Elections

Elections

Atlantic Council experts are analyzing political dynamics around the globe and their ramifications for security, economics, democracy, and more.

Nooruddin in International Studies Review: The forum: Global challenges to democracy? Perspectives on democratic backsliding

New Atlanticist May 7, 2025

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.
Australia Elections
Nooruddin in International Studies Review: The forum: Global challenges to democracy? Perspectives on democratic backsliding

New Atlanticist May 6, 2025

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.
Defense Policy Elections
Nooruddin in International Studies Review: The forum: Global challenges to democracy? Perspectives on democratic backsliding

New Atlanticist May 1, 2025

Foreign policy was a hot topic in Canada’s election. Now it’s on Carney to make it last.

By Imran Bayoumi, Maite Gonzalez Latorre

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.
Elections Politics & Diplomacy

Transatlantic Horizons

Charting an ambitious agenda for the United States and Europe for 2025 and beyond.

Nooruddin in International Studies Review: The forum: Global challenges to democracy? Perspectives on democratic backsliding

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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Nooruddin in International Studies Review: The forum: Global challenges to democracy? Perspectives on democratic backsliding

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.
Elections Germany
Nooruddin in International Studies Review: The forum: Global challenges to democracy? Perspectives on democratic backsliding

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.
Economy & Business Elections

Content

In the News

Jun 12, 2023

Nooruddin in International Studies Review: The forum: Global challenges to democracy? Perspectives on democratic backsliding

By Atlantic Council

Democratic Transitions Elections
Ferryman Siddique Hawlader (2nd-R), 45, rides his boat on the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 29, 2023.

SouthAsiaSource

Jun 6, 2023

<strong>What the new US visa policy for Bangladesh means</strong>

By Ali Riaz

The US visa restrictions alone will not guarantee a free and fair election or restore democracy in Bangladesh. However, the new policy sends a loud and clear message.

Bangladesh Democratic Transitions

New Atlanticist

May 30, 2023

Five more years for Erdogan. What’s first on his agenda?

By Atlantic Council experts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan just won another five-year term in office. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the pressing issues his administration faces.

Economy & Business Elections

In the News

May 29, 2023

Rich Outzen joins WION to discuss the Turkish elections
Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 29, 2023

Rich Outzen joins TRT World to discuss the Turkish elections
Elections Politics & Diplomacy

Fast Thinking

May 28, 2023

What the world should expect from Erdogan now

By Atlantic Council

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan triumphed in his re-election bid on Sunday. Our experts break down what to expect next on the war in Ukraine, NATO enlargement, Syria, and more.

Conflict Elections

In the News

May 26, 2023

Yevgeniya Gaber quoted in Kyiv Independent on Turkey’s role in the War in Ukraine post-election
Conflict Elections

In the News

May 24, 2023

Kroenig and Ashford debate the implications of Turkey’s elections

On May 19, Foreign Policy published its biweekly "It's Debatable" column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and Emma Ashford assessing the latest news in international affairs.

Democratic Transitions Elections

New Atlanticist

May 24, 2023

Have Greek politics finally settled down?

By Katerina Sokou

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's party secured 40 percent of the vote in parliamentary elections on May 21. After more than a decade of economic troubles, Greece may be entering a new era of stability.

Elections Europe & Eurasia

In the News

May 22, 2023

Yevgeniya Gaber quoted in Foreign Policy on Turkey’s role in the War in Ukraine
Conflict Elections
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Experts

Staff

Nika Aleksejeva

Resident Fellow, Baltics

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Belarus Disinformation

Fellow

Lukas Andriukaitis

Nonresident Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Disinformation Eastern Europe

Fellow

Henrique Arevalo Poincot

Visiting Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Elections Latin America

Staff

Nitansha Bansal

Associate Director

Cyber Statecraft Initiative

Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity
Graham Brookie

Staff

Graham Brookie

Vice President - Atlantic Council Technology Programs

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Disinformation National Security

Staff

Eto Buziashvili

Research Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Disinformation Eastern Europe
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