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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Don’t Forget NATO

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

Don’t Forget NATO

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

Don’t Forget NATO

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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NATOSource

Oct 16, 2012

Don’t Forget NATO

By James Goldgeier, International Herald Tribune

From James Goldgeier, International Herald Tribune:  In awarding this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union, the Nobel committee quite rightly noted the E.U.’s critical role in Europe’s transformation “from a Continent of war to a Continent of peace.”

European Union International Organizations
Nobel Prize EU

New Atlanticist

Oct 15, 2012

Nobel Peace Prize: Right Continent, Wrong IGO

By James Joyner

The Norwegian Nobel Committee surprised most observers with its award of the peace prize to the European Union for its contributions to “the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe.” The Telegraph‘s Iain Martin  wonders whether the committee has “been infiltrated by satirists or opponents keen on discrediting the organization.” Observing that, in […]

European Union International Organizations
Nobel Prize EU

NATOSource

Oct 15, 2012

Nobel Peace Prize for EU but not NATO?

By James Joyner, New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, New Atlanticist:  The Norwegian Nobel Committee surprised most observers with its award of the peace prize to the European Union for its contributions to "the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Oct 15, 2012

The Good Ole US of E

By Julian Lindley-French

US President Abraham Lincoln famously said, “you can fool some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time”.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Oct 12, 2012

As the US Prepares to Vote, the World Watches

By Frederick Kempe

America’s friends around the globe are watching the presidential elections with a mixture of horror and hope. They are dismayed by the expense, the duration and the self-indulgence of an election campaign that does more to entertain and polarize Americans than to enlighten and galvanize them.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Oct 11, 2012

Belgium suspends senior diplomat suspected of being Russian spy

By Andrew Rettman, EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUobserver:  The Belgian foreign ministry has suspended one of its people in Denmark due to a "security breach," amid reports he is a Russian spy.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 10, 2012

EU and NATO to overhaul Kosovo security after German criticism

By Angelika Stricker and Sebastian Moffett, Reuters

From Angelika Stricker and Sebastian Moffett, Reuters:  NATO plans to refocus its security operation in Kosovo on a mostly Serb northern border region after major contributor Germany said the EU’s police force was "on the wrong track" and placing too great a burden on NATO forces there, officials said on Wednesday.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Oct 3, 2012

Help Europe Help Itself, and Ourselves

By C. Boyden Gray

As the presidential election reaches the home stretch, the Obama and Romney campaigns have made clear their single-minded focus: fixing the economy. But to achieve that goal, the next president must take seriously the pressing need for a full free-trade agreement between the United States and the European Union.

Economy & Business Elections

NATOSource

Oct 1, 2012

Who Is Really Leading the EU?

By Ulrike Guérot, World Politics Review

From Ulrike Guérot, World Politics Review:  Throughout the European Union’s sovereign debt crisis, the conventional wisdom has portrayed Germany as leading the EU, in particular by imposing its economic policy preferences on the eurozone.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Sep 28, 2012

Obama v. Romney: More Style than Substance

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

The 2012 US presidential campaign is decidedly not about foreign policy. For Governor Mitt Romney, the campaign is about convincing the American electorate that President Barack Obama has been a poor steward of the economy and should be replaced. For Obama the task is to convince voters that Romney is too out-of-touch with the American […]

Elections National Security
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Wa’el Alzayat

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Economy & Business

European Leadership Accelerator Participant

Slavina Ancheva

MPP Candidate and Belfer Young Leader, Harvard Kennedy School

Millennium Leadership Program

Central Europe Civil Society

Fellow

Mark Boris Andrijanič

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center Millennium Leadership Program

Central Europe Economy & Business

Fellow

Lukas Andriukaitis

Nonresident Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Disinformation Eastern Europe

Fellow

Piotr Arak

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Central Europe Economy & Business

Fellow

Gérard Araud

Distinguished Fellow

Europe Center

English Europe & Eurasia
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