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New Atlanticist

Apr 20, 2023

Tackling food insecurity in Africa will require securing women’s rights. Here are two ways to start.

By James Storen

Policymakers should equalize inheritance rights and support women's entrepreneurship as ways to enhance food security.

East Africa
North & West Africa

New Atlanticist

Apr 19, 2023

These reforms can help stop digital bank runs

By Hung Tran

Policymakers should start by reforming the liquidity coverage ratio requirement and the deposit insurance scheme.

Economy & Business
Fiscal and Structural Reform

New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2023

Poland’s prime minister: Western Europe needs to commit to Ukrainian victory and beware of China

By Katherine Golden

The prime minister explained that the US-Poland bond is key to strengthening the transatlantic community's deterrent power.

Central Europe
China

New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2023

What the Lula-Xi partnership means for the world

By Atlantic Council experts

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese leader Xi Jinping just met in Beijing, but it is who else came on the visit that reveals big changes ahead for the two countries and the world.

Brazil
China

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2023

Why is the West self-deterring in Ukraine?

By Andrew A. Michta

Thus far, the West has communicated that the best that it can muster when it comes to vertical escalation is to second-guess and self-deter.

NATO
Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2023

NATO should offer Ukraine a membership plan now

By Franklin D. Kramer

Considering today’s geopolitics and NATO’s values, offering a membership action plan is the most effective and appropriate response to the challenge Russia presents.

Conflict
NATO

New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2023

Highlights from the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings

By Atlantic Council experts

Here are our experts' top takeaways from meetings with central bankers and finance ministers.

Economy & Business
Financial Regulation

New Atlanticist

Apr 5, 2023

David Malpass on China’s role in the World Bank and how to prevent a ‘lost decade for growth’

By Katherine Golden

The president of the World Bank, speaking at the Atlantic Council as he prepares to hand over the reins to his successor, has one big worry about the global economy: a “reversal in development.” 

Digital Currencies
Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Apr 4, 2023

Five ways the World Bank can redefine its role in the global economy

By Nicole Goldin, Mrugank Bhusari

With a new president on the horizon and an appetite for reform in the US and beyond, the World Bank is ready for change. It can start by focusing on these five policy priorities.

Economy & Business
Fiscal and Structural Reform

New Atlanticist

Apr 3, 2023

Don’t let Beijing define the narrative of Taiwan’s relations with the world

By Markus Garlauskas

As Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen stops in the United States, Beijing is trying to paint reasonable, routine, and restrained actions as risky, worrisome, and escalatory.

China
East Asia
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Fellow

Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley

Distinguished Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Middle East National Security