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New Atlanticist

Jan 18, 2019

Congress should explain how dark Russian money infiltrates Western democracies

By Josh Rudolph

Open hearings in Congress can help focus public attention on those important matters of national security policy with a particular focus on the vulnerabilities that are not yet well understood.

Corruption Financial Regulation

New Atlanticist

Jan 18, 2019

A look at Trump’s missile defense strategy

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The Missile Defense Review lays out the new technologies that the Pentagon wants to combat what it sees as a growing missile threat.

Missile Defense

Global Energy Forum

Jan 18, 2019

Energizing conversations on oil at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi

By David A. Wemer

A look back at the highlights from the Global Energy Forum.

Energy Markets & Governance Geopolitics & Energy Security

IranSource

Jan 18, 2019

What’s Behind the Middle East Summit in Poland?

By Robert Czulda

The US announcement that an international summit on the security and stability of the Middle East will be held February 13 and 14 in Warsaw was as shocking as it was unexpected, not only for Iranians but also for Poles. Poland is an important political and military ally of the United States and Polish energy […]

Iran Poland
President Donald Trump at NATO headquarters, May 25, 2017

NATOSource

Jan 18, 2019

Trump Discussed Pulling U.S. From NATO, Aides Say Amid New Concerns Over Russia

By Julian Barnes and Helene Cooper, New York Times

There are few things that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia desires more than the weakening of NATO,

NATO Security & Defense

SyriaSource

Jan 17, 2019

The influence of domestic politics on foreign policy in Syria

By Emily Burchfield

On January 13, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israeli forces attacked Iranian weapons warehouses in Damascus the day prior, confirming similar reports by Syrian state media. What is unusual about Netanyahu’s statement is not the content—indeed, Israeli officials previously acknowledged carrying out hundreds of strikes on thousands of Iranian targets in Syria—but the context. The announcement broke with a “policy of ambiguity” under which Israel refuses to claim responsibility immediately after a specific attack; the rationale being to safeguard against potential retaliation. 

Israel Syria

New Atlanticist

Jan 17, 2019

Quiz: Let’s make a deal

By Atlantic Council

Were you paying attention to the negotiations and votes this week? Take seven questions on this week’s top news and show that you are a master dealmaker.

New Atlanticist

Jan 17, 2019

Lessons in leadership: Emmanuel Macron and the yellow vests

By Nicholas Dungan

Macron achieved a sense of reality the hard way: he failed.

France Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Jan 17, 2019

Two years of Trump: Key moments in foreign policy

By Ashish Kumar Sen

A timeline of Trump's foreign policy highlights.

New Atlanticist

Jan 17, 2019

Two years of the Trump foreign policy: The good, the bad, and the worst

By Daniel Fried

Policy making is messy and hard. But competence in execution and at least attempts at substantive policy consistency are not optional. On this level alone, the administration needs to up its game. 

United States and Canada
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