Belarus border crisis: Lukashenka weaponizes human misery

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In the scramble for Africa’s critical minerals, the West must not abandon the ESG agenda

By Zainab Usman and Rama Yade

As this race for minerals and metals critical for the energy transition heats up, both companies and governments must not abandon environmental, social, and governance principles in Africa.
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Belarus border crisis: Lukashenka weaponizes human misery

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This Women’s History Month, focus on African women’s achievements, not just their challenges

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African women deserve recognition not just for the indignities they face, but for the heights they achieve.
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Belarus border crisis: Lukashenka weaponizes human misery

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Syria’s women face a new chapter. Here’s how to amplify their voices.

By Diana Rayes , Hind Kabawat

It is critical for women to be involved in transitional justice and constitutional reform processes in Syria.
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BelarusAlert

Nov 9, 2021

Belarus border crisis: Lukashenka weaponizes human misery

By Daniel Fried, Michal Baranowski, Ben Judah

Kremlin-backed Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka has weaponized migrants from across the Middle East and is using them to create a border crisis in his escalating hybrid war against the EU.

Belarus
Conflict

New Atlanticist

Nov 9, 2021

Pfizer’s Albert Bourla on how the pandemic ends

By Atlantic Council

Bourla joined the Atlantic Council to talk about his collaboration with BioNTech on the COVID-19 vaccine, his take on misinformation and politics in medicine, and his personal story.

Coronavirus
Resilience

The Atlantic Council at 60

Nov 9, 2021

The Atlantic imperative

By N. W. Collins

The tale of an organization founded at a delicate moment for a young administration, with international crises swirling and a need for a coherent Atlanticist voice.

Civil Society
NATO

The Atlantic Council at 60

Nov 9, 2021

What the Atlantic Council was like in its early years

By Melvin Small

An examination of the Atlantic Council's complicated interactions with the government, foundations, American elites, and the public during its formative years offers a revealing look at the way such non-governmental organizations contribute to the foreign-policy debate in the United States.

Civil Society
NATO

Annual Report

Nov 9, 2021

The Atlantic Council at 60: Enriched by its past, energized by its present, and equipped for the future

By John F.W. Rogers, Frederick Kempe

We are fortunate that the Atlantic Council our founders created six decades ago has never been more robust, but the array of challenges we face has never been more daunting. Here’s how we are shaping the global future together.

Civil Society
Politics & Diplomacy

The Atlantic Council at 60

Nov 9, 2021

How the Atlantic Council reinvented itself

By James Joyner

The vision of a “Think Tank for the Twenty-First Century” seemed wildly ambitious back in 2007. No longer.

Civil Society
United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Nov 8, 2021

If the pandemic hit a year earlier, ‘we might not have been in the position to respond this fast,’ say BioNTech co-founders. Here’s why.

By Atlantic Council

BioNTech co-founders Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci joined the Atlantic Council to talk about their pursuit to develop mRNA vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine, and how they work on common passions as a couple.

Coronavirus
Resilience

Inflection Points

Nov 7, 2021

Special Report: Three lessons from Riyadh and Glasgow, as climate change collides with an energy shock

By Frederick Kempe

The world is experiencing more energy transition than revolution, climate adaptation is critical, and politics will indelibly shape the energy future.

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

UkraineAlert

Nov 6, 2021

Ukraine’s anti-oligarch law could make President Zelenskyy too powerful

By David Clark

President Zelenskyy has trumpeted the country's new anti-oligarch law as a meaningful step towards curbing the power of Ukraine's oligarch class, but critics fear it may actually make Zelenskyy himself too powerful.

Corruption
Democratic Transitions

UkraineAlert

Nov 4, 2021

Ukraine MPs fight back against fake Covid vaccination certificates

By Oleksandra Ustinova

As Ukraine grapples with a mounting Covid-19 death toll and low vaccination rates, the country's MPs aim to adopt tougher regulations targeting the thriving Ukrainian black market for fake vaccination certificates.

Coronavirus
Corruption
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Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Elizabeth Jones

Engagement Leader, Voluntas Ukraine

Millennium Leadership Program

Europe & Eurasia Resilience & Society

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Olena Babakova

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Central Europe Europe & Eurasia

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Bailey Galicia

Project Assistant

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Disinformation Politics & Diplomacy

Fellow

Reem Goussous

Nonresident senior fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

Americas Arabic

Fellow

Beth Van Schaack

Distinguished Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Human Rights International Norms

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Joannes Yimbesalu 

Founder, Nanaade

Millennium Leadership Program

Africa Resilience & Society
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