Twenty-five years on, advancing the Women, Peace, and Security agenda is more urgent than ever

MENASource Nov 1, 2024

Egypt’s new ceasefire proposal is too little, too late

By Shahira Amin

Egypt has been a key mediator between Israel and Hamas, but all mediation efforts have so far failed to break the impasse in talks.
Conflict Middle East
Twenty-five years on, advancing the Women, Peace, and Security agenda is more urgent than ever

UkraineAlert Oct 22, 2024

Western leaders offer underwhelming response to Zelenskyy’s victory plan

By Aleksander Cwalina

Western leaders have failed to rally behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s victory plan, highlighting the limitations of Western support for the Ukrainian war effort, writes Aleksander Cwalina.
Conflict France
Twenty-five years on, advancing the Women, Peace, and Security agenda is more urgent than ever

New Atlanticist Oct 16, 2024

Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk wants to ‘restart’ the international peace system

By Katherine Golden

At an Atlantic Council Front Page event, Matviichuk—winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize and head of the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine—detailed what Ukraine has endured because of Russia.
Conflict Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

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New Atlanticist

Oct 31, 2025

Twenty-five years on, advancing the Women, Peace, and Security agenda is more urgent than ever

By Melanne Verveer and Ana Lejava

The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security on October 31, 2000, but its implementation remains incomplete.

International Norms Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Balkans Debrief

Oct 29, 2025

The Hague vs. KLA leaders: Justice or tragedy? | A Debrief with James Rubin

Ilva Tare, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow, speakers with James Rubin about the Hashim Thaci war crimes trial in The Hague.

Democratic Transitions Europe & Eurasia

UkraineAlert

Oct 21, 2025

Budapest summit postponed as Putin rejects Trump’s ceasefire proposal

By Peter Dickinson

Just days after US President Donald Trump announced plans for a new summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, their proposed Budapest meeting has been thrown into doubt by Russia's rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Oct 20, 2025

How Trump can apply his Middle East success to ending Russia’s war in Ukraine

By John E. Herbst

Several lessons learned from the recent US-brokered cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas can be applied to ending Russia’s assault on Ukraine.

Conflict Israel

In the News

Oct 20, 2025

Gray on Fox News ‘America Reports’ on the Gaza ceasefire deal

On October 20, Alexander B. Gray, nonresident senior fellow of the GeoStrategy Initiative of the Scowcroft Center, appeared on Fox News to discuss the terms and implications of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

Conflict Israel

New Atlanticist

Oct 15, 2025

Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the next phase of an Israel-Hamas deal

By Atlantic Council experts

What will follow part one of the cease-fire deal brokered by the Trump administration? Atlantic Council experts share their answers.

Conflict Israel

UkraineAlert

Oct 14, 2025

Tomahawk missiles are Russia’s latest red line. Will Trump call Putin’s bluff?

By Peter Dickinson

Time and again since 2022, Moscow has declared a new red line while warning of the West of nuclear escalation, only to then do nothing when their red lines are crossed. Trump can now call Putin's bluff over Russia's latest red line by providing Ukraine with Tomahawks, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Defense Technologies

In the News

Oct 14, 2025

Charai in The National Interest: The Nobel Committee Turns Its Back on Peace

By Atlantic Council

International Organizations Middle East

MENASource

Oct 10, 2025

Can the Jordan-Israel peace treaty survive damage done from the Gaza War?

By Amir Asmar

Decisions made in coming days will help determine the extent to which Israel has pushed important alliances to the brink.

Israel Middle East

UkraineAlert

Oct 6, 2025

Putin rejected Trump’s generous deal. Time to try peace through strength.

By Sergiy Solodkyy

President Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine by offering Putin Kremlin-friendly peace terms have failed to convince the Russian dictator. It is now time to speak to Putin in the language of strength, the only language he truly understands, writes Sergiy Solodkyy.

Conflict Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
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Fellow

Alan Pino

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Intelligence Iran

Staff

Melanie Robbins 

Deputy Director, Realign for Palestine

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Civil Society Extremism

Fellow

Stanislava Mladenova

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Afghanistan Conflict

Staff

Alexander Young

Project Assistant

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

William B. Taylor

Distinguished Fellow

Eurasia Center

English Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

David H. Young

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Afghanistan Conflict
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