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Nushin Sarkarati

Deputy Director, Strategic Litigation Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Joumana Seif

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Arabic English

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Jordan Shontz

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

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Clementine G. Starling-Daniels

Director, Forward Defense

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Security & Defense NATO

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William F. Wechsler

Senior Director, Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

National Security Middle East

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Alex Yachanin

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

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Content

NATO 20/2020

Feb 16, 2021

Disband the NATO Response Force: NATO 20/2020 podcast

By Transatlantic Security Initiative

Replacing the NRF with a plug-and-play interoperability model increases the chance that NATO will employ its high-readiness forces.

Crisis Management Defense Policy

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 16, 2021

#28: Court Every-Day National Security Influencers

By: Christopher P. Mulder What is the kernel of the issue? National security and foreign policy are developed and influenced by a relatively small group of experts. Why is the issue important? Almost 25% of Americans believe in conspiracy theories and upwards of 60% distrust the media, and more disinformation is being promulgated across social […]

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#AlertaVenezuela

Feb 16, 2021

#AlertaVenezuela: February 16, 2021

By Atlantic Council's DFRLab

Two Panamanian YouTube channels spread unsubstantiated claims targeting the Maduro regime, claiming a military revolt will occur due to the Sputnik V vaccine not arriving for another four years.

Disinformation Venezuela

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Feb 16, 2021

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 February 11, 2021

According to the 2021 Milken Institute Global Opportunity Index, Chile ranks no.1 in Latin America for having the most potential to attract foreign investors. Uruguay, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panama rounded out the top five.

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 15, 2021

#27: Advance a Multilateral Security Architecture in the Indo-Pacific

By: Matthew Crouch and Clementine Starling What is the kernel of the issue? A rising and bellicose China is expanding economically and militarily as the United States and its allies face difficult resource allocation questions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Why is the issue important? As great-power competition heats up to become “extreme […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 14, 2021

#26: Blunt the Threat of Domestic Extremism

By: Jane Holl Lute What is the kernel of the issue? The rise of domestic extremism is no surprise to state and local law enforcement and public officials who for years have been on the front lines of combatting its expansion and excesses. Why is the issue important? As these groups have grown in size, […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 13, 2021

#25: Tear Down This (Fire)wall

By: Jeffrey Cimmino and Matthew Kroenig What is the kernel of the issue? The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is cracking down on human rights, enacting legislation to repress pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong and engaging in what the State Department has declared a genocide in Xinjiang. The CCP also is using advanced technology to control […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 12, 2021

#24: Peg Sanctions Rollback To A Regional Deal

By: Kirsten Fontenrose What is the kernel of the issue? The US and Iran are already at an impasse on nuclear negotiations pursuant to the JCPOA, neither willing to make the first concession. Why is the issue important? Until such a deal is reached, neither Iran nor the US intend to take steps toward an […]

New Atlanticist

Feb 11, 2021

The 5×5—Looking ahead for the Biden administration after a busy year in cybersecurity

By Simon Handler

It’s been a wild twelve months in the world of cybersecurity since the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative launched the 5×5 series. In celebration of the series' one-year anniversary, experts plotted the year ahead.

Cybersecurity Technology & Innovation

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 11, 2021

#23: Call For Another Round of ‘BRAC’

By: Christopher Preble What is the kernel of the issue? The Obama and Trump administrations estimated that the Department of Defense is burdened by excess overhead and underutilized property, including a number of superfluous military bases in the United States. Why is the issue important? Maintenance and upkeep of unnecessary bases diverts resources away from […]

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Events

Public Event Tue, September 23, 2025 • 3:30 pm ET

Spain’s foreign minister on Madrid’s approach to European and global security

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares Bueno shares Spain's strategy for Europe, NATO's southern flank, and the transatlantic alliance.

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