Category: Content Series

The Ukraine imperative for global security

By Frederick Kempe

Real success in Ukraine can only come if US leaders across ideological lines remind Americans of history’s enduring lesson: dithering before despots can only produce disaster.

Where Erdogan loses balance

Turkey’s president has become a central player in world affairs by balancing competing interests. But in the conflict roiling the Middle East, he risks being left out of the game.

Russia Tomorrow: Five scenarios for Russia’s future

By Casey Michel

A new Atlantic Council report explores five paths that Russia future might take in its future. What forces will shape Russia’s future?

Power Vertical Podcast: Five scenarios for Russia’s future

By Atlantic Council

What will Russia look like in ten years, or twenty? Host Brian Whitmore speaks with Casey Michel, the author of a new Atlantic Council report on Russia's future.

Ursula von der Leyen has delivered major wins on decarbonization. What would she do with another term?

By Francis Shin, Théophile Pouget-Abadie

As her first term comes to an end, von der Leyen’s European Commission leaves a landmark legacy for clean energy.

Fall 2023 Young Global Professionals

Meet our Young Global Professionals for the Fall of 2023.

The Qatari prime minister on what this weekend’s hostage negotiations say about the future of the Middle East

By Frederick Kempe

The success of Qatari mediation will be a leading indicator of what is possible.

The United States is unprepared for this nightmare scenario

By Frederick Kempe

We face three perilous regional challenges and autocratic powers who are growing dangerously close to each other, unified mostly by their determination to blow up the status quo.

Will the US retaliate against Iran after a deadly drone attack?

By Atlantic Council

Iran-backed militias just killed three US servicemembers in a drone attack in Jordan, and US President Joe Biden has promised to respond.

The great despiser: The BSA, memory safety, and how to make a good argument badly

By Stewart Scott

Memory-safe programming languages are in the cyber policy mainstream, but some hesitation remains. Looking at the arguments around memory safety is informative for larger cyber policy debates too.