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Feb 23, 2021

#AlertaVenezuela: February 23, 2021

By Atlantic Council's DFRLab

While Maduro's regime promoted diplomat Alex Saab, online accounts showed suspicious behavior using #FreeAlexSaab.

Disinformation Venezuela

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Feb 23, 2021

Kholos Brooks featured by Moment Magazine

By Atlantic Council

On February 23, FD NRSF Michelle Kholos Brooks joined Moment Magazine for a Zoominar on her award-winning play "Hitler’s Tasters." The play centers around the women who tasted Hitler’s food and explores the experiences of young women in war.

Germany Media

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 22, 2021

#34: Build a Countering Coronavirus Coalition to Help End the Pandemic

By: Barry Pavel What is the kernel of the issue? Vaccine nationalism is understandable—we want to ensure that every American can be vaccinated as soon as possible—but uncertainty about how the pandemic can be ended points to the critical importance for American security for the United States to take a global vaccination approach immediately. Why […]

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Reality Check

Feb 22, 2021

Reality Check #2: Economic sanctions should not always be the go-to foreign policy tool

By Erica Borghard

US policymakers should focus on whether sanctions are likely to produce the desired effect, rather than serving as simply a tool to signal displeasure.

Economic Sanctions Politics & Diplomacy

Inflection Points

Feb 21, 2021

Biden’s ‘inflection point’ for democracies poses historic challenge for the US and allies

By Frederick Kempe

The Biden administration will need to develop a far more creative, intensive, and collaborative give-and-take approach to its Asian and European allies than perhaps ever before. Galvanizing international common cause has seldom been this important, but it also perhaps has never been this difficult.

China Crisis Management

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 21, 2021

#33: Create A NATO-China Council

By: Barry Pavel What is the kernel of the issue? Members of the NATO Alliance and China have no structured forum for dialogue, despite significant perceived interests becoming increasingly at odds.  Why is the issue important? The need for a dialogue among NATO members and China is growing quickly. China’s all-domain offensive appears to be accelerating, […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 20, 2021

#32: De-Link Issues Across the US-China Portfolio

By: Barry Pavel What is the kernel of the issue? In previous administrations, US policymakers have linked issues across the policy agenda vis-à-vis China in a way that ultimately did not serve US and allied interests. For example, during the Obama administration, US policymakers did not push back on China’s aggressive military activities in the […]

Seizing the advantage

Feb 19, 2021

How the next National Defense Strategy can get serious about emerging technologies

By Justin Sherman, Evanna Hu

US adversaries including China, Iran, and Russia are investing in additional technological capabilities to counterbalance the United States’ advantages in great-power competition—specifically its dominance in kinetic operations and weapons. The next NDS must differentiate among different technologies to create more nuanced strategies.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 19, 2021

#31: Call For An Immediate G20 Summit on Vaccine Distribution

By: Josh Lipsky What is the kernel of the issue? The Biden Administration has a unique opportunity to revitalize the G20 in its first 100 days. The G20 Leaders’ Summit was created during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and became the key forum to coordinate the rescue of the global economy. However, in the years […]

New Atlanticist

Feb 19, 2021

How Janet Yellen can help deliver the digital dollar

By Josh Lipsky, JP Schnapper-Casteras

What precisely will the US Treasury Department do about the rise of digital currencies? Secretary Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell should quickly harness the potential of these evolving financial tools, including a US-backed digital dollar.

Digital Currencies Digital Policy