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EnergySource

Jun 2, 2025

MDBs must finance nuclear power—or Russia and China will

By Juzel Lloyd

The growing influence of Russia and China in global nuclear energy financing threatens to reshape the future of energy geopolitics. To address this, multilateral development banks must recognize nuclear energy as a vital tool for expanding energy access, and modernize outdated policies to support deployment.

China Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Jun 2, 2025

A tax on remittances could hurt US households—and national security

By Ananya Kumar

US policymakers should both protect and promote legal remittance channels to ensure that these funds can flow safely and efficiently.

Civil Society Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jun 1, 2025

Dispatch from Kyiv: Ukraine’s daring drone attack gives Trump leverage against Putin

By John E. Herbst

Ukraine’s June 1 drone strikes against five bases across Russia underscored its ingenuity and may help shape the negotiations to come.

Conflict Russia

New Atlanticist

May 30, 2025

Experts react: How the world is responding to the courtroom drama around Trump’s tariffs

By Atlantic Council experts

Several recent court rulings have complicated the US president's plans to impose sweeping tariffs—and US trading partners are watching.

Americas China

New Atlanticist

May 30, 2025

NASA needs a twenty-first-century approach to space exploration

By Dan Hart, Emily Sespico

The US space program must forge a future in which intelligent machines and humans work together seamlessly and the strengths of each are maximized.

Space Technology & Innovation

New Atlanticist

May 30, 2025

How NATO’s eastern flank is setting the standard for collective defense

By Justina Budginaite-Froehly

NATO's eastern flank countries have shown that regional coordination can transform vulnerabilities into strategic assets that enhance deterrence and operational readiness.

Central Europe Defense Industry

AfricaSource

May 30, 2025

How the United States can support Cameroon as it faces its next democratic test

By Jude Mutah

The United States can act now to support democratic elections in Cameroon and help the country navigate what unfolds after the vote.

Africa Democratic Transitions

UkraineAlert

May 29, 2025

UN probe: Russia’s ‘human safari’ in Ukraine is a crime against humanity

By Peter Dickinson

UN investigators have concluded that a coordinated Russian campaign of deadly drone strikes targeting civilians in southern Ukraine's Kherson region is a crime against humanity, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Drones

New Atlanticist

May 29, 2025

Five questions (and expert answers) on the state of the Netanyahu government

By Atlantic Council

The Israeli prime minister is facing increasing pressure from within his country and in his government coalition as well as from abroad.

Conflict Israel

UkraineAlert

May 29, 2025

Judicial reform must be at the heart of Ukraine’s postwar recovery

By Oleksandr Vasiuk

Amid the horror and the trauma of Russia’s ongoing invasion, Ukrainians now have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to achieve transformational change in the country’s justice system. We must not miss this chance, writes Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Vasiuk.

Civil Society Conflict
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