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EnergySource

Jan 15, 2025

Tripling global nuclear energy capacity is in reach—if the world seizes the moment

By Amy Drake

At COP28, nations and corporations committed to tripling global nuclear energy capacity by 2050, underscoring its essential role in achieving net-zero emissions. Looking ahead to COP30, global leaders must strengthen multilateral collaboration, engage the financial sector, and provide support for new partnerships with the nuclear industry to meet this goal.

Energy & Environment
Nuclear Energy

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2025

China is supporting the Houthis. Here’s how the Trump administration can respond.

By Tuvia Gering and Jason M. Brodsky

From buying up Iranian oil to sending dual-use parts, Beijing’s actions are indirectly and directly helping the rebel group in Yemen that is disrupting Red Sea shipping.

China
Middle East

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2025

‘The ball is now in Hamas’s court’ for a ceasefire in Gaza, says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

By Katherine Golden

The US secretary of state spoke at the Atlantic Council on January 14, just as reports from the Middle East indicated an agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza and hostage release could come soon.

Israel
Middle East

UkraineAlert

Jan 14, 2025

No peace without security: Ukraine needs guarantees against new Russian invasion

By Peter Dickinson

Ukraine is ready to make territorial concessions but insists that any peace deal must include credible long-term security guarantees to prevent a new Russian invasion, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict
European Union

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2025

The Biden administration’s vision for postwar Gaza

By Antony J. Blinken

At an Atlantic Council Front Page event, Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered remarks on the Biden administration’s Middle East policy and the prospects for peace in the region.

Conflict
Crisis Management

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2025

East Asia’s energy security challenges can be mitigated by US LNG

By Landon Derentz, Joseph Webster, and Reid I'Anson

Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan should look into importing more US liquefied natural gas to strengthen their strategic relationships with the United States.

East Asia
Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2025

US intervention against Mexican cartels carries major risks. Here’s how to mitigate them.

By Doug Livermore

Cartels have a significant capability to retaliate, but there are ways that the United States can prepare for such risks.

Crisis Management
Mexico

MENASource

Jan 13, 2025

Turkey’s Syria and Libya strategies add up to a Mediterranean power play

By Emadeddin Badi and Abdullah al-Jabassini 

By aligning its strategies in Libya and Syria, Turkey seeks to consolidate influence and amplify its leverage across both theaters.

Defense Policy
Drones

New Atlanticist

Jan 10, 2025

How Trump can redefine the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation

By Christian Bjørn Følsgaard

The Biden administration began the platform for more than three dozen costal Atlantic countries to convene, but it can find new life under Trump.

Africa
Americas

New Atlanticist

Jan 10, 2025

Moldova is the real loser from the end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine

By Suriya Evans-Pritchard Jayanti

The energy crisis in Moldova after the end of Russian gas transit highlights the urgent need for Chișinău to reform its energy sector.

Energy Markets & Governance
Geopolitics & Energy Security
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