Charai in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: Look to Middle Eastern Diasporas for Figures to Inspire Change

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.
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Charai in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: Look to Middle Eastern Diasporas for Figures to Inspire Change

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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Charai in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: Look to Middle Eastern Diasporas for Figures to Inspire Change

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.
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Jan 6, 2025

Charai in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: Look to Middle Eastern Diasporas for Figures to Inspire Change

By Atlantic Council

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Jan 3, 2025

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Dakota Cary in the Washington Post

By Dakota Cary

On January 3rd, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Dakota Cary spoke to the Washington Post about Beijing Integrity Tech, the cybersecurity company linked to the Flax Typhoon attacks.

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Jan 3, 2025

Biden’s blocked US Steel deal carries big risks. Here are the top three.

By Sarah Bauerle Danzman

On January 3, the US president blocked Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of the US company on national security grounds. It could have important consequences in the years ahead.

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Jan 3, 2025

Dispatch from Damascus: The challenges of rebuilding are becoming clearer in Syria

By Diana Rayes 

Syrians know they will not get what they need to rebuild as a society with one hand tied behind their backs, Diana Rayes writes from Damascus.

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Michta in 19FortyFive, RealClearDefense, and RealClearWorld on Russia’s imperial mindset

On January 1, Andrew Michta, director and senior fellow of the GeoStrategy Initiative, released a piece in 19FortyFive on how Russia’s imperial mindset led to its invasion of Ukraine. He argues that policymakers must recognize Russia as an empire to understand Moscow’s larger ambitions and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approach to the war in Ukraine […]

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New Atlanticist

Jan 3, 2025

The Atlantic Council’s greatest hits of 2024

By Frederick Kempe

These articles, reports, initiatives, and convenings represent the best of the Atlantic Council’s work in 2024 to shape the global future together with allies and partners.

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Jan 2, 2025

Missiles, AI, and drone swarms: Ukraine’s 2025 defense tech priorities

By Nataliia Kushnerska

Ukrainian defense tech companies will be focusing on domestic missile production, drone swarms, and AI technologies in 2025 as Ukraine seeks to remain one step ahead of Russia in the race to innovate, writes Nataliia Kushnerska.

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New Atlanticist

Dec 29, 2024

How Jimmy Carter’s support for human rights helped win the Cold War

By Daniel Fried

By elevating human rights in US relations with the Soviet Bloc, Carter put the United States on offense in the Cold War.

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Dec 26, 2024

Pavia interviewed by Warrior Diplomacy on the struggle for power in the Middle East

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Dec 26, 2024

Global China Hub and Indo-Pacific Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts on NBC Montana

By Dexter Tiff Roberts

On December 26th, GCH and IPSI nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts was featured in a 20-minute interview with NBC Montana on US-China competition, economic coercion, critical minerals, chips, the Belt and Road Initiative, South China Sea tensions, Taiwan, and more.

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