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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EU and US Face Economic, Leadership Crises

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

EU and US Face Economic, Leadership Crises

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

EU and US Face Economic, Leadership Crises

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

Jul 25, 2011

EU and US Face Economic, Leadership Crises

By James Joyner

European leaders have put another Band Aid on the Greek sovereign debt crisis while America’s leaders are trying to stave off a self-inflicted financial default. Meanwhile, pundits are credulous that the leaders won’t actually lead. Tufts international political economy expert Daniel Drezner notes that this affliction is especially strong among his fellow foreign policy wonks: To those who […]

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Jul 25, 2011

Greek Rescue Package Kicks Can Down The Road Yet Again

By Hugh De Santis

Last Thursday’s bailout of Greece by the principal actors in the sovereign debt crisis –France, Germany, and the European Central Bank – has buoyed the spirits of European credit and stock markets. But the agreement does little more than paper over Europe’s sovereign debt crisis. It neither resolves Greece’s inability to pay its debts nor […]

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2011

Self-Inflicted Wounds: West Forfeiting Global Leadership

By Alexei Monsarrat

Maybe it’s the heat here in Washington, but the news from Brussels and down the street from Congress leaves my mind baffled and my blood boiling. While Europe has ended the week slightly ahead of the United States in restoring confidence that maybe they won’t let their economy tank, it still feels an awful lot […]

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Jul 18, 2011

Mr. President, Time to Stop Digging Yourself Into a Hole

By David Kramer-Damon Wilson and Robert Nurick

David J. Kramer, Damon Wilson and Robert Nurick write: Relentless prosecutions of Tymoshenko, other Yanukovych opponents lack credibility.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Jul 18, 2011

Britain blocks permanent EU military headquarters

By David Brunnstrom and Christopher Le Coq, Reuters

From David Brunnstrom and Christopher Le Coq, Reuters:  Britain blocked a proposal to establish a permanent headquarters for EU defence and security operations, saying it would duplicate NATO structures and be an unnecessary expense. The proposal for a permanent Operations Headquarters (OHQ), put forward by Catherine Ashton, the British EU high representative for foreign affairs […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2011

Why the EU should patrol Libya

By John Herbst and Leo Michel, European Voice

From John Herbst and Leo Michel, European Voice:  The international community should therefore be preparing itself to help maintain basic security in a post-Qaddafi era. But who, precisely, would lead the international community?

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Jul 14, 2011

Was EUFOR Libya an April fool’s joke?

By Ana Gomes, EUobserver

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Jul 13, 2011

Euro-Crunch: The Grim Banker is Calling

By Julian Lindley-French

“If there is no relief, we are going straight into the abyss”. So says, Romano Prodi, one-time Italian Prime Minister and President of the Onion’s European Omission. As European Onion finance ministers gathered in Brussels to disagree about what to do over the deepening Eurozone crisis the sheer scale of the crisis and its potential […]

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Jul 12, 2011

64% of Israelis would support NATO deployment to the West Bank and Gaza

By Ben Hartman, the Jerusalem Post

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Jul 11, 2011

Post-Gaddafi Libya: The Kosovo Contingency

By Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy

From Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy:  [B]ack when NATO first got involved, a number of people made the obvious comparison to the 1999 war in Kosovo.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy
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European Leadership Accelerator Participant

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Founder & CEO, Kollabrix

Millennium Leadership Program

Eastern Europe Education

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Meagan DeLano

International Business Development Manager, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Indo-Pacific

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Chloe Demrovsky

Executive in Residence in Global Economy and Adjunct Assistant Professor, New York University

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Education

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Daniel Di Giusto

Co-founder & Social Impact Strategist, Tech To The Rescue Foundation

Millennium Leadership Program

Central Europe Civil Society

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Editor, UkraineAlert

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Ukraine Civil Society

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Deputy Director

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

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