long feature in the Washington Post.

Afghanistan Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Oct 26, 2009

Common Sense and COIN in Afghanistan

By Don Snow

As the Obama administration’s internal debate over what to do in Afghanistan has publicly clarified, two prerequisites for the success of the American effort have risen to the top: good governance and the emegence of effective Afghan security forces. Both represent the triumph of simple common sense over the supposed arcane details of COIN strategy, […]

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Oct 26, 2009

Democracy Promotion Done Right

By Derek Reveron

Joe Biden’s recent trip to Central Europe underscores that the United States still supports democracy promotion, is not afraid to state that publicly, and encourages its allies to do the same. In Romania, the vice president said, “you delivered on the promise of your revolution. You are in a position to help others do the […]

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