Bowing to Putin’s nuclear blackmail will make nuclear war more likely

MENASource Nov 8, 2024

Turkey is searching for a way out of Syria’s impasse

By Ömer Özkizilcik

Turkey has been at a standstill, which, combined with domestic political considerations, led to a reevaluation of its strategy.
Conflict Europe & Eurasia
Bowing to Putin’s nuclear blackmail will make nuclear war more likely

UkraineAlert Nov 7, 2024

The West must respond to Russia’s rapidly escalating hybrid warfare

By Doug Livermore

Russia’s hybrid war against the West is escalating rapidly and requires a far firmer collective response, writes Doug Livermore.
Conflict Cybersecurity
Bowing to Putin’s nuclear blackmail will make nuclear war more likely

New Atlanticist Nov 1, 2024

How to reform UNRWA to improve Palestinian lives and Israeli security

By Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky and Jonathan Panikoff

A three-step plan offers a pathway to reforming the United Nations agency to truly service Palestinians and to no longer pose a threat to Israel and an obstacle to Palestinian statehood negotiations.
Conflict Israel

War in Ukraine

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are assessing the consequences of Russia’s February 2022 invasion, including what it means for Ukraine’s sovereignty, Europe’s security, and the United States’ leadership.

Israel-Hamas war

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are providing insight and analysis at speed and in depth on the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, Israel’s response, and how the emerging conflict is upending the Middle East and the world.

Content

UkraineAlert

Feb 29, 2024

Bowing to Putin’s nuclear blackmail will make nuclear war more likely

By Peter Dickinson

By allowing themselves to be intimidated by Putin’s nuclear threats, Western leaders risk plunging the world into a dark new era of insecurity and aggression, writes Peter Dickinson.

Arms Control Conflict

UkraineAlert

Feb 29, 2024

Gulf region markets offer huge growth potential for Ukraine’s IT sector

By Anatoly Motkin

The Gulf region offers opportunities for Ukraine's war-ravaged but vibrant tech sector to reduce its dependence on Western markets and return to growth, writes Anatoly Motkin.

Artificial Intelligence Conflict

In the News

Feb 29, 2024

Yevgeniya Gaber joins Voice of America to discuss the role of Turkey in the future de-occupation of Crimea, Ankara’s diplomatic efforts between Ukraine and Russia
Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 28, 2024

Wechsler quoted in Business Insider on possible solutions to the Israel-Hamas war

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Feb 28, 2024

Damon joins News Nation to discuss Palestinians killed in hostage rescue

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Israel

In the News

Feb 28, 2024

Damon joins CBC News to discuss reporting from war zones

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Middle East

UkraineAlert

Feb 27, 2024

No opposition candidates allowed in Belarus dictator’s “sham” elections

By Hanna Liubakova

Sunday’s parliamentary and local elections in Belarus were among the most flawed in the thirty-year reign of the country’s authoritarian ruler, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, writes Hanna Liubakova.

Belarus Civil Society

Inflection Points Today

Feb 27, 2024

The ‘Voice of Poland’ appeals to Americans on Ukraine: ‘Now is the moment to act’

By Frederick Kempe

Having grown up in a Poland under Soviet communist rule, Sikorski sees the battle as one against a new array of autocrats.

Conflict Defense Industry

In the News

Feb 27, 2024

Rich Outzen joins WION News to discuss latest developments in the Middle East
Conflict Middle East

In the News

Feb 26, 2024

Garlauskas, Webster, and Verges quoted in the Diplomat on China’s aid to Russia

On February 24, a New Atlanticist article by Markus Garlauskas, Global Energy Center Senior Fellow Joseph Webster, and Emma Verges, titled, “China’s support for Russia has been hindering Ukraine’s counteroffensive,” was quoted in a Diplomat piece on China’s economic and material support to Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.

China Conflict
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Experts

Fellow

Ali Bakir

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Conflict Defense Industry

Fellow

Omar Samad

Nonresident Senior Fellow

South Asia Center

Democratic Transitions Conflict

Staff

Emma Schroeder

Associate Director

Cyber Statecraft Initiative

Conflict Cybersecurity

Fellow

Daniel B. Shapiro

Distinguished Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Conflict English

Fellow

Rudabeh Shahid

Nonresident Senior Fellow

South Asia Center

Human Rights Civil Society

Fellow

Mark Simakovsky

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center Europe Center

Russia National Security
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Events

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Examining Russia’s assault on Ukraine’s cultural heritage
Conflict Europe & Eurasia Human Rights Russia