Evolving news media landscapes in India and Pakistan: Implications for regional peace and stability

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
Evolving news media landscapes in India and Pakistan: Implications for regional peace and stability

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
Evolving news media landscapes in India and Pakistan: Implications for regional peace and stability

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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Report

Aug 13, 2020

Evolving news media landscapes in India and Pakistan: Implications for regional peace and stability

By Fatima Salman

India and Pakistan recognize the utility of the press in contemporary conflicts, and seek to deploy it as an offensive weapon in a larger information war. Both countries have utilized digital, print, and broadcast media to shape international perceptions and public opinion domestically.

India Media

In the News

Aug 13, 2020

Nooruddin joins India Today to discuss Kamala Harris as US vice-presidential candidate

By Atlantic Council

India Politics & Diplomacy

IranSource

Aug 13, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic exacerbates Iran’s child abuse problem

By Khosro Sayeh Isfahani

Lack of healthy communication and parenting skills, coupled with a sense of unknowing and fear during the pandemic, have increased stress and tensions at home.

Iran Middle East

MENASource

Aug 13, 2020

American force posture needs to be better aligned to national security interests in an affordable way

By John W. Miller

It is time to more thoughtfully align national security policy with a force structure and acquisition paradigm that America can afford to the force posture that American security interests require.

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

Future of DHS

Aug 13, 2020

Warrick and Durkovich quoted in the Washington Post on the Future of DHS Project

By Atlantic Council

Thomas Warrick and Caitlin Durkovich—directors of the Future of DHS Project—were quoted in this Washington Post article on the mission of the Department of Homeland Security. Refocusing DHS's mission on nonmilitary threats to the homeland is a key recommendation of the Key Findings and Recommendations published by the project.

Cybersecurity Disinformation

Issue Brief

Aug 13, 2020

The Maduro Regime’s Illicit Activities: A Threat to Democracy in Venezuela and Security in Latin America

By Douglas Farah

Introduction By Diego Area and Domingo Sadurní Two months after the internationally recognized interim government marked its first year, Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis, the worst ever in the Western Hemisphere’s modern history, entered a new phase. The coronavirus pandemic, which has rattled even the most developed nations, is further straining a crippled health system already unable […]

Conflict Corruption

In the News

Aug 12, 2020

Charai in Newsmax: International coalition needed for change in Lebanon

By Atlantic Council

The deadly explosion in Beirut has left Lebanon reeling, caught between an economic crisis, crumbling public services, and a growing pandemic. In this moment, the international community must come together in standing with the Lebanese majority to enable a truly independent and viable Lebanese state. Read Atlantic Council Board Director Ahmed Charai's latest in Newsmax on how an international coalition is needed to promote change in Lebanon.

Corruption Lebanon

New Atlanticist

Aug 12, 2020

What got you here won’t get you there: To succeed in Cold War II, America needs to avoid the wrong lessons from Cold War I

By Christopher M. England and Sina Azodi

One danger today is that the history of Cold War will be misinterpreted, as if one or two major foreign policy initiatives will enable the United States to “contain” a rising China. Instead, the appropriate lesson is that nations stagnate when they cling to outmoded policies, while those that innovate can gain a renewed but temporary lease on life.

China Economy & Business

MENASource

Aug 12, 2020

The Syrian regime wheels and deals minorities to remain in power

By Ayman Abdel Nour

The Bashar al-Assad regime operates merely to preserve itself, undermining chances of Syrians uniting across religious and ethnic lines.

Politics & Diplomacy Syria

UkraineAlert

Aug 11, 2020

Zelenskyy’s old new faces

By Adrian Karatnycky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to power in 2019 promising a new era in Ukrainian politics but the recent appointment of figures from the discredited past raises questions about this fresh start.

Democratic Transitions Political Reform
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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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Tobias Ellwood

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GeoStrategy Initiative

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Nathalie Rayes

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

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