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.

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.

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New Atlanticist
Mar 17, 2025

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

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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.

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Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

Issue Brief
Mar 13, 2025

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

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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

Dec 23, 2011

Ukraine-EU Summit a Missed Opportunity

By Adrian Karatnycky

The recently concluded Ukraine-EU summit was neither a grand failure nor a resounding success.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 20, 2011

EU-US Energy Coordination Should Focus on Unconventional Gas

By Alexandros Petersen

Overshadowed by the frantic negotiations to save the Euro-zone, but in many ways no less important, high-level EU and US representatives met in Washington DC at the end of last month to midwife still nascent official cooperation on energy policy between the transatlantic partners.

Energy & Environment European Union

New Atlanticist

Dec 19, 2011

What’s Next for Russia and Putin?

By Anna Borshchevskaya

On December 10, the largest demonstrations since 1991 shook at least 15 cities in Russia. In Moscow, tens of thousands took to the streets, protesting the fraudulent parliamentary elections on December 4.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Dec 19, 2011

The Power of the Powerless: In Memory of Europe’s Great, Ordinary Man

By Julian Lindley-French

Two men died this weekend. One was a towering literary and political figure, one of my heroes, a man who understood change and freedom and put his life on the line for it. The other was not; resisting change and freedom at all costs in the defence of an extreme version of a failed idea […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 16, 2011

A Week is a Long Time in High and Low Politics

By Julian Lindley-French

In 1964 former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson said, “A week is a long time in politics”. This has been a very long week for both high and low politics.

European Union International Organizations

Event Recap

Dec 15, 2011

Turkey, the European Union, and the Transatlantic Partnership: Strategic Allies or Drifting Apart?

By Jason Harmala

On December 15 and 16, the Council hosted a two-day workshop featuring top US, European and Turkish experts, including, among others: Jean Christophe Filori of the European Commission; Osman Faruk Logoglu, former Turkish Ambassador to the United States; and Robert Wexler, former US Member of Congress and President of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 12, 2011

Where Next for Europe?

By Julian Lindley-French

A senior French official privately likened Cameron’s negotiating position at last week’s European Summit to that of someone invited to a wife-swapping party who failed to bring the wife.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 8, 2011

Association Agreement Won’t Help Ukraine on its Path to EU Integration

By Taras Kuzio

Adrian Karatnycky and Alexander J. Motyl both believe that the EU should go ahead and move forward with the Association Agreement. They believe it would be imprudent to isolate Ukraine and to push it into the Russian-dominated CIS Customs Union.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 7, 2011

What the Russian Duma Elections Could Mean for the Future

By Anna Borshchevskaya

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party must feel embarrassed.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Dec 6, 2011

No Russian Revolution, But Seeds of Opposition Growing

By Dean Jackson

The Russian parliamentary elections may not be the start of another Russian Revolution, but they do prove that something is rotten in the state of Russia, and the Russian people know it. What is to be done?

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

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

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

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

Content

Ukraine-EU Summit a Missed Opportunity

EU-US Energy Coordination Should Focus on Unconventional Gas

What’s Next for Russia and Putin?

The Power of the Powerless: In Memory of Europe’s Great, Ordinary Man

A Week is a Long Time in High and Low Politics

Turkey, the European Union, and the Transatlantic Partnership: Strategic Allies or Drifting Apart?

Where Next for Europe?

Association Agreement Won’t Help Ukraine on its Path to EU Integration

What the Russian Duma Elections Could Mean for the Future

No Russian Revolution, But Seeds of Opposition Growing

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Sergio Guzmán

Rudina Hajdari

Hameed Hakimi

Adel Hamaizia

Osman Haneef

Steven Bernardus Harageib

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How should the United States counter Russia and China’s hybrid warfare?

The Power of Sports Embassy Dialogues: Panama, Croatia, Ghana, and the UK

Is Russia losing the war?

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