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Dec 17, 2018

Ben Nimmo Quoted in Politico Europe on Britain Grappling with Dark Web

By Atlantic Council

Ben Nimmmo spoke to Politico Europe about the internationalization of nationalism on the dark web and how the United Kingdom is responding.

English
Internet

New Atlanticist

Dec 14, 2018

Atlantic Council’s leadership outlines vision for the future

By David A. Wemer

“You rise and fall based on your ability to change when the environment around you changes,” said Atlantic Council’s outgoing interim chairman, retired US Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones, Jr., “If you cannot change... you [will] fail.”

Civil Society
International Norms

Event Recap

Dec 13, 2018

Rising Populism and the Future of Europe

By Global Business & Economics Program

On Thursday, December 13th, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program and the Embassy of Spain co-hosted an event on rising populism in Europe, celebrating the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Spain’s pluralistic constitution.

Economy & Business
Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Dec 10, 2018

Why human rights matter

By Iain Levine

Even the most basic value that underpins human rights—that every human life has equal worth—is threatened by those who talk and tweet of “the other” in ways that question their very humanity.

Civil Society
Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Dec 6, 2018

Right-Wing party gains ground in Spain

By Alex Baker

The December 2 regional election in Andalusia ended the Spanish anomaly. As the results poured in, heads turned in Europe as Vox, a populist right-wing party, won 11 percent of the vote and twelve seats in the Andalusian parliament.

Elections
Populism

In the News

Dec 5, 2018

Ferziger in Bloomberg Businessweek: As the Gulf Warms Up to Israel, a Synagogue Grows in Dubai

Civil Society
Israel

New Atlanticist

Nov 30, 2018

UN migration agreement leads to splits in the European Union

By Miranda L. Prosdotti

In reality, since the height of the migrant crisis European leaders have cut unauthorized migration by 90 percent, and UNHCR data shows that the number of arriving migrants is back to its pre-crisis level.

European Union
International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Nov 29, 2018

Trump administration’s new Nicaragua sanctions strategically target the top

By Samantha Sultoon

The new Nicaragua sanctions executive order (EO) is strategically scoped to expand the previous US sanctions actions taken in December and June under the Global Magnitsky human rights abuse and corruption authority.

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Nov 15, 2018

United States sanctions seventeen Saudi officials over Khashoggi murder

By Ashish Kumar Sen

“While sanctions are an important way of sending a message, they are also a blunt instrument that authoritarian leaders find ways to work around," said Richard LeBaron, a non-resident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East.

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Nov 14, 2018

The evolving wildfire threat: fewer, larger fires

By Samuel Jeffrey

While this year’s most intense fires have captured national attention as the largest, most destructive, and deadliest in California history, the total number of fires occurring annually in the United States has actually declined gradually in recent decades. 

Resilience
United States and Canada

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