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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#ElectionWatch: Fraud Claims in Colombia

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
#ElectionWatch: Fraud Claims in Colombia

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
#ElectionWatch: Fraud Claims in Colombia

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

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2018 Elections in Latin America

Jun 7, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Fraud Claims in Colombia

By Jose Luis Peñarredonda

After the first round in Colombia’s presidential election, citizens shared claims on social media of ballot tampering in favor of candidate Iván Duque.

Colombia Disinformation

In the News

Jun 7, 2018

Kasperek Quoted in Circa on the G7 Summit and Trump’s Tariffs

By Marie Kasperek

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Jun 6, 2018

Pavel Quoted in Reuters on Mattis’ Trip to Brussels

By Barry Pavel

Read the full article here

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Jun 6, 2018

Elections in Libya: No alternative?

By Karim Mezran

Many sensible, rational, and fundamentally correct objections have been raised by members of the press, regional experts, and NGOs.

Elections Libya

MENASource

Jun 6, 2018

Turkey’s election: Anything is possible

By Aaron Stein

After sixteen years in power, Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) is facing a serious challenge from an allied opposition in the run-up to the June 24 national election. In a first, Turkish voters will head to the polls that Sunday to vote on candidates for parliament and the presidency. The election is the first […]

Elections Rule of Law

New Atlanticist

Jun 6, 2018

Iran: What Next?

By Peter Westmacott

There were few surprises when US President Donald J. Trump announced on May 8 that the United States was withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. The United States and the other four permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, plus Germany, and the European Union negotiated the agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive […]

European Union International Organizations

AfricaSource

Jun 5, 2018

Cameroon’s anglophone crisis intensifies: Why the central government is ultimately responsible for perpetuating the escalating violence

By Alexandra Fairbend

In the past year, both national holidays commemorating Cameroon’s foundations—October 2017’s independence anniversary and May 2018’s National Day salute to the unitary state system—were marred by violence between the Francophone government and Anglophone secessionists. The secessionists, who formally declared independence for the “Republic of Ambazonia” in October, have struggled to establish a sovereign state comprising […]

Africa English

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Jun 5, 2018

Slovenians First!

By Jeffrey Gedmin

Getting to the bottom of European populism In the early 1990s, Cologne hotelier Werner Peters would stuff his car full of donated clothes and toys and head south to Slovenia. The ten-hour drive would bring him and his supplies to refugees fleeing war in nearby Bosnia, a conflict engineered by strong man Slobodan Milošević, whose vision […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Jun 5, 2018

The United States Needs its Friends

By Daniel Fried

Sometimes, even the United States needs friends. On September 10, 2001, the National Security Council staff where I then worked had in mind a whole other week from the one we got. Early on September 12, I was in Condoleezza Rice’s office as she worked to get our allies to invoke NATO’s Article 5 defense […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Jun 4, 2018

Fighting the Wrong War? Reaching the Right Peace? Trump’s Foreign Policy Unleashed

By Frederick Kempe

So, this is how the world looks when President Trump follows his gut. This is what you get when the president has top advisers who do more to channel his energies (doing deals, righting trade wrongs, unraveling the Obama years) than to challenge his worst instincts (punish ungrateful allies, obsess on trade deficits, mistake tactics […]

European Union International Organizations
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Lev Nachman

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

China Chinese

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Lotfullah Najafizada

Journalist & CEO, Amu TV

Millennium Leadership Program

Afghanistan Media

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Gabriele Natalizia

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Europe & Eurasia Italian

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Oksana Nechyporenko

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Civil Society Education

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Max Neufeind

Head of Transformation and Public Dialogue, German Federal Chancellery

Millennium Leadership Program

Central Europe Entrepreneurship

Millennium fellow

Alyona Nevmerzhytska

Chief Executive Officer, hromadske.ua

Millennium Leadership Program

Eastern Europe Media
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Trade over aid: Prosperity for the US and the developing world
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Warsaw Week 2026
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