Trump should keep, not cut, Biden’s last-minute offer of federal land for AI data centers

Issue Brief Oct 4, 2024

How the US and Europe can counter Russian information manipulation about nonproliferation

By Natasha Lander Finch, Ryan Arick

This strategic framework presents the findings and recommendations of the Atlantic Council project to develop and strengthen comprehensive responses to counter Russian foreign malign influence that undermine nonproliferation norms and regimes in Eastern Europe.
Disinformation Europe & Eurasia
Trump should keep, not cut, Biden’s last-minute offer of federal land for AI data centers

AfricaSource Sep 30, 2024

Could the United States’ future liftoffs take place in Africa?

By Temidayo Oniosun

By working together on expanding the roster of rocket launch sites available to the United States, Washington and its African partners can set a global standard for responsible space exploration.
Africa Space
Trump should keep, not cut, Biden’s last-minute offer of federal land for AI data centers

New Atlanticist Sep 4, 2024

Experts react: The US just accused Russia of meddling in the 2024 election. Here’s what to know.

By Atlantic Council experts

Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the Biden administration’s newly announced response to what it alleges is an expansive malign influence operation by the Kremlin.
Disinformation Economic Sanctions

Democracy & Tech Initiative

The DFRLab’s Democracy & Tech Initiative creates policy practices that align global stakeholders toward tech and governance that reinforces, rather than undermines, open societies. This initiative builds on the DFRLab’s leadership in the OSINT field, empowering global communities to promote transparency and accountability.

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New Atlanticist

Jan 23, 2025

Trump should keep, not cut, Biden’s last-minute offer of federal land for AI data centers

By Will LaRivee

In an executive order in the final days of his administration, US President Joe Biden put forward a promising idea to expand US data center capacity.

Artificial Intelligence Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Jan 23, 2025

A better way to ensure public safety and security from drones

By E. Aaron Brady

The FAA needs to work with local and state authorities to implement law enforcement networks that address concerns about uncrewed aerial systems.

Drones Security & Defense

MENASource

Jan 21, 2025

How the Gaza war brought Morocco and Israel closer

By Sarah Zaaimi

Security cooperation between Israel and Morocco is flourishing and has never been stronger, driven by a common Iranian threat and a shared vision for regional integration.

Defense Policy Economy & Business

GeoTech Cues

Jan 21, 2025

Aging populations are being ignored in global tech agreements. That comes at a cost.

By Vijeth Iyengar, Gunay Kazimzade

The omission of aging populations in agreements at the UN and elsewhere is a missed opportunity to harness societal and economic gains.

Artificial Intelligence Resilience & Society

In the News

Jan 20, 2025

Stephen Rodriguez and Hondo Geurts promote the need for rapid adoption of new defense software on Building the Base podcast

Stephen Rodriguez, senior advisor at Forward Defense and director of FD's Commission on Software-Defined Warfare was a featured guest on a podcast hosted by Hondo Geurts, commissioner on the Commission on Software-Defined Warfare.

Artificial Intelligence Defense Industry

UkraineAlert

Jan 16, 2025

Ukraine’s escalating air attacks bring Putin’s invasion home to Russia

By Maria Avdeeva

Ukraine has begun 2025 with a series of increasingly ambitious long-range air attacks against strategic military and industrial targets that are succeeding in bringing Putin’s invasion home to Russia, writes Maria Avdeeva.

Conflict Defense Industry

UkraineAlert

Jan 15, 2025

Appeasement will only fuel Vladimir Putin’s imperial ambitions in Ukraine

By Anastasiia Marushevska

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is an old-fashioned colonial war rooted in centuries of Russian imperial history that cannot be ended by limited territorial concessions or other attempts at appeasement, writes Anastasiia Marushevska.

Conflict Disinformation

In the News

Jan 13, 2025

Sapuppo in Just Security: Russia’s “Human Safari” Terror Tactic in Key Southeastern Ukraine Region of Kherson

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Drones

MENASource

Jan 13, 2025

Turkey’s Syria and Libya strategies add up to a Mediterranean power play

By Emadeddin Badi and Abdullah al-Jabassini 

By aligning its strategies in Libya and Syria, Turkey seeks to consolidate influence and amplify its leverage across both theaters.

Defense Policy Drones

UkraineAlert

Jan 9, 2025

Ukraine hopes robot army can counter Russia’s battlefield advantages

By David Kirichenko

As Ukrainian commanders prepare for a fourth year of Europe’s largest war since World War II, they are hoping their country’s growing arsenal of robotic systems can help counter Russia’s often overwhelming advantages in both manpower and firepower, writes David Kirichenko.

Conflict Defense Industry
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Isaac A. Harris

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

China Defense Policy

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Dominika Kunertova

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Artificial Intelligence Central Europe

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Dominique Ramsawak

Associate Director, Communications

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Digital Policy Disinformation

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Leticia Ossa Daza

Member, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Advisory Council

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

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Ryan Pan

Project Assistant

GeoTech Center

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Ethel Rudnitzki

Nonresident Journalist Fellow

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Innovating for good: Jordan’s impact-driven startups
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The role of AI in transforming Saudi Arabia’s economic landscape
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