Nasr in Foreign Policy: Why Raisi is the West’s best hope for a deal with Iran

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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Nasr in Foreign Policy: Why Raisi is the West’s best hope for a deal with Iran

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
Nasr in Foreign Policy: Why Raisi is the West’s best hope for a deal with Iran

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

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In the News

Jun 28, 2021

Nasr in Foreign Policy: Why Raisi is the West’s best hope for a deal with Iran

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Iran

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Jun 28, 2021

Nawaz joins the Hudson Institute to discuss US-Pakistan relations after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

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UkraineAlert

Jun 27, 2021

Putin’s Crimean crackdown continues: Radio Free Europe journalist targeted

By Diane Francis

Russia has arrested and jailed freelance Radio Free Europe journalist Vladislav Yesypenko in a prosecution that appears to be part of a broader Kremlin campaign against the US-funded media outlet.

Conflict Human Rights

AC Selects

Jun 27, 2021

AC Selects: Obstacles home and abroad

Week of June 27, 2021 This week, Front Page event highlights featuring US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese, and Former CEO of Wikimedia, Katherine Maher. Related events

Disinformation Economy & Business

Inflection Points

Jun 27, 2021

At age one hundred, Chinese Communist Party is both the authoritarian world champion—and vulnerable

By Frederick Kempe

The Chinese Communist Party, which turns one hundred this week, represents history’s most successful authoritarians. So, why does Chinese President Xi Jinping seem so uneasy?

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 27, 2021

Schuman in Bloomberg Opinion: The West can’t call the shots on China’s agenda

By Atlantic Council

On June 27, 2021, Michael Schuman published a piece in Bloomberg Opinion cautioning Western countries to avoid the mistake of believing they can be in the “driver’s seat” of China’s foreign policy.

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 26, 2021

Lipner joins VOA Blinken’s appeals to Middle East leaders to support Gaza recovery

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Jun 26, 2021

Fulton quoted in South China Morning Post on China-Iran relations

By Atlantic Council

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Jun 25, 2021

Kroenig and Ashford review the Biden-Putin Summit

By Atlantic Council

On June 25, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discussed the successes of the Biden-Putin Summit, the Iranian presidential elections and the potential for a nuclear deal, and the future of […]

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Britain Debrief

Jun 25, 2021

#BritainDebrief – What does a new Sino-American Cold War mean for Britain? A debrief from James Palmer

By Ben Judah

For this #BritainDebrief, Foreign Policy magazine deputy editor and China expert James Palmer sits down with Ben Judah to explore the impact of Sino-US conflict on Britain.

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Millennium Leadership Program

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David H. Young

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Bailey Galicia

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Jacobo Ramos Folch

Policy Manager, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Millennium Leadership Program

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Jeffrey Hovenier

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Fabio Petito

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Rethinking US policy options in Afghanistan
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Lucian Kim on “Putin’s Revenge” and Russia’s war on Ukraine
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