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New Atlanticist

Apr 25, 2019

Quiz: A comedian has the last laugh

By Atlantic Council

Do you remember what else happened around the world this week? Take seven questions to prove you were paying attention.

UkraineAlert

Apr 25, 2019

10 ways the west should engage with Ukraine after 2019 elections

By Chatham House

Five years after the annexation of Crimea and the instigation of conflict in the Donbas, the reasons for continued sanctions on Russia have not gone away. Crimea is still occupied. War grinds on in the Donbas. Ukraine held presidential elections this spring and will hold parliamentary elections in the fall. Whatever the results, events in […]

Defense Policy Disinformation

UkraineAlert

Apr 25, 2019

What Zelenskiy’s victory means for Ukraine

By David J. Kramer

The temptation in Kyiv and elsewhere is to look past Sunday’s overwhelming victory by upstart Volodymyr Zelenskiy over incumbent Petro Poroshenko and try to divine what it means for Ukraine. This piece will yield to that temptation—but after acknowledging the importance of what happened Sunday and throughout the election campaign. Free and fair elections in […]

Democratic Transitions Elections

New Atlanticist

Apr 25, 2019

Skepticism casts a shadow over China’s Belt and Road Summit

By David A. Wemer

Despite the considerable investment and international interest in the project, criticism of Beijing’s approach has grown in recent years.

China Geopolitics & Energy Security

New Atlanticist

Apr 25, 2019

How governments, companies, and investors can help support the future of work

By Alexis Crow

It is the pace of change happening now that has induced an almost pervasive sense of distress in advanced economies today.

Technology & Innovation

EnergySource

Apr 25, 2019

New energy technologies will amplify, not obviate, the need for policy frameworks

By Mahmoud Abouelnaga

The role of new energy technologies to meet future energy demand was a focal point during the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum (ACGEF) in Abu Dhabi. Meeting the increasing demand for energy usually raises concerns about international climate objectives. While new energy technologies promise a pathway to meet this increasing demand without sacrificing emission reduction […]

Energy Markets & Governance Energy Transitions

New Atlanticist

Apr 25, 2019

Spotlight: Next steps with Venezuela

By Samantha Sultoon

The Trump administration is nearing the limits of what it can achieve in Venezuela through sanctions alone and a reconsideration of the current strategy is warranted.

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Venezuela

New Atlanticist

Apr 24, 2019

The International Criminal Court needs fixing

By Prince Zeid Raad Al Hussein, Bruno Stagno Ugarte, Christian Wenaweser, and Tiina Intelman

There is a growing gap between the unique vision captured in the Rome Statute, the Court’s founding document, and some of the daily work of the Court.

International Norms International Organizations

UkraineAlert

Apr 24, 2019

How history will judge Poroshenko

By Alexander J. Motyl

The majority of Ukraine’s voters and pundits detest President Petro Poroshenko who lost his chance at a second term on April 21. However, history will prove them wrong and judge him as Ukraine’s most successful leader. Indeed, Poroshenko will go down in the annals as the man who consolidated Ukraine’s state, nation, democracy, and the […]

Democratic Transitions Elections

NATOat70

Apr 24, 2019

A strong NATO could help alleviate the world’s migrant and refugee crisis

By Priyali Sur

NATO’s ability to adapt to new emergencies in different geographies only proves that an international allied effort is needed now as much, if not more than ever.

Migration NATO