Ullman in UPI: USS Bonhomme Richard inferno is a metaphor for America

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
Ullman in UPI: USS Bonhomme Richard inferno is a metaphor for America

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
Ullman in UPI: USS Bonhomme Richard inferno is a metaphor for America

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

Jul 22, 2020

Ullman in UPI: USS Bonhomme Richard inferno is a metaphor for America

By Harlan Ullman

Politics & Diplomacy United States and Canada

In the News

Jul 22, 2020

Hudson quoted in Foreign Policy on the politics behind leadership selection for the new United Nations mission to Sudan

By Atlantic Council

Africa Democratic Transitions

New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2020

Peering through the fog: The liberal international order in the real world

By Daniel Fried

The liberal order gave the world generations of general great power peace and unprecedented prosperity. Stack that against the first half of the twentieth century.

International Norms International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2020

As candidates to be the next WTO leader call for reform, destructive subsidy practices must loom large

By Mark Linscott

The director general race likely must run its course before a group of WTO Members can press ahead to launch a new negotiation on subsidies. But the WTO cannot afford to be on the sidelines for long.

International Organizations Trade and tariffs

UkraineAlert

Jul 22, 2020

How to win Ukraine’s long fight for good governance

By Anders Åslund

Ever since 1991, Ukraine has been described as a land of huge potential, but it remains among Europe's poorest nations. Can President Zelenskyy provide the good governance Ukraine requires to succeed?

Corruption Democratic Transitions

IranSource

Jul 22, 2020

What are the alternatives to the Iran nuclear deal?

By Kenneth Katzman

As Iran’s adherence to the JCPOA declines, and the prospects for Tehran to negotiate a revised JCPOA appear remote, the United States and its regional partners—particularly Israel—might be considering alternatives to mitigate the potential nuclear threat from Iran.

Iran Middle East

UkraineAlert

Jul 21, 2020

Ukraine’s healthcare system is in critical condition again

By Judy Twigg

After a few years in remission, Ukraine’s health sector is in critical condition once again, with efforts underway to reverse the reform progress achieved in the sector since the 2014 Revolution of Dignity.

Democratic Transitions Political Reform

Event Recap

Jul 21, 2020

Event recap: “The role of victims in Afghanistan’s peace process”

By Atlantic Council

On July 20, 2020 the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a panel discussion on the role of victims in Afghanistan’s peace process. Marika Theros, a nonresident senior fellow at the South Asia Center, moderated the discussion which was paneled by Shaharzad Akbar, Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission; Sergio Jamarillo Caro, Former High Commissioner for Peace for Colombia; and Hadi Marifat, Executive Director of the Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization.

Afghanistan Democratic Transitions

MENASource

Jul 21, 2020

Lebanon’s fate appears to be irreversibly tied to Syria

By Mona Alami

With hope for any solution dimming every day, and as Lebanon and Syria’s fate becomes increasingly intertwined, the situation in Beirut will grow more desperate.

Lebanon Middle East

IranSource

Jul 21, 2020

The defenestration of Bucharest: How Europe can help Iranian survivors of rights abuses

By Gissou Nia and Amanda Ghahremani

It is now time for Europe to renew its commitment to prosecuting international crimes, especially as Iranian survivors increasingly become European citizens and residents.

Iran Middle East
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Eric V. Guichard

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