Politics & Diplomacy

Flawed assumptions hamper Western response to Russia’s Ukraine War

By Glenn Chafetz, Richard D. Hooker, Jr.

The Western response to Russia's Ukraine invasion is being undermined by flawed assumptions over the danger of a possible nuclear escalation and the need to maintain a workable relationship with Russia.

To re-engage in the Black Sea, the US must look to Turkey

By Arnold C. Dupuy

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents an opportunity for the United States to re-engage in the Black Sea region. To do so, it will need to work with partners and allies, such as Turkey.

Climate vulnerability and food insecurity in MENA should be priorities for US policymakers

By Amal Kandeel

Food security conditions in MENA could become perilously worse as the Russian war increases stress and shortages in the global food supply chains that the region heavily depends on.

The war in Ukraine is an opportunity to upgrade the transatlantic architecture. Here’s how.

By Ira Straus

Atlantic leaders should treat the current conflict—just as they did the Cold War—as an opportunity to improve institutional capabilities.

Europe home alone: Gaming out the future of transatlantic relations

By Liana Fix, Xenia Kelemen, and Jörn Fleck

The Atlantic Council partnered with Körber-Stiftung International Affairs on the 2022 Körber Policy Game to game out Europe's reactions to any future rifts in the transatlantic relationship.

Russia must be held accountable for committing genocide in Ukraine

By Danielle Johnson

Efforts to hold Russia accountable for genocide in Ukraine will involve war crimes trials but must also focus on the broader challenge of addressing Russia's historical sense of impunity, writes Danielle Johnson

Without Gorbachev, Reagan wouldn’t have won the Cold War

By Thom Shanker

Victory and success, the late Soviet leader once said, can only be found when all parties feel they have won something.

What legacy does Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, leave behind?

Our experts examine Gorbachev's complicated legacy and wonder: What could have been?

Experts react: Muqtada al-Sadr withdraws from politics. What’s next for Iraq amid a deep political rupture?

By Abbas Kadhim, C. Anthony Pfaff, Barbara Slavin, Andrew L. Peek, Masoud Mostajabi

Atlantic Council experts react to the news of Muqtada aSadr’s resignation and offer their thoughts on how the international community will deal with the conflict moving forward.