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Aug 19, 2025

A vision for US hypersonic weapons

By Edward Brady and Michael E. White

Hypersonic weapons, if fielded in sufficient numbers to defeat critical targets necessary to degrade adversary capabilities, will enable effective use of traditional weapon systems and allow for future battlefield dominance. A layered defeat construct must be deployed to defend against ballistic and hypersonic missiles targeting US assets.

China Defense Industry

Fast Thinking

Aug 18, 2025

Was Trump’s summit with Zelenskyy and European leaders a turning point for Russia’s war in Ukraine?

By Atlantic Council

Our experts share their perspectives on what the White House summit means for efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine and provide security assurances for Kyiv.

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

Inflection Points

Aug 17, 2025

Will Europe rise to its strategic moment?

By Frederick Kempe

With the future of European security on the line, the Ukrainian president and several European allies will meet with US President Donald Trump on Monday.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Balkans Debrief

Aug 15, 2025

Will Serbia’s protests change its future? | A Debrief with Florian Bieber

Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Ilva Tare speaks with Florian Bieber from BiEPAG to discuss the latest escalations of tension in Serbia's student-led protests.

Corruption Europe & Eurasia

Inside the Taliban's gender apartheid

Aug 14, 2025

South African women’s resistance holds lessons for the women of Afghanistan fighting gender apartheid

By Farhat Ariana Azami

Farhat Ariana Azami in conversation with Gertrude Fester, a veteran South African anti-apartheid activist, and Munisa Mubarez, a women’s rights advocate from Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Human Rights

Inflection Points

Aug 14, 2025

When he meets Putin in Alaska, ‘heterodox’ Trump will face his biggest geopolitical test yet

By Frederick Kempe

The outcome of the meeting in Anchorage could have a long-lasting impact on geopolitics, Trump’s legacy, and his Nobel Peace Prize aspirations.

Conflict Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Strategic Insights Memo

Aug 14, 2025

A marketplace for mission-ready AI: Accelerating capability delivery to the Pentagon

By Jack Long, Bharat C. Patel, and Jags Kandasamy

The Department of Defense’s traditional AI procurement often delivers models that quickly become outdated. This memo proposes creating a performance-driven AI model marketplace—where vendors train models on a shared “data lake” and are paid only for real-world usage—ensuring faster delivery, continuous innovation, and mission-ready capabilities at scale.

Artificial Intelligence Defense Industry

China in Europe

Aug 14, 2025

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Zoltán Fehér in Deutsche Welle

By Zoltán Fehér

On October 29th, 2024, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Zoltán Fehér spoke to Deutsch Welle about a legal batter in Bosnie-Herzegovina where a Chinese company has installed a wind farm.

China Energy & Environment

China in Europe

Aug 14, 2025

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Zoltán Fehér and Europe Center nonresident senior fellow Valbona Zeneli in National Interest

By Zoltán Fehér

On May 13th, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Zoltán Fehér and Europe Center nonresident senior fellow Valbona Zeneli co-authored an op-ed in the National Interest on how the US is pushing the EU closer to China.

China Europe & Eurasia

China in Europe

Aug 14, 2025

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Zoltán Fehér in Balkan Insight

By Zoltán Fehér

On May 20th, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Zolán Fehér spoke to Balkan Insight on Hungary’s foreign policy regarding the US and China.

China Europe & Eurasia

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