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MENASource

Aug 25, 2025

Dispatch from Syria’s Christian strongholds: A new government, a full political spectrum

By Gregory Waters

The conditions of Christian communities across the country remain varied, with the opinions of religious and community leaders deeply mixed.

Civil Society
Democratic Transitions

In the News

Aug 22, 2025

Gray quoted in The Hill on President Trump’s foreign policy 

On August 22, Alexander B. Gray, nonresident senior fellow of the GeoStrategy Initiative of the Scowcroft Center, was quoted in The Hill arguing in favor of President Trump’s decision to have Secretary Marco Rubio run the National Security Council.

Civil Society
Politics & Diplomacy

Issue Brief

Aug 21, 2025

Addressing China’s military expansion in West Africa and beyond

By Tressa Guenov

As China expands its military reach in West Africa, the United States risks losing strategic ground on the continent. The next National Defense Strategy must confront China’s ambitions beyond the Indo-Pacific, balancing defense diplomacy, bilateral military relationships, and counterterrorism.

Africa
China

Issue Brief

Aug 21, 2025

Winning through people: The human capital advantage in great-power competition

By Beth Foster and Alex Wagner

To maintain military readiness, deter conflict, and preserve its technological edge, the United States must prioritize human capital by investing in resilient service members and a skilled civilian workforce.

Defense Policy
National Security

New Atlanticist

Aug 21, 2025

Crisis management and resilience: Lessons from Latvia for NATO allies

By Heidi Hardt and Māris Cepurītis

Latvia’s experience offers an example of how a small state can respond to complex, hybrid crises.

Europe & Eurasia
NATO

In the News

Aug 21, 2025

Warrick joins Al-Jazeera to discuss the possibility of a major increase in US humanitarian aid to Gaza

By Atlantic Council

Conflict
Crisis Management

UkraineAlert

Aug 19, 2025

A strong Ukraine is the only realistic security guarantee against Russia

By Peter Dickinson

Ukraine's Western partners are preparing to offer security guarantees as part of efforts to prevent further Russian aggression, but it far from clear whether Western governments would actually fight Russia on behalf of Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict
Defense Policy

In the News

Aug 19, 2025

Charai in Newsmax: President Trump Can Defeat Muslim Brotherhood’s Grip on Mideast

By Atlantic Council

Extremism
Freedom and Prosperity

UkraineAlert

Aug 14, 2025

Alaska Summit: Trump wants a real estate deal. Putin wants an empire.

By Peter Dickinson

US President Donald Trump appears to view peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin as a geopolitical real estate deal. But the Russian dictator is not fighting for land in Ukraine. He is fighting for Ukraine itself, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict
Democratic Transitions
Empty hospital beds line the ward of the emergency unit at the National Orthopaedic Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, during a nurses' strike protesting poor government support.

AfricaSource

Aug 14, 2025

Biased credit ratings are costing Africa billions—and worsening its health crises

By Maggie Mutesi

As debt payments outpace spending on health and education, African leaders are renewing calls to overhaul a credit ratings system they say punishes reform and deepens fragility. Zambia is a case in point.

Africa
Civil Society

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