Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

US Army Futures Forum

On December 6, 2017 the Atlantic Council hosted a day of expert panels that explored different approaches to envisioning and understanding the future and their application to preparing the US Army for tomorrow’s challenges. 

Whither America: A Strategy for Repairing America’s Political Culture

On December 11 the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security launched the thirteenth volume in the Atlantic Council Strategy Papers series.

Our take on Donald Trump’s first State of the Union

US President Donald J. Trump delivered his first State of the Union in Washington on January 30, 2018. Read the address here. Trump touched on a diverse set of topics. We asked our analysts their thoughts on what the president had to say. Here is their take: ON THE SPEECH Trump said: “As we rebuild […]

Iranian Public Opinion after the Protests

In the aftermath of widespread protests in more than 100 cities in Iran, a new public opinion poll conducted by the Center for International Security Studies at Maryland, in conjunction with IranPoll.com, suggests that the overwhelming majorities of Iranians agree with protestors’ critiques of government economic performance. On Friday, February 2, the Atlantic Council’s Future […]

Ambassador Wayne Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on “The Economic Relationship Between the United States, Canada, and Mexico”

View the full testimony here

#ElectionWatch: Protests Across Russia

By Ben Nimmo, Lukas Andriukaitis, and Nika Aleksejeva

On January 28, supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny took to the streets to call for a boycott of presidential elections.

Conference Call: What Does the Lula Appeal Decision Mean for Brazil?

By Roberta Braga and Mauricio Trujillo

On January 25, 2018, less than twenty-four hours after Brazil’s Fourth Regional Court of Porto Alegre voted 3-0 to uphold former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s conviction for corruption and money laundering, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin American Center hosted a conference call to discuss the political and economic implications for Brazil and […]