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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

Dispatches

Oct 22, 2026

The US-Israel relationship needs a reset. Here’s how to do it.

By Dror Shalom

A new Israeli government could offer a chance to reset strained relations with Washington.

Israel Politics & Diplomacy

Inflection Points

Oct 22, 2026

Trump will define his legacy through Russia—one way or the other

By Frederick Kempe

The US president inherited Russia’s war on Ukraine, but he will own the consequences of how it ends.

Conflict Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

UkraineAlert

Oct 21, 2026

Ukrainians are not fighting for Zelenskyy. They are fighting for national survival.

By Peter Dickinson

Trump and Putin both seem to think that removing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would set the stage for a Kremlin-friendly peace deal, but most Ukrainians see the war as a fight for national survival that does not depend on any one man, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Education

Experts