Kroenig and Ashford discuss the brewing refugee crisis in Eastern Europe and the new Taliban government

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
Kroenig and Ashford discuss the brewing refugee crisis in Eastern Europe and the new Taliban government

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.
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Kroenig and Ashford discuss the brewing refugee crisis in Eastern Europe and the new Taliban government

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

Kroenig and Ashford discuss the brewing refugee crisis in Eastern Europe and the new Taliban government

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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Kroenig and Ashford discuss the brewing refugee crisis in Eastern Europe and the new Taliban government

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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Kroenig and Ashford discuss the brewing refugee crisis in Eastern Europe and the new Taliban government

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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Sep 10, 2021

Kroenig and Ashford discuss the brewing refugee crisis in Eastern Europe and the new Taliban government

By Atlantic Council

On September 10, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss Belarus’ attempt to inundate Eastern Europe with migrants, threats to democracy in Brazil, and the newly announced Taliban government in Afghanistan.

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AC Selects

Sep 5, 2021

AC Selects: German elections and mining sustainability

Week of September 5, 2021 This week, highlights from the Europe Center’s Superwahljahr Series exploring the upcoming German elections and the Global Energy Center’s virtual fireside chat with TechMet Founder and CEO Brian Menell on sustainable critical mineral supply chains. Related events

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Sep 1, 2021

Katz quoted in Arabi21 on the future political implications of Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

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BelarusAlert

Aug 15, 2021

Struggle for a democratic Belarus enters second year

By Vladislav Davidzon

Twelve months since Belarusians first shocked the world with an unprecedented wave of protests against dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the nation’s biggest post-Soviet political crisis is still far from resolved.

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Aug 15, 2021

Nooruddin quoted in laRazón: Election 2019, a shame in Bolivia? If it was one of the best achieved

By Atlantic Council

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BelarusAlert

Aug 11, 2021

Lukashenka “negotiates” his political future with Moscow

By Brian Whitmore

Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka marked the first anniversary of a pro-democracy protest movement that threatens to topple his regime by attacking the West and pledging his complete loyalty to the Kremlin.

Belarus
Democratic Transitions

BelarusAlert

Aug 9, 2021

Dictator vs democracy: Belarus one year on

By Peter Dickinson

On the first anniversary of the pro-democracy protest movement in Belarus, the Atlantic Council invited a range of Belarusian and international experts to share their views on how the past year has changed the country.

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Aug 9, 2021

Slavin joins the Global Agora to discuss Iranians’ expectations for President Raisi

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 6, 2021

Slavin joins Alaraby TV to discuss the challenges Raisi’s government will face

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 6, 2021

Slavin joins TRT World to discuss the likelihood of concessions made by President Raisi

By Atlantic Council

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Dean Jackson

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Leslie Shedd

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Nika Aleksejeva

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Lukas Andriukaitis

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