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Business the Most Successful Change Agent in Society

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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Business the Most Successful Change Agent in Society

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

Business the Most Successful Change Agent in Society

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

May 5, 2009

Business the Most Successful Change Agent in Society

By James Joyner

Richard Edelman, a member of the Executive Committee of the Atlantic Council Board of Directors, praises the acceptance speech given by Sam Palmisano in accepting the Distinguished Business Leadership Award.   He argues, however, that Palmisano missed “an opportunity to make a broader statement about the evolving relationship between business and government.”

Georgia Russia Flags

New Atlanticist

May 5, 2009

Georgia Army Mutiny: Russia-Backed Coup Attempt?

By James Joyner

Georgia has put down a rebellion at an army barracks near Tblisi, which President Mikheil Saakashvili’s government is claiming was “coordinated with Russia and aimed at minimum thwarting NATO military exercises.”  Moscow says this allegation is “mad.”

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

May 5, 2009

Where Words Fail, Music Speaks

By James Joyner

I’ve been blogging for over six years now but am still frequently surprised at what captures the attention of the blogosphere and what doesn’t. Last Wednesday evening, the Atlantic Council presented Distinguished Leadership Awards to former heads of government President George H.W. Bush and Chancellor Helmut Kohl, General David Petraeus, IBM CEO Sam Palmisano, and […]

New Atlanticist

May 4, 2009

Romanian Offer Causes Moldovan Visa Frenzy

By Valerie Nichols

Last month’s political unrest and violent protests in Moldova have led to an interesting, and controversial, proposition from Romania: the EU nation is offering passports to up to one million Moldovans to prevent the implementation of “a new Iron Curtain” on the border of their historically close neighbor.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

May 4, 2009

Energy Supply Diversity: Be Careful What You Wish For

By Nikolas Gvosdev

One of the standard phrases in the repertoire of U.S. diplomats for more than the last decade have been that the United States does not recognize any sort of “spheres of influence” around the world—and vigorously upholds the right of any sovereign state to choose its foreign policy orientation.

Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

May 3, 2009

Israel and the Iranian Nuclear Threat

By Don Snow

I attended a panel discussion Friday in which the topic of Iran’s nuclear program came up. The two principal commentators on the subject were the dean emeritus of the Center for Naval Warfare Studies (Dr. Robert S. Wood) and a retired U.S. Navy admiral, William Pendley, who has had direct experience by virtue of being […]

Iran Israel

New Atlanticist

May 2, 2009

China Must Do More in South Asia

By Damien Tomkins

In an open letter to the China Daily while on a trip to China last February, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari described the Sino-Pakistan relationship thusly:  Perhaps no relationship between two sovereign states is as unique and durable as that between Pakistan and China.

New Atlanticist

May 1, 2009

Capitalism’s Future Shape

By James Joyner

Dr. Josef Ackermann, the chairman of Deutche Bank, told the Atlantic Council that the current financial crisis is a “watershed event” that may “reshape our political system.”  He warned that, “Globalization is not a natural force.  It is man-made and can be undone with our own hands.”

New Atlanticist

May 1, 2009

EU and NATO: Interlocking or Interblocking?

By Kenneth Weisbrode

With many of the world’s navies engaged in anti-pirate patrols off the coastal waters of Somalia, it’s no surprise to find French, German and Spanish frigates among them. The frigates are there, though, not under their respective national commands, but rather under that of a joint EU naval force, whose mission is to protect World […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

May 1, 2009

May Day Riots in Germany, Turkey, and Greece

By James Joyner

David Smith recently argued that the peaceful demonstrations we’re seeing in Georgia and the United States are a healthy part of democracy. Today’s May Day violence in Turkey, Germany, and Greece show the flip side of the coin.

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