Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

100 Years of U.S.-Baltic Partnership: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future

The Atlantic Council hosted a dinner at its headquarters in Washington on April 3 that featured US National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, and the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

US National Security Advisor LTG H.R. McMaster: “Russian Aggression is Strengthening Our Resolve”

Remarks by US National Security Advisor LTG H.R. McMaster at the Atlantic Council in Washington on April 3, 2018. He delivered the keynote address at the event titled, “100 Years of U.S.-Baltic Partnership: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future.”

Making a Safer, Healthier, and More Efficient World

By Emily Dean

On April 2, the Atlantic Council hosted Roger Krone, chairman and chief executive officer of Leidos, for a conversation on “Making a Safer, Healthier, and More Efficient World” as a part of the Atlantic Council’s Captains of Industries Series.  

US Marine Corps: A Strategic Look with General Neller

By Joanna Jaworska

On March 29, the Atlantic Council hosted Commandant of the Marine Corps General Robert B. Neller for a strategic look at the US Marine Corps. The event featured a moderated discussion led by Kevin Baron, Executive Editor of Defense One.

Cross-Strait Series: Surfing the Strait—China, Taiwan, and Twitter

By Asia Security Initiative

In today’s new media environment, the opportunities for instant rhetoric add a novel element to national and international discourse that can complicate relationships between countries and leaders, as with China’s recent condemnation of President Trump’s December 2017 tweet on North Korea.

#TrollTracker: Stale Narratives In Response to Expelled Diplomats

By Donara Barojan

After expulsion of diplomats, pro-Kremlin trolls intensified their social media campaign to vilify the Skripal investigation and deny Russian involvement.

2018 US Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge

On Saturday, March 17, the Atlantic Council’s sixth annual Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge in Washington, DC, concluded with the Air Force Cyber College’s “Team Fightin’ Electrons” winning first place.