Content

UkraineAlert

Jun 1, 2021

Biden-Putin summit: Ukraine should not expect miracles

By Oleksiy Goncharenko

Ukraine is set to be high on the agenda when US President Joe Biden meets Russia's Vladimir Putin on June 16. However, few expect any breakthroughs towards ending the seven-year Russo-Ukrainian War.

Conflict
Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Jun 1, 2021

Egypt recalibrated its strategy in Libya because of Turkey

By Alessia Melcangi

It is evident that the strategic pivots of Egyptian leadership in Libya are adapting and evolving in concordance with developments on the ground and keeping in mind wider regional implications—particularly its relations with Turkey.

Libya
Middle East

The future is here

May 28, 2021

The post-COVID world this week: The next vaccine millionaire and how vaccination campaigns are choosing their words wisely

By Andrew R. Marshall

What can we expect from a post-COVID world after a pandemic that has reshaped international affairs? A world in which vaccination campaigns are going to be getting creative about their words in order to persuade more people to get their doses.

Coronavirus
Education

IranElections2021

May 28, 2021

Khamenei is dropping Iran’s democratic façade

By Borzou Daragahi

The Supreme Leader for years has been agitating to find what he describes as a new generation of young and pious “revolutionaries” to take the helm of the country’s institutions. That aim may be taking priority.

Iran
Middle East

New Atlanticist

May 27, 2021

How to solve today’s tech challenges: secure data, close the digital divide, boost leadership

By Rose Butchart

The decade to come will be the “GeoTech Decade,” in which the technology trends that began in previous years will become fixed in their impact on society. The Commission on the Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies and Data launched its first report with recommendations to guide leaders as they make choices regarding technology and data.

Cybersecurity
Disinformation

New Atlanticist

May 27, 2021

New technologies will reshape the world in the next decade. What does that mean for the US?

By Katherine Golden

What can the United States do to reap the benefits of the GeoTech Decade and tame the era’s threats? Here are the key takeaways from the conversation.

Cybersecurity
Disinformation

BelarusAlert

May 27, 2021

Putin sides with Belarus dictator over air piracy as Ukraine rejects Minsk talks

By Peter Dickinson

Former Ukrainian president Leonid Kravchuk has confirmed that Ukraine will seek to move peace talks with Russia away from Minsk as the international fallout from Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s recent act of air piracy continued to make waves throughout the region.

Belarus
International Norms

New Atlanticist

May 27, 2021

Banning Bitcoin is a bad idea

By JP Schnapper-Casteras

There are numerous debates raging about whether Bitcoin is good, bad, or ugly. But the sweeping suggestion to outlaw Bitcoin raises troubling questions about Americans' bedrock freedoms.

Cybersecurity
Digital Currencies

SouthAsiaSource

May 27, 2021

Kabul and a peace process divided

By Atlantic Council

Please join the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center on Tuesday, June 1 at 10:00 AM US EST / 6:30 PM AFT for a conversation about developments in Kabul related to the ongoing peace process.

Afghanistan
Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

UkraineAlert

May 27, 2021

Decarbonization in Ukraine

By Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska

More and more countries are pledging to become carbon neutral. This is creating opportunities for Ukraine to diversify its energy sources while becoming increasingly integrated with the country’s European neighbors.

Energy Transitions
Geopolitics & Energy Security
Load More