Politics & Diplomacy

Politics & Diplomacy

Healthy democratic societies are governed through the holding of elections, passage of policies through government institutions, and equal application of the law to all citizens. These activities influence not only the internal decisions of these societies, but also inform the ways countries interact with their regional and global neighbors, whether through direct bilateral ties or encompassed in larger international organizations.

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ASEAN does not need decoupling. It needs coordinated resilience.

New Atlanticist Mar 18, 2025

The Gaza cease-fire is over. What’s next from Israel, Hamas, and the US?

By Atlantic Council experts

In the early hours of March 18, Israel launched air strikes on Gaza, ending the two-month cease-fire. Atlantic Council experts answer pressing questions about the resumed conflict.
Conflict Israel
ASEAN does not need decoupling. It needs coordinated resilience.

New Atlanticist Mar 17, 2025

Enough carrots for Putin. For better negotiations, serve ‘maximum pressure’ instead.

By Benjamin L. Schmitt, Richard L. Morningstar, and Daniel Fried

Since Russia appears content for negotiations to move slowly, the Trump administration should turn up the pressure with new sanctions.
Conflict Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
ASEAN does not need decoupling. It needs coordinated resilience.

Issue Brief Mar 13, 2025

Present without impact? How the Middle East perceives China’s diplomatic engagement

By Jonathan Fulton

Despite economic advancements and high-profile diplomatic engagements, China’s influence remains largely economic rather than political, Jonathan Fulton argues.
China Economy & Business

Content

Dispatches

Jul 29, 2026

ASEAN does not need decoupling. It needs coordinated resilience.

By Nik Foster

If the group of Southeast Asian nations does not craft its own path of economic resilience, then it will end up importing the industrial policies of its larger neighbors.

East Asia Economy & Business

Dispatches

Jul 29, 2026

How Oman and Europe can open the Strait of Hormuz for good

By Jonathan Panikoff

Muscat should ask the British- and French-led maritime security mission to deploy to the strait within Omani territorial waters.

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

Issue Brief

Jul 29, 2026

Reversing Mexico’s economic and democratic decline

By Vanessa Rubio-Márquez

Now classified as a "low freedom" country in the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes, Mexico must reverse its institutional erosion to advance long-term prosperity. The lens of the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes offers an opportunity to overcome polarization and chart a path forward with fact-based analysis.

Economy & Business Freedom and Prosperity

Dispatches

Jul 29, 2026

The Fable 5 shutdown and the troubling precedent it sets for AI policy

By Caroline Berry

Until Congress acts, the lesson for American AI developers is that their flagship products can be suspended with little warning.

Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity

Dispatches

Jul 29, 2026

Colombia’s next president wants to work with the US. Here’s how Washington should respond.

By Enrique Millán-Mejía and Raúl González-Pietrogiovanna

The Trump administration can support the next phase of the relationship by presenting a real alternative to Chinese financing for critical projects.

Colombia Economy & Business

Report

Jul 29, 2026

Boosting the Western Balkans’ digital transformation: The key role of the private sector

By Jelisaveta Lazarević and Zoja Kukic Dordevic

In the Western Balkans, the private sector can play a meaningful role in promoting economic development through information and communication technology and digitalization.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Dispatches

Jul 28, 2026

How to reset US-Gulf security partnerships

By Allison Minor, Alina L. Romanowski

Washington can preserve its influence in the Middle East while rightsizing US military commitments in the region to better align with its strategic interests.

Defense Technologies Middle East

UkraineAlert

Jul 28, 2026

Wartime Ukraine’s people power protests are Putin’s worst nightmare

By Peter Dickinson

Ukrainians have taken to the streets in recent weeks to protest the dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. The protests are a reminder of the vibrant democratic culture that provoked Putin's invasion, writes Peter Dickinson.

Civil Society Conflict

Dispatches

Jul 27, 2026

How will Trump’s new science strategy change US research?

By Atlantic Council experts

The White House recently released two documents that could disrupt which scientists, research groups, and projects the US government funds.

Entrepreneurship Internet

Balkans Debrief

Jul 27, 2026

What is the Future for Serbs in Kosovo? | A Debrief With Tatjana Lazarević and Dan Ilazi

Europe Center Resident Senior Fellow Ilva Tare speaks with Tatjana Lazarević and Ramadan Ilazi, who share takeaways from Washington as members of a Kosovo Albanian and Kosovo Serb delegation.

Civil Society Europe & Eurasia
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Experts

Millennium fellow

Fatima Abbas

Director of Tribal and Native Affairs, Department of Treasury

Millennium Leadership Program

Politics & Diplomacy Rule of Law

Fellow

Alhussain Abdalla

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Arabic

Fellow

Nasredeen Abdulbari

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Project for Middle East Integration

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Africa Arabic

Fellow

Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley

Distinguished Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Middle East National Security

Fellow

Ahmed Aboudouh

Former Nonresident Fellow

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

Arabic China

Fellow

Gbemisola Abudu

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Economy & Business
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