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New Atlanticist

Feb 6, 2025

Nuclear power is ‘making a comeback’ around the world, says IEA executive director Fatih Birol

By Daniel Hojnacki

Birol discussed the recent resurgence in nuclear energy and the challenges hindering the nuclear industries in the United States and Europe.

China European Union

AfricaSource

Feb 6, 2025

The United States needs a new guiding message in promoting LGBTQI+ rights in Africa: Tolerance

By Richard K. Bell

The United States should point to the fact that LGBTQI+ rights are, indeed, rights—and as is the case with rights, they have a legal basis.

Africa Resilience & Society

UkraineAlert

Feb 6, 2025

Russian foreign minister compares Trump’s ‘America First’ to Nazi propaganda

By Peter Dickinson

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has compared US President Donald Trump's "America First" concept to Nazi propaganda as the Kremlin continues its long tradition of exploiting the trauma of World War II to demonize opponents, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Disinformation

New Atlanticist

Feb 5, 2025

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan outlines his vision for peace in the region

By Katherine Golden

“It isn’t possible to have real and thriving independence, prosperity, and security without peace,” Pashinyan argued at an Atlantic Council event.

Eastern Europe Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

New Atlanticist

Feb 5, 2025

Trump is serious about shaking up the Middle East, even if his Gaza plan isn’t

By Jonathan Panikoff

It’s almost impossible to imagine Trump’s plan for Gaza coming to fruition. But it would be a mistake to think that he was anything but serious with the proposal he laid out Tuesday night.

Human Rights International Norms

New Atlanticist

Feb 5, 2025

Experts react: Is the US really going to ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip?

By Atlantic Council experts

With his comments this week, the US president appears to be taking US policy toward Gaza in the direction of direct involvement—or is he?

Conflict Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Feb 5, 2025

Baltic states unplug from Russia’s power grid—but Moscow still looms over critical infrastructure

By Justina Budginaite-Froehly

Breaking from the Russian system, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are about to synchronize their electricity systems with the Continental Europe Network.

Energy Markets & Governance Europe & Eurasia

MENASource

Feb 5, 2025

How the US can benefit from deepening Azerbaijani-Israeli ties

By Joseph Epstein

Washington should learn from Israel’s diplomatic and security collaboration with Azerbaijan to bolster its own ties with Baku.

Defense Policy Economy & Business

UkraineAlert

Feb 4, 2025

Russia’s war against the West will continue until Putin tastes defeat

By Andriy Zagorodnyuk

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is part of a far larger war against the West. If he succeeds in Ukraine, Putin aims to destroy the existing rules-based world order and usher in a new era dominated by a handful of great powers, writes Andriy Zagorodnyuk.

Conflict Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Feb 4, 2025

The next German chancellor must lead from the front, not the middle, on European security

By Rachel Rizzo, James Batchik

From support for Ukraine to defense spending, German leaders would be wise to take the phrase Führung aus der Mitte permanently out of their vocabulary.

Elections Germany
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