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Dispatches

Aug 25, 2026

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.

Conflict Korea

Dispatches

Aug 24, 2026

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.

Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy

Dispatches

Aug 24, 2026

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.

Conflict Economy & Business

Dispatches

Aug 21, 2026

What it feels like under a Russian missile attack, and what the US can do about it

By Clara Kaluderovic

An Atlantic Council fellow shares her first-hand account of being under attack in Kyiv as ballistic missiles struck.

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

Dispatches

Aug 20, 2026

Why Iran has not folded yet

By Andrew L. Peek, Jonathan Panikoff

Formed by the brutal Iran-Iraq War, the men who now lead the Iranian regime will fight back before giving in. But time is not on their side.

Conflict Iran

Dispatches

Aug 19, 2026

Bosnia’s high representative succession dispute exposes a deeper transatlantic rift

By Amanda Thorpe and Olivia Olson

A deadlock over Bosnia and Herzegovina's next high representative reflects competing US and EU visions for the country ahead of its national elections.

Europe Politics & Diplomacy

Dispatches

Aug 19, 2026

The view from South Korea on Trump scaling back joint military exercises

By Atlantic Council experts

Seoul-based Atlantic Council experts weigh in on how US president’s decision to cut short military training is being viewed by the US ally.

Defense Policy Korea

Dispatches

Aug 18, 2026

What it will take for the US and India to conclude a trade agreement

By Mark Linscott

Washington and New Delhi have repeatedly come close to a trade agreement, only for disputes over tariffs and market access to derail them.

Economy & Business India

Dispatches

Aug 18, 2026

As the Three Seas Initiative enters its second decade, it’s time to grow

By Emma Nix

After ten years, the thirteen-member initiative should look to expand to its associate members—Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, and Ukraine.

Central Europe Economy & Business

Dispatches

Aug 14, 2026

What shrinking US missile stocks means for allies and adversaries around the world

By Tressa Guenov, Bailey Galicia

Replenishing US inventories following the Iran war could take years, and the consequences could extend to Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and beyond.

Defense Industry Defense Policy