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Nushin Sarkarati

Deputy Director, Strategic Litigation Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Corruption Human Rights

Fellow

Joumana Seif

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic English

Fellow

Jordan Shontz

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment Renewables & Advanced Energy

Staff

Clementine G. Starling-Daniels

Director, Forward Defense

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Security & Defense NATO

Staff

William F. Wechsler

Senior Director, Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

National Security Middle East

Fellow

Alex Yachanin

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment Renewables & Advanced Energy

Content

Elections in Latin America & the Caribbean

Jul 26, 2024

Ramsey quoted in Los Angeles Times on Venezuela’s election

By Atlantic Council

On July 26, 2024, Senior Fellow Geoff Ramsey of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center was quoted by the Los Angeles Times about Venezuela’s election. More about our expert

Americas Democratic Transitions

Atlantic Debrief

Jul 25, 2024

#AtlanticDebrief – What did the RNC mean for Europe? | A Debrief from Nico Lange

Rachel Rizzo sits down with Nico Lange to discuss his impressions from the Republican National Convention and implications of a potential Trump presidency on European security.

Elections Europe & Eurasia

Inflection Points Today

Jul 25, 2024

Dispatch from Paris: The Olympics of hope begin on the River Seine

By Frederick Kempe

The Olympics never take place in a political vacuum, but this year’s begin amid the biggest threats to global order since the 1930s.

Democratic Transitions France

Issue Brief

Jul 24, 2024

OT cyber policy: The Titanic or the iceberg

By Danielle Jablanski

Current policy does not address the issue of cyber-physical security with a systemic approach, instead focusing with tunnel vision on specific events. This analysis uses the iceberg model for systems thinking to address policy gaps in the OT ecosystem, detailing recommendations for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

Cybersecurity

EnergySource

Jul 24, 2024

European energy security requires stronger power grids

By Andrei Covatariu

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the urgency of strengthening Europe's power grid to meet the interrelated demands of energy security and decarbonization. Europe can build a resilient energy future by improving regional connectivity, increasing digitalization, investing in grid infrastructure, and reforming unwieldy regulations.

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions

Balkans Debrief

Jul 24, 2024

#BalkansDebrief – What EU reforms will make enlargement successful? A Debrief with Enrico Letta

Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy, speaks with Nonresident Senior Fellow Ilva Tare in this #BalkansDebrief about EU Single Market reform and enlargement in the Western Balkans.

European Union International Organizations
A crowd holds signs and Venezuela flags at a rally

Memo to...

Jul 24, 2024

Memo to the president: Seizing the opportunity for a democratic solution in Venezuela

By Geoff Ramsey, Jason Marczak, Brian Fonseca, and Eduardo Gamarra

Venezuelans head to the polls for a presidential election July 28. Whether incumbent Nicolás Maduro or opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia is declared the victor, the United States and its partners have a major opportunity to bring all parties together to negotiate a power-sharing agreement and restore the economically devastated country's democratic institutions.

Latin America Venezuela

Inflection Points

Jul 23, 2024

Biden’s legacy depends most of all on Ukraine

By Frederick Kempe

The US president has recognized that the world is at an inflection point. Now comes the part he cannot control.

Conflict Elections

Inflection Points Today

Jul 20, 2024

Xi’s answer to critics: Persist!

By Frederick Kempe

China’s Third Plenum this past week doubled down on Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s determination to put party and state control ahead of economic growth and consumers.

China Economy & Business

Econographics

Jul 18, 2024

The Bretton Woods institutions need revitalizing. Luckily, they are no strangers to reform.

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

The changing nature of the global economy is forcing these institutions to take a renewed look at their governance structure and mandates. This is not the first time they have had to do so.

Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform
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