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Aug 7, 2026

Why Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey just signed a defense pact

By Atlantic Council experts

Each country pledged to defend the others, but each country also has its own motivations for joining the pact.

Conflict Iran

Dispatches

Aug 7, 2026

Abelardo de la Espriella takes office in Colombia with a head start in Washington

By Jason Marczak

The new Colombian president and his US counterpart should seize the opportunity to reset the long-term bilateral relationship.

Colombia Economy & Business

Dispatches

Aug 6, 2026

The US Navy’s decision to reclassify 19 Virginia-class submarines is a breakthrough. Here’s why.

By Joshua VerGow and Abigail Rudolph

The redesignation reveals that the US Navy increasingly views distributed, survivable strike capability as a central mission for its undersea fleet.

Defense Technologies Maritime Security

Dispatches

Aug 6, 2026

The end of forward guidance can discipline capital flows in emerging markets

By Achilles Tsirgis

In recent years, emerging markets absorbed the increased risk appetite that the Federal Reserve’s volatility-reducing forward guidance had created.

Economy & Business Macroeconomics

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Aug 5, 2026

Russia will sacrifice its civilian economy on the altar of the war effort

By Charles Lichfield and Brendon Chen

As the Central Bank of Russia runs out of options and bad loans accumulate on balance sheets, the Kremlin continues to privilege war-linked sectors.

Conflict Economy & Business

Dispatches

Aug 4, 2026

Despite what Putin says, Russia and Iran are linking the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East

By Katherine Spencer

Capabilities and expertise developed on the Ukrainian battlefield are now flowing back to the Middle East.

Conflict Intelligence

Dispatches

Aug 4, 2026

Three charts on how Latin American central banks are diverging on inflation

By Enrique Millán-Mejía and Raúl González-Pietrogiovanna

Governments that cannot raise more revenue and will not trim commitments end up borrowing, and the pressure lands back on their central banks.

Americas Economy & Business

Dispatches

Jul 31, 2026

Nepal and Bangladesh are delaying LDC graduation. Now comes the hard part. 

By Nischal Dhungel

Both countries would need to use any delay in exiting “least developed country” status to advance structural changes to their economies.

Bangladesh Economy & Business

Dispatches

Jul 31, 2026

10 questions (and expert answers) about the deal to disarm Hamas

By Atlantic Council experts

The US-led Board of Peace has announced an agreement that could lead to the disarmament of the Gaza-based terrorist group.

Israel Middle East

Dispatches

Jul 31, 2026

How Gaza’s reconstruction can get a boost from decentralized ledger-based digital IDs

By Avia Liberman

Building the digital identity infrastructure now, before reconstruction finance starts flowing at scale, is the right sequence.

Economy & Business Middle East
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