Lipner quoted in USA Today on Trump-Netanyahu relationship

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
Lipner quoted in USA Today on Trump-Netanyahu relationship

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
Lipner quoted in USA Today on Trump-Netanyahu relationship

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

Mar 26, 2019

Lipner quoted in USA Today on Trump-Netanyahu relationship

By Shalom Lipner

Israel Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 26, 2019

Lipner quoted in The Washington Post on Trump-Netanyahu collusion
Israel Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Mar 25, 2019

Making sense of Nazarbayev’s abrupt resignation in Kazakhstan

By Dinara Pisareva

Nazarbayev’s abrupt departure from power may also be an attempt to preserve his image as the “father of the nation” and economic modernizer before things start to fall apart.

Central Asia Democratic Transitions

In the News

Mar 25, 2019

Charai in The National Interest: Afghanistan May Not Survive a U.S. Withdrawal

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 25, 2019

Lipner quoted In The Wall Street Journal on Israeli election
Elections Israel

UkraineAlert

Mar 25, 2019

What to expect from Ukraine’s completely unpredictable presidential election

By Brian Mefford

On March 31, Ukrainians will select their sixth president. The election is seen a referendum on the incumbent Poroshenko administration and his record since the watershed Euromaidan Revolution that decisively moved Ukraine onto a pro-Western path. Polls put political newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the lead, with Poroshenko and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko fighting for […]

Elections Political Reform

UkraineAlert

Mar 25, 2019

Some things never change

By Andreas Umland

Ukraine’s presidential election is less than a week away, and no candidate will win outright with fifty percent. Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy leads in the polls and will certainly be in the run-off election on April 21. The big question is whether he will face incumbent President Petro Poroshenko or former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Poroshenko […]

Elections Eurozone

UkraineAlert

Mar 25, 2019

The real Russian candidate in Ukraine’s presidential race

By Anders Åslund

On March 22, nine days before the Ukrainian presidential election, Ukraine’s pro-Russian presidential candidate Yuriy Boyko went to Moscow to meet Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev without prior announcement. It’s strange for a presidential candidate to visit a leader of a country with which it is at war, but that was only the beginning of […]

Corruption Elections

In the News

Mar 22, 2019

Lipner quoted in The Washington Post on Trump’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights
Israel Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2019

Wanted: A spirit of creativity and realism on WTO reform

By Mark Linscott

With vision and a greater sense of responsibility among all members, the future of the WTO’s negotiating arm could be quite bright.

International Organizations Trade and tariffs
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Linas Kojala

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Enrique Millán-Mejía

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Spain’s foreign minister on Madrid’s approach to European and global security

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares Bueno shares Spain's strategy for Europe, NATO's southern flank, and the transatlantic alliance.

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