Europe needs to keep up the momentum for Ukraine after its White House show of force

New Atlanticist Mar 18, 2025

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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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Europe needs to keep up the momentum for Ukraine after its White House show of force

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.
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Europe needs to keep up the momentum for Ukraine after its White House show of force

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Aug 19, 2025

Europe needs to keep up the momentum for Ukraine after its White House show of force

By Jörn Fleck, James Batchik

Among other steps, European leaders should press forward on defining what security guarantees for Ukraine look like.

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Aug 19, 2025

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New Atlanticist

Aug 19, 2025

How Trump can drive an end to the war in Gaza

By Daniel B. Shapiro

A narrow opportunity exists to avoid stretching the Gaza tragedy into 2026. The US president needs to seize it.

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MENASource

Aug 19, 2025

For enduring normalization, Israel must back democracy in Sudan

By Nasredeen Abdulbari

Israel should align itself with Sudan’s genuine pro-democracy civilian forces—not its military elites.

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Aug 19, 2025

Boulos’s North Africa trip reinforces US ‘deals, not aid’ strategy

By Alissa Pavia

The US senior advisor for Africa's visit to the region showcases that Washington still considers North Africa to be central to its foreign policy.

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Aug 19, 2025

Ullman in The Hill on the Alaska Summit

On August 19, Atlantic Council Senior Advisor Harlan Ullman published an op-ed in The Hill on President Trump and Russian President Putin’s meeting in Alaska. He argues that the meeting was a disaster and Trump conceded to Putin.

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Aug 18, 2025

Vinograd on CBS News on President Trump’s meeting with European leaders

On August 18, Samantha Vinograd, nonresident senior fellow at the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative, appeared on CBS News to discuss takeaways from President Trump’s White House meeting with senior European leaders about the war in Ukraine.

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Inflection Points

Aug 17, 2025

Will Europe rise to its strategic moment?

By Frederick Kempe

With the future of European security on the line, the Ukrainian president and several European allies will meet with US President Donald Trump on Monday.

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UkraineAlert

Aug 16, 2025

Ukrainians left dismayed as Trump gives Putin the red carpet treatment

By Peter Dickinson

US President Donald Trump's warm welcome for Russian President Vladimir Putin was a major PR victory for the Kremlin dictator that made for particularly painful viewing in Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson.

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Aug 16, 2025

Gray in The Diplomat on America’s support for Taiwan

On August 16, Alexander B. Gray, nonresident senior fellow of the GeoStrategy Initiative, published an article in The Diplomat titled “America’s Support for Taiwan Is at a Critical Juncture.”

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