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Nov 9, 2026

What students got right about the $6 billion Binance hack, and how they would prevent the next one

By Morgan McMurray

A year before the largest cryptocurrency theft in history, students at an Atlantic Council cyber strategy competition encountered an eerily similar scenario.

Digital Currencies Financial Crimes & Illicit Trade

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Nov 9, 2026

Dispatch from Berlin: What Germans most want to know about the post-midterms United States

By Daniel Fried, Jörn Fleck

Germany faces even more pressure to lead European security amid uncertainty over the Trump administration's post-midterm Russia policy.

European Union Germany

Dispatches

Nov 6, 2026

Putin wants peace talks. He doesn’t want peace.

By John E. Herbst

The Russian president is using negotiations, including the upcoming US-Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi, to buy time and extract concessions.

Russia Security & Defense

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Nov 6, 2026

The six strategic mistakes that led to US defeat in Afghanistan

By Andrew L. Peek

Twenty-five years on, the United States' defeat in Afghanistan appears less inevitable than the result of decisions that undermined its ability to prevent the Taliban's resurgence.

Afghanistan Security & Defense

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Nov 6, 2026

Not quite mercenaries: How Russia lures thousands of foreigners to fight in its war on Ukraine

By Andrii Latsyba

Many of Russia's foreign recruits were coerced into service due to vulnerable legal or financial statuses. What should become of them?

Europe & Eurasia Human Rights

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Nov 5, 2026

As Gen Z asserts itself in Serbia and Albania, the upside for the West is far greater than the headaches

By Agon Maliqi

The West has an opening to advance democratic values and foreign policy alignment in the Balkans.

Civil Society The Balkans

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Nov 4, 2026

Why this US midterm was unusually important for the Middle East

By William F. Wechsler

Midterm losses may reduce the immediate risk of renewed US strikes on Iran, but could drive Trump toward escalation in the months ahead.

Elections Iran

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Nov 4, 2026

Experts react: Democrats just swept the US midterms. Here’s what it means for the world.

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts assess the global implications of the midterm elections on issues ranging from energy and the economy to US foreign policy.

Elections United States and Canada

Dispatches

Nov 3, 2026

New Palestinian leaders will need more than an electoral mandate to govern

By Eric Alter and Bisher Al-Khasawneh

The 2027 Palestinian elections will only give new leaders the authority to govern if they can control finances and security and rival factions agree to accept the results.

Elections Middle East

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Oct 29, 2026

France’s protests are playing into Le Pen’s hands 

By Lisa Homel, Aurélie Vittot

Protests have shifted France's national debate toward restoring order, a narrative that aligns closely with Marine Le Pen’s and the French right’s messaging.

Civil Society France
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