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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I Wish the Candidates Had Said That

New Atlanticist
Mar 18, 2025

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

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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

I Wish the Candidates Had Said That

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

I Wish the Candidates Had Said That

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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New Atlanticist

Oct 24, 2012

I Wish the Candidates Had Said That

By Harlan Ullman

More than a century ago, the eccentric writer Oscar Wilde overheard George Bernard Shaw make a particularly witty remark. Wilde slyly muttered, no doubt with malice aforethought, the compliment “I wish I had said that!” Shaw, a literary competitor and no friend of Wilde’s sensed a plagiarism in the making and retorted, “You will, Oscar. […]

Economy & Business Elections

New Atlanticist

Oct 24, 2012

Foreign Policy Debate: Between the Lines

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

It was a debate on foreign policy when the most urgent priorities are at home. Mitt Romney says he can restore the United States to its long-held image of the invincible superpower. But the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet empire were world-shaking events that are more than two decades […]

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Oct 24, 2012

Hague: If EU completed free trade negotiations, ‘GDP could be increased by up to $77 billion a year’

By William Hague, British Foreign Ministry

From William Hague, British Foreign Ministry:  Many European economies are stagnant. Weak public finances, and a recovering financial system mean we cannot rely on increased public or consumer spending for growth.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Oct 22, 2012

The Five Most Urgent National Security Issues for the Next President

By Kurt Volker

President Obama and Mitt Romney will battle over foreign policy in tonight’s third and final presidential debate. No matter who wins the presidential election November 6, Mr. Romney or Mr. Obama will have to confront five urgent national security issues in the first weeks of his term.

Economy & Business Elections

New Atlanticist

Oct 18, 2012

The EU Muppet Show!

By Julian Lindley-French

It’s the EU Muppet Show tonight…and it’s official! Der Spiegel, a German political magazine reputedly close to Chancellor Merkel, suggested that Angela has likened PR-Meister David Cameron and the British to the Muppet Show’s Statler and Waldorf. These are the two old blokes who heckle the Muppets from a theater box who think the show […]

European Union International Organizations
Nobel Prize EU

New Atlanticist

Oct 17, 2012

The Glow of the EU’s Nobel Peace Prize Shines Also on America

By Sarwar Kashmeri

The nasty, prolonged economic downturn in Europe and its one-dimensional coverage in the non-European media would have one believe that the European Union is one of those haute couture creations from a season long past. Which is why the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the EU was so timely and important: With its choice the […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Oct 17, 2012

Ready, Aim, Fire!

By Harlan Ullman

Last night’s presidential debate and the remaining encounter are not the best formats for getting real answers to very tough and even intractable issues facing this and most other nations round the globe.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

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
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