Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

Secretary Madeleine K. Albright Testifies on the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy

By Atlantic Council

Statement of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright “The Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy: A Mid-Term Assessment” House Foreign Affairs Committee Wednesday, February 27, 2019

New regional gas market dynamics under LNG expansion and the shale gas revolution

By Atlantic Council IN TURKEY

Recent global and regional developments driving changes in regional natural gas markets as well as future trends have been discussed at the Atlantic Council IN TURKEY Program’s conference held in Istanbul on “New Regional Gas Market Dynamics under LNG Expansion and Shale Gas Revolution”. The conference gathered high-level representatives of the public and private sectors […]

Ambassador Vershbow Testifies Before House Committee on Armed Services on INF Withdrawal and the Future of Arms Control

US and Russian Withdrawal from the INF Treaty: Implications for the Future of Arms Control and Strategic Stability Statement by Ambassador Alexander Vershbow  Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces  February 26, 2019

Rapid Reaction Conference Call: Update on Humanitarian Delivery

By Chloe Zoeller

On Monday February 25, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center held a rapid reaction conference call addressing the developments in Venezuela and the potential next steps for the interim government of President Juan Guaidó. The conversation included the following participants: José Manuel Olivares, Representative for the State of Vargas in the Venezuelan National Assembly; Jason […]

Seminar: Disinformation in electoral contexts

By Elin Schiffer

On February 19, 2019, the Atlantic Council in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden in Vilnius organized a seminar on the threats of disinformation in electoral contexts. Information influence campaigns presenting challenges or threats to public elections are an increasing concern in Sweden, Lithuania and the rest of the EU. Sweden and Lithuania, both being […]

Gas and conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean

By Nael M. Shama

In January, Egypt, Israel, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority established the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) in an effort to coordinate energy policies and establish a regional gas market. The group will attempt to develop and organize the region’s rising gas market, allowing its members to tap their vast natural gas resources, […]