Washington and Its Friends Are More United Than You Think

Inflection Points
Mar 2, 2025

Zelenskyy and Europe confront the first contours of the Trump World Order

By
Frederick Kempe

The Ukrainian president’s tempestuous recent meeting at the White House was a window into a larger transformation of global order by the US president.

Europe & Eurasia
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Washington and Its Friends Are More United Than You Think

UkraineAlert
Feb 13, 2025

A Putin-friendly peace deal would be disastrous for global security

By
Ihor Smeshko

As US President Donald Trump announces the start of negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, Ihor Smeshko warns that a Putin-friendly compromise peace would have catastrophic consequences for the future of international security.

Conflict
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Washington and Its Friends Are More United Than You Think

New Atlanticist
Feb 5, 2025

Trump is serious about shaking up the Middle East, even if his Gaza plan isn’t

By
Jonathan Panikoff

It’s almost impossible to imagine Trump’s plan for Gaza coming to fruition. But it would be a mistake to think that he was anything but serious with the proposal he laid out Tuesday night.

Human Rights
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New Atlanticist

Jan 2, 2019

Washington and Its Friends Are More United Than You Think

By Damon Wilson

Notwithstanding occasional feuds among our leaders, the United States and its democratic allies around the world agree that the great challenge of the 21st century will be the competition between the free world and authoritarian corrupt state-led capitalism.

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New Atlanticist

Dec 14, 2018

Atlantic Council’s leadership outlines vision for the future

By David A. Wemer

“You rise and fall based on your ability to change when the environment around you changes,” said Atlantic Council’s outgoing interim chairman, retired US Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones, Jr., “If you cannot change... you [will] fail.”

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In the News

Dec 11, 2018

Charai for Newsmax: A New Hope to Stem Global Mass Migration

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Nov 20, 2018

Charai in The National Interest: Sinews of Partnership: Reflections on the Trans-Atlantic Discord in Paris

By Atlantic Council

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets US President Donald J. Trump and Jared Kushner.

New Atlanticist

Oct 23, 2018

Oil, arms, and counterterrorism: A look at Saudi options and how far the Kingdom may go

By Nabeel Khoury

Given the wide opprobrium in the US Congress, media, and private sector, it is yet to be seen whether the West, particularly the United States, will punish Saudi Arabia with sanctions.

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Inflection Points

Oct 20, 2018

How Turkey gains from the grisly drama over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

By Frederick Kempe

The most worrisome aspect of the Khashoggi affair and its aftermath, says one well-informed Western diplomat in Turkey, is the glimpse it provides into an unraveling world order constructed by the U.S. and its allies, and the jungle that appears to be growing in its place.

International Norms Saudi Arabia

In the News

Oct 9, 2018

Charai in Newsmax: Trump’s Allies in Yemen

By Atlantic Council

International Norms Middle East

Issue Brief

Aug 15, 2018

In the EU’s eastern partnership, western dissension opens doors for Putin

By Denis Cenusa

While the West continues to support efforts to democratize the countries of the Eastern Partnership (EaP), shifting international trends threaten to slow the momentum.

Eastern Europe International Norms

Issue Brief

Aug 15, 2018

In the EU’s eastern partnership, western dissension opens doors for Putin

By Denis Cenusa

While the West continues to support efforts to democratize the countries of the Eastern Partnership (EaP), shifting international trends threaten to slow the momentum.

Eastern Europe International Norms

Issue Brief

Aug 8, 2018

Outside-the-Box Sino-Indian and Indo-Russian cooperation on Afghanistan

By Omar Samad and Bharath Gopalaswamy

Recent Sino-Indian and Indo-Russian informal agreements to undertake joint projects in Afghanistan mark a geographical paradigm shift in the strategic ambitions of the region’s largest stakeholders.

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