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UkraineAlert

Oct 1, 2025

Plight of Belarusian political prisoners must not be forgotten

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Craig Jackson </span>

Belarusian human rights defender Andrei Chapiuk spent almost five years in prison and says the world must not forget about the more than one thousand Belarusian political prisoners who remain behind bars.

Belarus Civil Society

Fast Thinking

Sep 29, 2025

Moldova’s pro-EU ruling party won despite Russian interference. Now what? 

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Moldova’s pro-Western ruling party has won a parliamentary majority. Our experts share their perspectives on what’s next for the country’s path to European Union accession.

Disinformation Elections

New Atlanticist

Sep 12, 2025

Was Trump’s strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat legal?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Celeste Kmiotek</span>

It’s worth looking in detail at where the US strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel on September 2 sits in relation to international law.

Maritime Security Rule of Law

UkraineAlert

Sep 11, 2025

Fighting corruption strengthens Ukraine in the war against Russia

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Matthew H. Murray</span>

Ukraine's efforts to combat corruption on the domestic front play a vital role in the country's broader fight for national survival against Vladimir Putin's resurgent Russian imperialism, writes Matthew H. Murray.

Civil Society Conflict

Issue Brief

Sep 11, 2025

Private industry should step up to protect the global maritime order

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Elisabeth Braw</span>

Who should protect the global maritime order? While a growing number of countries have begun to violate maritime rules, the maritime sector has the opportunity, and an obligation, to help prevent further deterioration of the rules that underpin safe commerce and safe passage on the seas.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Sep 4, 2025

Dispatches from Damascus: The state of Syria’s postwar transition nine months after Assad’s fall

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council experts</span>

On a recent trip to the Syrian capital, Atlantic Council experts took note of how far the country has come since the Assad regime’s fall and what still needs to happen to secure peace and prosperity.

Conflict Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Sep 2, 2025

Take Colombia’s risk of democratic backsliding under Petro seriously

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Enrique Millán-Mejía</span>, <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Geoff Ramsey</span>

Recent statements and proposals from Colombian President Gustavo Petro have raised concerns that his administration could spark a constitutional crisis.

Colombia Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Aug 26, 2025

Trump’s economic agenda is set to collide with the Supreme Court

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Josh Lipsky</span>

The court will likely have to weigh in on both the president’s use of emergency powers and his escalating war with the Federal Reserve.

Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy

Issue Brief

Aug 20, 2025

Why the rule of law is the key to prosperity: Lessons from thirty years of data 

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Annie (Yu-Lin) Lee</span>, <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Joseph Lemoine</span>

Thirty years of global data point to one conclusion: the rule of law is the most important driver of prosperity. Strong legal systems foster trust, investment, and stability. Where laws are predictable and applied equally, societies thrive; where they weaken, reforms falter and prosperity stalls.

Africa Freedom and Prosperity

UkraineAlert

Aug 12, 2025

Sacrificing Ukraine will only increase the cost of stopping Putin’s Russia

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Pavlo Zhovnirenko</span>

Pressuring Ukraine to accept a Kremlin-friendly settlement may succeed in pausing the current war, but it will not bring peace. On the contrary, it will set the stage for international instability on a far larger scale, writes Pavlo Zhovnirenko.

China Conflict

Experts