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Five ways to entice Ukrainians to come home

New Atlanticist May 9, 2025

The new pope is American. He is also Peruvian. Why does it matter?

By Martin Cassinelli

Pope Leo XIV’s unique combination of identities could help him reframe US–Latin American relations in more humane and values-driven terms.
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Five ways to entice Ukrainians to come home

AfricaSource May 2, 2025

To redefine US-Africa engagement, Washington must recognize the power of the African diaspora

By Kirstie Kwarteng

Embracing the digital identity economy will allow the US to shape a mutually beneficial partnership with African countries.
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Five ways to entice Ukrainians to come home

New Atlanticist Feb 11, 2025

What Trump’s mass deportation plans mean for Latin American countries

By Alicia Nieves

A massive influx of deportations could strain some nations already struggling with sluggish economic growth and high unemployment rates.
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UkraineAlert

Oct 30, 2018

Five ways to entice Ukrainians to come home

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Andy Hunder</span>

Approximately five million Ukrainians, roughly 25 percent of the country’s economically active population, work abroad.

Macroeconomics Migration

New Atlanticist

Oct 26, 2018

Here’s how to address the Central American migrant challenge

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center</span>

Escaping inhospitable conditions in their home countries, men, women, and children hope to find a safer, better future in the United States. Here's how the United States should respond.

Central America Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Oct 22, 2018

Why is a caravan of Central American migrants fleeing to the United States?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Ashish Kumar Sen</span>

"It is important to take into account that the underlying conditions that are forcing people to leave have been endemic in these countries for decades. Fixing them will take a committed, multi-pronged, multiyear strategy," said Jason Marczak director of The Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center.

Central America Human Rights

Event Recap

Oct 17, 2018

Refugee remedy from Turkey

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Verda Özer</span>

“The refugee crisis has totally been invented”, said Laura Batalla. As the co-author of the report entitled “Toward Long-Term Solidarity with Syrian Refugees? Turkey’s Policy Response and Challenges”, published by the Atlantic Council IN TURKEY (AC), Batalla emphasized the misperception among Europeans about Syrian refugees in her speech during the presentation of the report in […]

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Event Recap

Oct 9, 2018

Concordia Summit joint strategy session | Syrian refugees: policy consolidation and challenges for Turkey

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Laura Batalla & Juliette Tolay</span>

On September 25, 2018, the Atlantic Council in Turkey launched the report Toward Long-Term Solidarity with Syrian Refugees? Turkey’s Policy Response and Challenges at the Concordia Summit in New York during the United Nations General Assembly week. Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe and Atlantic Council Turkey Representative, Defne Arslan, opened the launch by […]

Europe & Eurasia Migration

AfricaSource

Oct 4, 2018

Notes for understanding African migration

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >J. Peter Pham</span>

This article appeared originally in French in the current print edition of the magazine Pouvoirs d’Afrique. This past summer, one could not help but wonder as the leaders of Europe and Africa, in separate meetings, seemed to talk past one another as they sought to deal with what has become one of the most significant—if […]

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Sep 20, 2018

Toward long-term solidarity with Syrian refugees? Turkey’s policy response and challenges

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Laura Batalla & Juliette Tolay</span>

Open door, camps and temporary protection have been at the core of Turkey’s approach. But an uninterrupted inflow of refugees, as well as a complicated foreign and domestic political environment, has put some limitations on Turkey’s welcome.

Europe & Eurasia Migration

New Atlanticist

Sep 7, 2018

Europe’s new normal: Turning the migrant challenge into an opportunity

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Pete Seat</span>

With inhospitable temperatures across North Africa and Central Asia, constant war and conflict in Middle East hot spots, and the advance of authoritarian regimes, today’s refugees don’t represent a temporary conundrum, but rather a new normal of European life.

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Aug 27, 2018

More than a frozen conflict: Russian foreign policy toward Moldova

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >William H. Hill</span>

Recent Russian policy documents, such as the Foreign Policy Concepts released in 2016, all identify the post-Soviet space as one of Moscow’s top priorities. Moldova does not top of the list in this region, but it is far more significant for Russian policy makers than most Western interlocutors realize.

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Aug 27, 2018

More than a frozen conflict: Russian foreign policy toward Moldova

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >William H. Hill</span>

Recent Russian policy documents, such as the Foreign Policy Concepts released in 2016, all identify the post-Soviet space as one of Moscow’s top priorities. Moldova does not top of the list in this region, but it is far more significant for Russian policy makers than most Western interlocutors realize.

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