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UkraineAlert

Mar 13, 2025

Vladimir Putin does not want peace. He wants to subjugate Ukraine.

By Mykola Bielieskov

Russian President Vladimir Putin's evasive response to US President Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal underlines his commitment to continue with an invasion that aims to extinguish Ukraine as a state and nation, writes Mykola Bielieskov.

Conflict Disinformation

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

In the News

Mar 13, 2025

Bayoumi interviewed on ABC News Australia on tensions between the US and Canada

On March 12, Imran Bayoumi, associate director of the GeoStrategy Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, was interviewed on ABC New Australia on US President Donald Trump’s relationship with expected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney amid tariff disputes.

Politics & Diplomacy Trade and tariffs

In the News

Mar 13, 2025

Global China Hub associate director Matt Geraci in Liga.net

By Matt Geraci

On February 28th, 2025, Global China Hub associate director Matt Geraci was quoted in a Liga.net article on China’s strategic interests in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

China Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Mar 12, 2025

Experts react: The US and Europe are trading tariffs. What’s next?

By Atlantic Council experts

The White House on Wednesday imposed new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, to which the European Union quickly retaliated.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Mar 12, 2025

Note to Trump: McKinley’s legacy is about more than tariffs and territory

By Daniel Fried

President William McKinley’s foreign policy was more complex than his reputation for high tariffs and imperial acquisitions would suggest.

China Latin America

New Atlanticist

Mar 12, 2025

The US pullout from the climate loss and damage fund will prove costlier in the long run

By Jorge Gastelumendi

The Trump administration has an opportunity and obligation to reconsider its climate policies and to fully recognize the economic costs.

Climate Change & Climate Action Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 12, 2025

Michta in 19FortyFive on how Russia may respond to the proposed ceasefire

On March 12, Dr. Andrew Michta, senior fellow in the GeoStrategy Initiative, published an article in 19FortyFive on how Russia may respond to the proposed ceasefire agreement supported by Ukraine and the United States. He argues that Putin’s choice to accept or reject the ceasefire will have a lasting influence on relations between Washington and […]

Politics & Diplomacy Russia

Balkans Debrief

Mar 12, 2025

What is the future of Russian immigration to Serbia? | A Debrief with Srdjan Cvijić and Maxim Samorukov

Russians have migrated to Serbia en masse particularly since the Ukraine war began in 2022. Ilva Tare speaks with Srdjan Cvijic and Maxim Samorukov about BCSP's latest findings on Russian immigration to Serbia.

Europe & Eurasia Migration

In the News

Mar 12, 2025

Ullman in the Hill on Trump’s reshaping of the Republican and Democratic parties

On March 10, Atlantic Council Senior Advisor Harlan Ullman published an op-ed in the Hill that outlines how US President Donald Trump “disappeared” the traditional notions of the Republican and Democratic parties. He argues that President Trump “won a new working-class coalition” of historic Democratic voters while shifting traditional Republican ideals inside his own party.  

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

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