Category: Dispatches

What’s at stake for the AfD and Merz in Germany’s three September elections

By Phyllis Berry

The far-right Alternative for Germany is poised to make gains in three upcoming state-level votes in the eastern part of the country.

Where and how Putin could expand his war in Europe beyond Ukraine

By Atlantic Council experts

The CIA director’s recent unannounced visit to Moscow has raised speculation about Russian plans to escalate attacks.

Russia wants to sell ‘sovereign AI’ abroad. Here’s what it’s really selling.

By Eto Buziashvili

Russia’s new AI law puts domestic models under state control. Moscow now wants to sell the same model abroad.

A revolutionary coffee: The impact of Syria’s removal from the terrorism sponsor list

The US removal of the country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism is big step for Syria toward its post-Assad future.

Why China’s export-maximizing strategy is working—for now

By Martin Mühleisen

China’s economy faces real constraints, but Beijing’s repressive political system might manage them for far longer than expected.

Is the Bangladesh–India relationship headed for a reset or a relapse?

By Ali Riaz

Sheikh Hasina's political activity from exile in India is straining India-Bangladesh relations and threatening to upend a fragile reset.

In an age of great-power competition, democracy is an advantage for the United States

By Markus Jaeger

The spread of democracy could give Washington an edge in great-power competition and make armed conflict less likely.

North Korean missiles are abetting Russia’s campaign to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses

By Zahar Hryniv

Russia’s war machine is now sustained by an authoritarian supply chain that includes North Korean weapons systems.

Canada wants a deal, but Washington keeps moving the goalposts

By Marcy Grossman

As trade negotiations falter and the possibility of tariffs looms, there is better way forward for Washington and Ottawa—if they choose to take it.

Experts react: Will Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast isolate Iran?

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts weigh in on the US Treasury’s newest measures intended “to sever every remaining economic lifeline sustaining” the Iranian regime.