Charai for The National Interest: What the Trump-Mamdani Meeting Reveals About American Leadership

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
Charai for The National Interest: What the Trump-Mamdani Meeting Reveals About American Leadership

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 Economic Sanctions
Charai for The National Interest: What the Trump-Mamdani Meeting Reveals About American Leadership

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

Content

In the News

Nov 24, 2025

Charai for The National Interest: What the Trump-Mamdani Meeting Reveals About American Leadership

By Atlantic Council

Americas
Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Nov 24, 2025

Safety should be front and center in India’s vision for its AI Impact Summit

By Trisha Ray

Despite the headline attention on impact, safety needs to be fundamental to India’s vision for artificial intelligence that engenders trust, inclusion, and empowerment.

Artificial Intelligence
India

In the News

Nov 22, 2025

Sotiriadis on Fox News on Ukraine peace deal, Venezuela

On November 22, Jake Sotiriadis, nonresident senior fellow with the GeoStrategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, appeared on Fox News to discuss President Trump’s proposed Russia-Ukraine peace deal and the administration’s actions in Venezuela.

Conflict
Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Nov 21, 2025

The expert conversation: Separating signal from noise in Trump’s Ukraine peace plan

By John E. Herbst

The White House has increased pressure on Kyiv to accept a twenty-eight-point plan to end the war by next Thursday.

Conflict
Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Fast Thinking

Nov 21, 2025

The good, the bad, and the ugly in the US peace plan for Ukraine 

By Atlantic Council

Our experts assess the Trump administration’s proposal for ending the war in Ukraine and what to expect next.

Conflict
Europe & Eurasia

MENASource

Nov 21, 2025

Syria joining the anti-ISIS coalition is a westward pivot—with opportunities and risks

By Merissa Khurma and Giorgio Cafiero

The decision is a shift in the country’s alignment—from Russian and Iranian spheres of influence to one in NATO and GCC regional orbits.

Democratic Transitions
Middle East

UkraineAlert

Nov 20, 2025

Any serious Ukraine peace plan must address Putin’s imperial ambitions

By Mykola Bielieskov

The new US plan to end the war in Ukraine fails to recognize that Putin is not driven by limited political goals. He believes he is engaged in an existential struggle to revive Russia’s great power status and will never accept a compromise peace, writes Mykola Bielieskov.

Conflict
Disinformation

In the News

Nov 20, 2025

Taylor joins Alsharqiya to discuss the Popular Mobilization Forces

By Atlantic Council

Arabic
Iraq

UkraineAlert

Nov 20, 2025

Axis of authoritarians poses mounting threat on the global information front

By William Dixon, Maksym Beznosiuk

The authoritarian axis that has taken shape since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is currently setting new standards in terms of coordinated information operations across media platforms, write William Dixon and Maksym Beznosiuk.

China
Civil Society

Inflection Points

Nov 20, 2025

Trump and MBS have big ambitions for the Middle East. Bold action must follow.

By Frederick Kempe

Beneath all the deals and agreements that will be announced this week, US and Saudi officials are quietly conjuring plans that could be transformative.

Middle East
Politics & Diplomacy
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Enrique Millán-Mejía

Senior Fellow, Economic Development

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Americas Colombia

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Millennium Leadership Program

Europe & Eurasia Human Rights

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Bart Piasecki

Assistant Director

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Fiscal and Structural Reform International Financial Institutions

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Afaq Hussain

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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James Mazzarella

Senior Fellow

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Kim Córdova

Culture Journalist and Independent Curator

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Beyond the game: The new frontiers of sports diplomacy
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Twisted sisters: Biodefense supply chains and stockpiles
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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on one year of a new global trade system

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer discusses the major changes in US trade policy that have taken place during the first year of the second Trump administration and how the strategy will evolve in the years ahead.
Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy Trade and tariffs United States and Canada