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Inflection Points

Oct 19, 2024

The US is electing a wartime president

By Frederick Kempe

Neither US presidential candidate has yet addressed the generational challenge posed by closer collaboration among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.

Elections National Security

Econographics

Oct 18, 2024

The rising influence of geopolitics in economic crisis support

By Patrick Ryan and Amulya Natchukuri

Newer insurance mechanisms such as bilateral swap lines and regional financing arrangements are increasingly being used as political footballs.

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

Balkans Debrief

Oct 18, 2024

How was the CEFTA deal secured before the Berlin Process Summit? | A Debrief with Manuel Sarrazin

Europe Center Senior Fellow Ilva Tare sits down with Manuel Sarrazin from the German Federal Foreign Office to discuss the recent Berlin Process Summit and CEFTA deal, in this #BalkansDebrief.

European Union Germany

Strategic Insights Memo

Oct 18, 2024

Toward a coherent framework for US-China tech competition in the Global South

By Peter Engelke, Samantha Wong

This memo provides strategists and policymakers in the United States and elsewhere with a coherent framework for understanding the competition between the United States and China for technological dominance with respect to the Global South.

China Technology & Innovation

EnergySource

Oct 18, 2024

Innovation can accelerate Southeast Asia’s energy transition 

By Reed Blakemore, Chase Thalheimer

As Southeast Asia’s energy landscape undergoes profound transformations, innovative clean technologies will be critical in meeting surging demand and ensuring a reliable, resilient, and clean energy supply.

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions

Fast Thinking

Oct 17, 2024

After Sinwar’s death, what’s next for Iran’s Axis of Resistance?

By Atlantic Council

Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar raises big questions about the future of Iran's proxy groups. Our experts answer them.

Conflict Israel

The Big Story

Oct 17, 2024

Apocalypse later?

By By Dean Jackson and Meghan Conroy

A consensus among experts is emerging that AI’s chief short-term impact on elections will not be to create wholly new problems but rather to make previous threats more common and easier to carry out by a wider array of actors, leading to a higher volume of disinformation, cyberattacks, and other issues.

Elections United States and Canada

Balkans Debrief

Oct 17, 2024

What’s next for the Berlin Process? | A Debrief with Simonida Kacarska and Klodjan Seferaj

At the 10 year anniversary of the Berlin Process, Europe Center Senior Fellow Ilva Tare discusses the future of the Berlin Process for the Western Balkans with Simonida Kacarska and Klodjan Seferaj.

Civil Society European Union

New Atlanticist

Oct 15, 2024

The EU has an agenda for sustainable prosperity. It’s worth a read on this side of the Atlantic, too.

By Annika Hedberg

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s recent unveiling of her commissioners-designate reveals what efforts the European Union might bring to address climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss over the next five years.

Economy & Business European Union

Inflection Points

Oct 15, 2024

Dispatch from Istanbul: My week navigating the Turkish ‘swing state’

By Frederick Kempe

Discussions on the sidelines of the Atlantic Council’s recent Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy in Istanbul offer an important window into Turkish views of the world.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

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