Will Maduro negotiate a transfer of power? And four other questions about Venezuela’s political crisis.

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What will Labor’s landslide mean for Australia’s foreign policy?

By Peter J. Dean

While Australian voters clearly rejected the Trump administration, both the country’s leaders and electorate still support close US ties.
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Is Merz’s double-take chancellor vote a sign of things to come in Germany?

By Jörn Fleck and Jurek Wille

It took two rounds of voting in the Bundestag to elect Friedrich Merz chancellor, a sign of division unprecedented in modern German history.
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Foreign policy was a hot topic in Canada’s election. Now it’s on Carney to make it last.

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The campaign is over. Now, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faces several important choices, from how to increase defense spending to what a new relationship with the United States should look like.
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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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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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Will Maduro negotiate a transfer of power? And four other questions about Venezuela’s political crisis.

New Atlanticist Feb 19, 2025

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

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New Atlanticist

Aug 15, 2024

Will Maduro negotiate a transfer of power? And four other questions about Venezuela’s political crisis.

By Atlantic Council experts

Venezuela remains riven by its July 28 election, with Nicolás Maduro falsely claiming victory and the opposition presenting vote tally sheets that show Edmundo González received more than twice as many votes as Maduro.

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Aug 12, 2024

Pavia joins i24 to discuss Tunisia’s presidential election

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 12, 2024

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By Brenda Shaffer, David L. Goldwyn, Ellen Wald

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Aug 9, 2024

McCord quoted in Bloomberg on election legal fights

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Aug 3, 2024

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

By Atlantic Council

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New Atlanticist

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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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

By Atlantic Council

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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

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Jul 30, 2024

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By Atlantic Council

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