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Mar 10, 2025

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

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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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Feb 28, 2025

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

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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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Feb 20, 2025

Ukrainians are proudly democratic but resoundingly reject wartime elections

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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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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.

New Atlanticist
Feb 4, 2025

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

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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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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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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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New Atlanticist

May 3, 2013

A Turning Point in Malaysia’s Politics

By HuiHui Ooi

On Sunday, more than thirteen million will vote in what is likely to be the closest election in the history of Malaysia. About 2.5 million of these voters are believed to be under the age of 30 and pro-opposition, a wildcard that Anwar Ibrahim’s People’s Alliance (PR) is counting on to bring Prime Minister Najib […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 21, 2013

Kurdish Leader: End Armed Struggle

By Ross Wilson

Turkey’s long-time nemesis Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the so-called Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), delivered an historic message on the March 21 Nowruz holiday that marks the beginning of spring calling for a new beginning between Kurds and Turks.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2013

A Roadmap for Negotiating with Iran

By Pejman Yousefzadeh

It is still early in the second term of the Obama administration, and as with the beginning of all presidential terms, hope springs eternal in political circles that longstanding obstacles to policy progress will be swept away. In that spirit, a host of commentators are calling for the United States and Iran to make a […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2013

Handicapping the Kenyan Election

By Bronwyn Bruton

As Kenyans go to the polls, observers are bracing for a replay of the country’s horrific 2007 presidential elections, which produced a wave of ethnic violence that killed more than a thousand people and displaced over a half a million.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 28, 2013

Turmoil in Tbilisi: Georgia’s Dream Imperiled

By Matthew Bryza

The culture of democracy in Georgia requires serious repair. Despite groundbreaking reforms over nearly a decade, and the freest and fairest election in the country’s history last October, mob violence recently made a near-comeback as Georgia’s primary tool of political change.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 22, 2013

Tunisia and the Clash Within Civilizations

By Rajan Menon

Earlier this month, Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid was shot dead outside his home. Belaid’s death has shaken Tunisia, but it also illuminates larger trends in the post-revolution Arab world.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 6, 2013

A Plan to Tame Civil Society in Armenia

By Anna Borshchevskaya

As Armenia prepares for a presidential election on February 18, the international community should direct its attention to a recent proposal by a presidential advisory body that—if implemented—would drastically increase government control over civil society in the country.

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New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2013

Optimism After Jordan’s Election

By Danya Greenfield

Against all expectations, Jordan’s parliamentary election this week seems to have generated some optimism. The big questions had little to do with the appeal of specific political platforms or even the candidates themselves, but rather with process and turnout.

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New Atlanticist

Dec 21, 2012

The Decisive African Youth Vote

By Adrienne Chuck

The Arab Spring underscored the pivotal role that youth can play in a country’s economic and political stability. This is even truer in Sub-Saharan Africa, where 70 percent of the population is under the age of 30.

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New Atlanticist

Nov 8, 2012

For the Future Leaders of United States and China, a World of Difference

By Philip Haxel

Two days after US voters head to the polls, the People’s Republic of China will select its next generation of leaders, albeit in a less democratic fashion.

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History’s clock is ticking (again) in Germany

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A Turning Point in Malaysia’s Politics

Kurdish Leader: End Armed Struggle

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Handicapping the Kenyan Election

Turmoil in Tbilisi: Georgia’s Dream Imperiled

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A Plan to Tame Civil Society in Armenia

Optimism After Jordan’s Election

The Decisive African Youth Vote

For the Future Leaders of United States and China, a World of Difference

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