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New Atlanticist

Sep 26, 2024

US election security is seeing a rise in ‘complex’ threats—and it’s not just foreign actors, says Lisa Monaco

By Katherine Golden

Monaco, speaking at the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics, attributed the rise in complexity to the fact that “more threat actors” are “getting into the game."

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Sep 26, 2024

France’s new government aims to calm the political storm. What will it mean for foreign policy?

By Léonie Allard, Jean-Loup Samaan

Prime Minister Michel Barnier is likely to follow the path of President Emmanuel Macron, but the big question is whether the delicate political context in Paris will allow ministers to focus on crises in Ukraine and Lebanon.

Europe & Eurasia France

New Atlanticist

Sep 26, 2024

China is ‘aiding and abetting the Russian war machine,’ says US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns

By John Cookson

At the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics in New York, the US ambassador spoke about Beijing’s ties with Moscow and about how the United States is responding to Chinese manufacturing overcapacity.

Artificial Intelligence China

New Atlanticist

Sep 24, 2024

Condoleezza Rice: ‘Do you want Russia and China to shape the international environment?’

By John Cookson

History has shown the dangers of isolationism, the former US secretary of state said to Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe at the Global Future Forum in New York.

Artificial Intelligence China

New Atlanticist

Sep 24, 2024

The 2024 Global Citizen Awards: Honoring four leaders who are shaping the world ahead

By John Cookson and Daniel Malloy

On September 23 in New York, the Atlantic Council celebrated the achievements of Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and CJ Group Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee.

Greece Italy

New Atlanticist

Sep 23, 2024

The Third Lebanon War between Israel and Hezbollah has begun. What’s next?

By Alex Plitsas

Israel’s massive aerial bombardment campaign on Monday targeting Hezbollah stockpiles, depots, and launchers in southern Lebanon could be a prelude to a ground invasion.

Conflict Iran

New Atlanticist

Sep 19, 2024

The Sudan crisis has become a magnet for foreign malign influence and strategic corruption

By Andrea Currie-Edwards

To help bring about an end to the war in Sudan, the United States should stem the illicit activities of foreign actors fueling the conflict.

Conflict Corruption

New Atlanticist

Sep 15, 2024

The case for a comprehensive US-EU economic agreement

By L. Daniel Mullaney and Bruce Stokes

A successful future US-EU trade agreement must learn from and avoid the mistakes of past transatlantic trade efforts.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Sep 15, 2024

On the third AUKUS anniversary, a toast to ITAR reform and a call to keep going

By R. Clarke Cooper

The landmark trilateral security partnership has come a long way, but current reform efforts will only reach their potential if additional regulatory adjustments are made.

Australia Defense Industry

New Atlanticist

Sep 12, 2024

Dispatch from Manila: On the frontlines of the ‘gray zone’ conflict with China

By Markus Garlauskas

In the Philippines, China’s aggression is not in some shadowy, ill-defined “gray zone.” It’s a real and constant series of attacks on the country’s people and sovereignty.

China Indo-Pacific

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