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New Atlanticist

Sep 28, 2022

ECB chief Christine Lagarde: ‘Our primary objective is price stability’

By Dan Peleschuk

Europe's top banker shares her thoughts on the inflation crisis and much more during the Atlantic Council's Frankfurt Forum.

Economy & Business European Union

Event Recap

Sep 28, 2022

Challenges in North Africa: New Pathways for International Diplomacy?

By Madeline Hart

On September 14, the Atlantic Council’s North Africa Program and the US Embassy in Italy hosted an event with experts on the field to discuss the potential for Italy to become a mediating power in the Mediterranean.

Middle East North Africa

New Atlanticist

Sep 27, 2022

What’s Congress’ role in holding Putin accountable? US senators discuss their next moves.

By Katherine Golden

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Thom Tillis called upon allies to boost their support for Ukraine not only for the country’s sovereignty but also for the region’s stability and for the sake of the international order. 

Conflict NATO

UkraineAlert

Sep 27, 2022

Putin threatens to increase attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure

By Victor Kevluk

Vladimir Putin has threatened to destroy Ukrainian civilian infrastructure in a targeted campaign designed to crush the country's will to resist the ongoing Russian invasion.

Conflict Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Sep 27, 2022

From sanctions to digital currencies, here’s a new transatlantic agenda for economic coordination

By Charles Lichfield

At our Frankfurt Forum on US-EU GeoEconomics, the Council's original research lays out a long-term strategy for economic coordination in a world reshaped by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Economy & Business European Union
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AfricaSource

Sep 27, 2022

Here’s what a Marshall Plan for the DRC could look like

By Jean-Paul Mvogo

The development progress the DRC witnessed in the 1970s is now lost. A massive economic assistance program equivalent to the Marshall Plan may be necessary to recover what's been lost.

Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo

IranSource

Sep 27, 2022

How to turn Iran’s moment into a movement

By Borzou Daragahi

In Iran, the momentum is there. It just needs direction and a helping hand.

Civil Society Iran

UkraineAlert

Sep 26, 2022

The West should not fear the prospect of a post-Putin Russia

By Richard D. Hooker, Jr.

Many in the West believe the fall of Vladimir Putin would pave the way for an even more extreme successor in Moscow but post-Putin Russia may actually reject the anti-Western policies of today's Kremlin.

Conflict Democratic Transitions

IranSource

Sep 26, 2022

‘Women, life, liberty’: Iran’s future is female

By Khosro Sayeh Isfahani

Women, young and old, have been at the forefront of the uprising, just like every other protest in Iran over the past decades.

Iran Middle East

UkraineAlert

Sep 26, 2022

From the UN to The Late Show, Ukraine’s diplomats are winning

By Pete Shmigel

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba recently quipped at the UN that "Russian diplomats flee almost as aptly as Russian soldiers.” This one-liner was typical of the creative diplomacy that is bolstering Ukraine's war effort.

Conflict Democratic Transitions
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