McCord quoted in Head Topics on Judge Chutkan handing Donald Trump new legal setback

New Atlanticist Mar 10, 2025

Experts react: What Mark Carney means for the US-Canada relationship

By Atlantic Council experts

As the next prime minister of Canada prepares to take office, Atlantic Council experts look at what’s ahead for Ottawa and its relationship with Washington.
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McCord quoted in Head Topics on Judge Chutkan handing Donald Trump new legal setback

AfricaSource Feb 28, 2025

Senegal’s president must not miss the opportunity afforded by the country’s democratic spotlight

By Hippolyte Fofack

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye must actively use the opportunity provided by the rekindling flame of democracy to usher in a new era.
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McCord quoted in Head Topics on Judge Chutkan handing Donald Trump new legal setback

UkraineAlert Feb 20, 2025

Ukrainians are proudly democratic but resoundingly reject wartime elections

By Peter Dickinson

Ukraine’s fight for democracy has been at the heart of the country’s struggle against the past two decades of escalating Russian aggression, but Ukrainians overwhelmingly reject the idea of staging dangerous wartime elections before peace is secured, writes Peter Dickinson.
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Charting an ambitious agenda for the United States and Europe for 2025 and beyond.

McCord quoted in Head Topics on Judge Chutkan handing Donald Trump new legal setback

Inflection Points Today Feb 24, 2025

History’s clock is ticking (again) in Germany

Likely incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s election-night mention of the need for “independence” from Washington signals the stakes of this moment for Germany and Europe.

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McCord quoted in Head Topics on Judge Chutkan handing Donald Trump new legal setback

New Atlanticist Feb 4, 2025

The next German chancellor must lead from the front, not the middle, on European security

By Rachel Rizzo, James Batchik

From support for Ukraine to defense spending, German leaders would be wise to take the phrase Führung aus der Mitte permanently out of their vocabulary.
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McCord quoted in Head Topics on Judge Chutkan handing Donald Trump new legal setback

New Atlanticist Feb 19, 2025

Germany’s economy has gone from engine to anchor. Here’s what the next chancellor faces.

By Piotr Arak

Revitalizing growth in Germany’s economy, which appears increasingly mired in stagnation, will demand urgent action from the next chancellor.
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Aug 3, 2024

McCord quoted in Head Topics on Judge Chutkan handing Donald Trump new legal setback

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Aug 2, 2024

A violent crackdown has put Bangladesh at a crossroads

By Ali Riaz

At least two hundred people have been killed and thousands more injured in protests that included law enforcement firing on protestors.

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New Atlanticist

Aug 1, 2024

Can citizens’ assemblies help counter a rising populist tide in the West?

By Moritz Ludwig and Joely Virzi

Germany’s initial steps at participatory democracy deserve a close look as one way to address rising populism that could threaten liberal democracies in the West.

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Jul 31, 2024

McCord joins MSNBC’s “Prosecuting Donald Trump Podcast” to discuss Trump’s criminal convictions

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Jul 30, 2024

Marczak interviewed by BBC Newshour on Venezuela’s election

By Atlantic Council

On July 30, 2024, Vice President and Senior Director of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Jason Marczak was interviewed on BBC Newshour about the results of Venezuela’s presidential election. More about our expert

Americas Democratic Transitions

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Jul 30, 2024

McCord quoted in MSNBC on Trump’s remaining criminal cases

By Atlantic Council

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Jul 30, 2024

Ramsey quoted in The New York Times about Venezuela’s presidential election

By Atlantic Council

On July 30, 2024, Senior Fellow Geoff Ramsey of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center was quoted in The New York Times about the Venezuelan election. More about our expert

Americas Democratic Transitions

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Jul 30, 2024

Ramsey interviewed by BBC World Business Report

By Atlantic Council

On July 30, 2024, Senior Fellow Geoff Ramsey of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center was interviewed on BBC’s World Business Report about the Atlantic Council’s Memo to the President outlining scenarios and paths forward for Venezuela. More about our expert

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Jul 30, 2024

Pavia joins i24 News to discuss Tunisian elections

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Jul 29, 2024

Ramsey quoted on NPR’s All Things Considered

On July 28, 2024, Senior Fellow Geoff Ramsey of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center was quoted on NPR’s All Things Considered about Venezuela’s contested election. More about our expert

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