Kroenig and Ashford discuss regime change, Hong Kong, and ‘Hamilton’ in Foreign Policy

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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Kroenig and Ashford discuss regime change, Hong Kong, and ‘Hamilton’ in Foreign Policy

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
Kroenig and Ashford discuss regime change, Hong Kong, and ‘Hamilton’ in Foreign Policy

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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Jul 10, 2020

Kroenig and Ashford discuss regime change, Hong Kong, and ‘Hamilton’ in Foreign Policy

By Atlantic Council

In this biweekly Foreign Policy column, Matthew Kroenig and Emma Ashford discuss the crisis in Hong Kong and the effectiveness of regime change, using 'Hamilton' and its insights as a premise.

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Jul 10, 2020

Salman joins FICCI India to discuss digital news in India

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Jul 10, 2020

Robert Manning interviewed on TRT about India-China border dispute

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Jul 10, 2020

Slavin joins Al Hurra to discuss Iran attacks
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Jul 10, 2020

Sherman quoted in the Los Angeles Times about the Trump administration’s discussed ban on TikTok
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Jul 10, 2020

Sherman quoted in The Daily Beast on the Trump administration discussing a ban on TikTok
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Jul 10, 2020

Nile Basin’s GERD dispute creates risks for Egypt, Sudan, and beyond

By Amal Kandeel

Competition for the Nile Basin’s freshwater has been growing markedly for three decades. In 2011, it intensified after Ethiopia started building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Ethiopia North Africa

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Jul 10, 2020

A series of unusual events in Iran point to sabotage. How will Tehran respond?

By Borzou Daragahi

A spate of explosions has struck highly secure and sensitive sites, as well as regular industrial locales, including factories and gas pipelines, and even a clinic in a fancy part of north Tehran.

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Jul 9, 2020

Christopher Preble co-hosts Net Assessment podcast episode on COVID-19 and US global leadership

By Atlantic Council

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Jul 9, 2020

Lebanon’s economic recovery plan will only repeat past failures

By David Daoud and Paul Gadalla

Decades of corruption, waste of public funds, and financial mismanagement have ruined Lebanon’s economy. Rather than create productive sectors, successive Lebanese governments have bet on high-end tourism, luxury real estate, and expatriate remittances to remain afloat since 1990.

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