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May 7, 2025

Ullman in the Hill on how the Trump administration is shaping Europe, NATO, and geopolitics

On May 5, Atlantic Council Senior Advisor Harlan Ullman published an op-ed in the Hill on US President Donald Trump’s divergence from the traditional assumptions of the transatlantic alliance. He argues that, if the United States steps away from NATO, there is no clear European power poised to take a leadership role.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Eye on Europe's elections

May 7, 2025

Your primer on the Romanian presidential election

By Daniel Fried and Alex Serban

Ahead of the second round on May 18, our experts are breaking down the race and its potential impacts on Romania’s foreign policy.

Elections Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

May 6, 2025

The next pope may be African—or not. Either way, Africa is at the forefront of today’s Roman Catholic Church.

By Alexander Tripp

An African pope is not a given in this conclave or the next, but African agency and leadership in the twenty-first-century church is.

Africa Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

May 6, 2025

Is Merz’s double-take chancellor vote a sign of things to come in Germany?

By Jörn Fleck and Jurek Wille

It took two rounds of voting in the Bundestag to elect Friedrich Merz chancellor, a sign of division unprecedented in modern German history.

Defense Policy Elections

MENASource

May 6, 2025

A blueprint for a trilateral Morocco-Israel-US investment fund

By Aïssa Christophe Agostini

Amid instability in the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Sahel, a chance to deliver on the promise of the Abraham Accords.

Israel Middle East

In the News

May 6, 2025

Lipner quoted in ABC News Australia on Israel anticipating strong support from the United States

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

In the News

May 6, 2025

Lipner quoted in The Washington Post on Netanyahu’s desire to reconfigure Israel’s strategy under new commanders

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

In the News

May 6, 2025

Samaan quoted in CNN on Russia-Iranian relations

By Atlantic Council

Iran Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 6, 2025

Samaan and Fulton join ME Outlook 2025 Podcast to discuss US-China competition in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

China Middle East

In the News

May 6, 2025

Chamlou joins VOA Farsi to discuss President Trump’s Inauguration

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy Security & Defense

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