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Jones Continues to Draw Praise

New Atlanticist
Sep 4, 2025

Dispatches from Damascus: The state of Syria’s postwar transition nine months after Assad’s fall

On a recent trip to the Syrian capital, Atlantic Council experts took note of how far the country has come since the Assad regime’s fall and what still needs to happen to secure peace and prosperity.

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Jones Continues to Draw Praise

New Atlanticist
Aug 29, 2025

Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine

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August saw a flurry of diplomatic activity to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As September nears, Atlantic Council experts share their insights on what to expect next.

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Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Jones Continues to Draw Praise

New Atlanticist
Aug 28, 2025

Germany wants to double its defense spending. Where should the money go?

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Atlantic Council experts

After decades of Berlin underinvesting in its defense, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has plans to transform the Bundeswehr into Europe’s strongest military. 

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Europe & Eurasia

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New Atlanticist

Dec 8, 2008

Jones Continues to Draw Praise

By James Joyner

Atlantic Council chairman and National Security Advisor-designee Jim Jones continues to get widespread plaudits.  While Hillary Clinton is a household name and Bob Gates is an incumbent getting widespread praise for his performance, Jones is a relative unknown outside establishment circles.  

New Atlanticist

Dec 8, 2008

Mumbai Mastermind Reportedly Captured in Kashmir

By James Joyner

Pakistani security forces have conduced a raid on a major Laskhar-e-Taiba training camp and captured a dozen terrorists, including Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, allegedly the mastermind of last month’s Mumbai massacre.  It remains to be seen whether these are in fact the responsible parties and what follow-up action will be taken.

Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Dec 8, 2008

Don’t Hold Your Breath Waiting for Copenhagen

By Robert Manning

As the world gears up for the UN Climate Change extravaganza (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change or UNFCC) in Copenhagen in December 2009, achieving a serious accord to establish post-2012 commitments that could slow or halt global warming increasingly appears a mirage. This was foreshadowed in the failure of last week’s preparatory meeting in […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 6, 2008

Hoax Tests India-Pakistan Relationship

By James Joyner

A prankster put India and Pakistan on the brink of war.  That this is possible demonstrates just how fragile that relationship is. That it didn’t escalate, though, tells us something important, too.

India Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Dec 5, 2008

Jim Jones the Next Brent Scowcroft?

By James Joyner

Tim Fernholz, a writing fellow at The American Prospect, explains “Why Jim Jones Will Make or Break Obama’s Foreign Policy.” 

New Atlanticist

Dec 5, 2008

NATO Says ‘No’ to Georgia and Ukraine … For Now

By Peter Cassata

It’s official – NATO will not offer Georgia and Ukraine Membership Action Plans (MAPs), Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said after a two-day summit of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. 

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2008

Will Obama Fix Transatlantic Relations?

By James Joyner

It’s an article of faith that Barack Obama’s inauguration will usher in a new era of transatlantic comity.

New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2008

German Soldiers Too Fat and Drunk to Fight?

By James Joyner

The British papers are having a field day with a German parliamentary report’s finding that Bundeswehr forces in Afghanistan are fat and drunk. 

New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2008

Obama Can Solve the Iran Question

By Neil Leslie

Analysts suggest that Iran is only one to two years away from being able to enrich the uranium needed for a nuclear bomb, and according to the most recent IAEA report Tehran remains silent over possible weaponization activities. How then does President Barack Obama address this growing crisis when he takes office in January?

Iran

New Atlanticist

Dec 3, 2008

Maritime Shock and Awe Won’t Fix Piracy

By James Easaw

The rash of ships hijacked in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden has focused the international community’s efforts to put an end to the scourge of piracy off the Somali coast. But eradicating piracy once and for all will require more than tough talk, sending in a few warships, and establishing shipping lanes that commercial […]

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