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New Atlanticist

Jun 6, 2025

Dispatch from Kyiv: Ukraine is putting new pressure on Russia. Will Trump follow?

By John E. Herbst

To bring a stable peace to Europe, the Trump administration must apply strong pressure on Russia in the form of sanctions and military aid to Ukraine.

Defense Policy
Russia

Econographics

Jun 6, 2025

The search for safe assets

By Hung Tran

The deterioration of the US fiscal outlook has put international investors, especially foreign central banks, in a quandary. There is no good alternative to US Treasuries as safe reserve assets.

Economy & Business
Europe & Eurasia

GeoTech Cues

Jun 6, 2025

G7 leaders have the opportunity to strengthen digital resilience. Here’s how they can seize it.

By Sara Ann Brackett, Coley Felt, Raul Brens Jr.

At the upcoming Group of Seven Leaders’ Summit in Canada, member state leaders should advance a coherent, shared framework for digital resilience policy.

Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity

New Atlanticist

Jun 6, 2025

Even as courts step in, Trump still has plenty of tariff options. US trading partners should intensify negotiations.

By Brian Janovitz

Section 301 may entail more work for the White House, but it could provide a relatively straightforward pathway to broad-based tariffs.

Economy & Business
Politics & Diplomacy

UkraineAlert

Jun 5, 2025

Russian hybrid warfare: Ukraine’s success offers lessons for Europe

By Maksym Beznosiuk

As the Kremlin continues to escalate its hybrid war against Europe, Ukraine's unique experience since 2014 of combating Russian hybrid warfare offers important lessons, writes Maksym Beznosiuk.

Conflict
Defense Policy

UkraineAlert

Jun 5, 2025

Trump’s Russia policy must be rooted in realism

By Agnia Grigas

The Trump administration favors a realist approach to international relations, but a pragmatic assessment of Russia’s capabilities and objectives is needed to achieve the stated goal of bringing the war in Ukraine to an end, writes Agnia Grigas.

Conflict
Disinformation

New Atlanticist

Jun 5, 2025

How to improve Latin America’s agri-food security in a changing world

By Ginger Matchett, Peter Engelke

The uninterrupted flow of trade in food and agriculture is not guaranteed. Leaders in the Americas should strengthen the region’s agri-food architecture.

Economy & Business
Latin America

New Atlanticist

Jun 5, 2025

What explains the transatlantic rift? It’s all about threat perception.

By Jason Davidson

NATO allies’ differing threat perceptions provide the backdrop for what could be a contentious summit in The Hague this month.

Defense Industry
Defense Policy

New Atlanticist

Jun 5, 2025

Cyberattacks are hurting US businesses. Here’s how Congress can upgrade cybersecurity information sharing.

By Tanner Wilburn, Sara Ann Brackett, and Urmita Chowdhury

Hackers are targeting small and medium-sized businesses, and the existing framework for sharing important information is leaving these US companies out of the loop.

Cybersecurity
Economy & Business

MENASource

Jun 4, 2025

Why Iraq should build bridges with its ‘new’ neighbor, Syria

By Shermine Serbest

Iraq's position on the Syria transition is split between two camps: the official government, and that of the powerful non-state actors.

Iraq
Middle East