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New Atlanticist

Jul 25, 2017

‘Multistakeholder’ Approach Touted in Response to Cybersecurity Challenge

By Xiaojing Zeng

The significant increase in cross-border cyberattacks has been a wake-up call for the global community on the societal and political consequences of an insecure cyberspace. In order to prevent and prepare for future transnational cybersecurity challenges, governments must adopt a “multistakeholder model,” along with international collaboration and open discussions, according to a cybersecurity expert. While […]

EconoGraphics

Jul 25, 2017

The Apprentice

By Samuel Weitzman

On June 15, 2017, US President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 13801, which sought “to promote affordable education and rewarding jobs for American workers” by increasing the number of apprenticeship opportunities. Trump’s stated goals are ambitious. With a proposed ApprenticeshipUSA budget of $200 million (roughly double the previous amount), the president wants to increase the number of US apprenticeships from 505,000 in 2016 to 5 million by 2022.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

IranSource

Jul 25, 2017

Iran Complains US Pressure on Foreign Banks Violates JCPOA

By Farhad Rezaei

While the Trump administration asserts that Iran is violating the spirit of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran says the United States is violating the letter by trying to inhibit foreign business with the Islamic Republic and in particular, the return of tier one foreign banks.

New Atlanticist

Jul 24, 2017

Duda’s Veto Presents Poland with an Opportunity

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Warsaw must focus on repairing ties with the European Union, said Atlantic Council’s Fran Burwell Polish President Andrzej Duda’s decision to veto controversial judicial reforms gives Poland—the scene of creeping authoritarianism—an opportunity to mend its relationship with the European Union (EU). It also represents a significant split between the president and Jarosław Kaczyński, the head […]

Poland

UkraineAlert

Jul 24, 2017

Why the US Keeps Losing the Fight against Disinformation

By Maxim Eristavi

Journalists and activists in Eastern Europe have been fighting modern propaganda for years. It is time to deploy the lessons of those battles to newsrooms in Washington and beyond. I’ve been exposing organized lies professionally for years now. It started when propaganda took over the Russian-state newsroom in Moscow I was managing in 2013. When […]

Russia Ukraine

IranSource

Jul 24, 2017

انتشار اسناد تازه ای از کودتای ۲۸ مرداد و احیای بحث تغییر رژیم

By نوشته ملکوم برن ترجمه مهرناز صمیمی

پس از شصت و چهار سال، پیامدهای کودتای ۱۳۳۲ در ایران همچنان در داخل و خارج از ایران مشهود است.

New Atlanticist

Jul 24, 2017

The Politics of Russia Sanctions

By Kelly Russo

The Russia sanctions bill passed overwhelmingly by the US House of Representatives on July 25 is a “strong” piece of legislation that makes it clear that the United States must work jointly with its European allies to impose those sanctions, according to Daniel Fried, a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council. “[The House bill] locks […]

Russia

UkraineAlert

Jul 24, 2017

Let’s Make America Great Again by Making Washington Transparent

By Ariel Cohen

The testimonies of Donald Trump, Jr., Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort before Congressional investigational committees will be closed to public. Yet they are the highlights of a political crisis that may be deeper than Watergate. In a made-for-TV series, the intrigue connects Washington power politics and espionage with a family saga, and for some comic […]

Russia Ukraine

SyriaSource

Jul 24, 2017

Idlib Waits for Liberation from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham

By Saleem al-Omar

The preacher climbed the pulpit, his head covered, with an air of prestige and dignity. But the worshippers quickly realized he was a member of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an alliance dominated by former al-Qaeda affiliate Fatah al-Sham, and paid little attention to what he said. He took out a smartphone and recited his sermon […]

Syria

MENASource

Jul 24, 2017

America’s Disconnect on the Qatar Crisis

By Sam Fouad

One of the more overlooked effects of the souring of relations between Qatar and many of its neighbors is the potential for the diminishing of America’s military prowess in the region, and the hindrance of its fight against the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh). This is magnified due to the presence of the al-Udeid airbase […]

The Gulf
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