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Experts react
By Atlantic Council experts
Our experts share their insights on what’s in the pending legislation and why it matters for US national security.
UkraineAlert
By Peter Dickinson
Vladimir Putin’s new plan for victory in Ukraine appears to rely on a strategic bombing campaign to render entire regions of the country uninhabitable, writes Peter Dickinson.
MENASource
By Aaron Magid
A full-scale Iran-Israel war would likely harm the Hashemite Kingdom, which is squeezed between the two more powerful adversaries.
By Benton Coblentz
Washington State’s ambitious new Sister State Agreement with Kyiv Oblast offers an attractive model that others can follow, both in the US and beyond, writes Benton Coblentz.
New Atlanticist
By Anand Raghuraman
The two organizations hold different views of how digital public infrastructure should shape the way markets function.
By Sarkawt Shamsulddin
As the June election deadline looms, the future of Kurdistan’s political stability hangs in the balance.
The United States will reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela, faulting Nicolás Maduro’s government for failing to uphold the October 2023 Barbados Agreement.
By Kristina Hook, Christopher Atwood
A recent US House resolution clearly articulates Russia’s genocidal crimes in Ukraine. Western leaders must now follow such statements with the necessary actions, write Kristina Hook and Christopher Atwood.
By Kathryn Levantovscaia
This is the first year in which both the United States and the European Union have formally introduced defense industrial strategies.
China-MENA Podcast
By Atlantic Council
Jean-Loup Samaan joins to dissect the rise of the new minilateral movement in the Middle East, IMEC, the groundbreaking corridor, and its impact on the region compared to Chinese initiatives.
