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Dispatches

Oct 27, 2026

For Russia, Trump’s diesel deal was just the first ask

By Charles Lichfield, Lize de Kruijf

The rationale behind the Trump administration’s recently issued General License 135 faces a number of questions.

Conflict Energy & Environment

UkraineAlert

Oct 27, 2026

UN report: Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid are a ‘crime against humanity’

By Kateryna Odarchenko

Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine’s civilian power grid qualifies as a crime against humanity, according to a new report by the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, writes Kateryna Odarchenko.

Conflict Drones

TURKEYSource

Oct 27, 2026

Why France and Turkey are giving defense cooperation another go

By Ali Mammadov

France and Turkey still disagree on plenty, but Europe’s changing security environment is giving them stronger reasons to cooperate.

Europe & Eurasia France

Dispatches

Oct 26, 2026

Experts react: Serbia’s Vučić is out and the student-led movement is in. What comes next? 

By Atlantic Council experts

Serbia’s student-led opposition just ended Vučić’s fourteen years at the helm. Atlantic Council experts assess what comes next.

Democratic Transitions Elections

Dispatches

Oct 26, 2026

Some reasons for hope in Israel’s sharply divided election

By Thomas S. Warrick

Regardless of the outcome, the end of campaigning could open chances for diplomacy that were previously closed.

Elections Israel

Fast Thinking

Oct 26, 2026

What Lula’s comeback win means for Brazil and beyond 

By Atlantic Council

Our experts unpack what Lula’s victory means for Brazil’s ties with Washington and how it could reshape a region trending right.

Brazil Elections

In the News

Oct 26, 2026

Charai for the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: Washington Must Learn From Its Own Successes

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

Dispatches

Oct 23, 2026

What’s at stake in Israel’s first elections since the October 7 attacks?

By Daniel B. Shapiro, Cleary Waldo

An unclear outcome for Netanyahu or opponents could lead to prolonged coalition negotiations or even more elections.

Elections Israel

Dispatches

Oct 23, 2026

What will end Trump’s back-and-forth approach toward Russia and Ukraine

By John E. Herbst

Can pressure from Congress and the American public push Trump to take a tougher stance against Putin?

Politics & Diplomacy Russia

Dispatches

Oct 22, 2026

What the new arrest warrant for Raúl Castro means for Cuba’s future

By Jason Marczak and Sebastián A. Arcos

Washington’s latest pressure on the Cuban regime comes as Cuba’s economic and humanitarian crisis spirals from bad to worse.

Cuba Human Rights

Experts

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