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Sep 16, 2019

Wieslander in Defense One: It’s Time for NATO to Engage in the Arctic

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia
Security & Defense

Press and members call

Sep 16, 2019

Press call: Expert analysis on the Saudi Aramco attack

By Atlantic Council

Following the September 14 attack on two Saudi Aramco facilities, Atlantic Council experts Kirsten Fontenrose, Phillip Cornell, Ellen Wald, Jean-Francois Seznec, and Randolph Bell unpack the latest developments and offer insight into the ramifications for global energy markets, regional security, and the anticipated Aramco IPO. The Council regularly holds press and members calls on breaking news stories. To be invited […]

Infrastructure Protection
Oil and Gas

In the News

Sep 16, 2019

Åslund joins Pryamiy kanal to discuss Russian elections and Bolton’s resignation

By Anders Åslund

Elections
National Security

IranSource

Sep 16, 2019

From overtures for US talks to threats of war with Iran

By Barbara Slavin

Rejected again and embarrassed by the escalation in the Persian Gulf his policies have incentivized, Trump is likely to make similar belligerent comments this year and US-Iran relations will only worsen.

Iran
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Sep 15, 2019

Cohen in Forbes: Why The Brazen Attack On Saudi Oil Could Force The U.S. To Act

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment
Iran

In the News

Sep 13, 2019

Bryza interviewed in The Georgian Journal on Georgia, NATO membership and Trump’s presidency with GJ

By Atlantic Council

Eastern Europe
Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Sep 13, 2019

Europe moves to curb ISIS antiquity trafficking

By Brooks Tigner

Global trafficking of fake and stolen antiquities is worth a whopping forty-five billion dollars a year, of which twenty billion is generated in Europe alone.

European Union
Terrorism
Baltic Sea Security, NATO

New Atlanticist

Sep 13, 2019

The importance of Baltic navies ensuring Baltic Sea security

By Adm. James G. Foggo III

The commander of US Naval Forces Europe and Africa and NATO Allied Joint Force Command Naples argues that "a strong alliance of navies will enable us all to maintain the most basic human rights: freedom and safety."

Maritime Security
NATO

In the News

Sep 12, 2019

Binnendijk and Shapiro in Defense News: A guide to how the US and Finland can enhance defense cooperation

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia
Northern Europe

Report

Sep 12, 2019

Russia’s intervention in Venezuela: What’s at stake?

By John E. Herbst and Jason Marczak

Venezuela is suffering one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in recent memory, Russia has become a key actor that has provided a lifeline of support to Maduro and his cronies. Today, Russia’s efforts to prop up Nicolás Maduro have been a relatively low-cost, but high-reward strategy for Moscow to sow further instability in the United States' own hemisphere.

Democratic Transitions
Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

Experts

Events