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GeoTech Cues

Oct 13, 2026

Why is electrification no longer “woke”?

By Mahmoud Abouelnaga

Once a culture-war issue, electrification is now an AI- and Iran war-era necessity.

Artificial Intelligence Energy & Environment

EconoGraphics

Oct 12, 2026

Live updates from the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Thailand as financial leaders take on AI, debt, and geopolitical upheaval

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts are on the ground talking to leaders and getting the behind-the-scenes scoop on how the Bretton Woods institutions are taking on the most urgent challenges in the global economy.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

Dispatches

Oct 9, 2026

The US just sanctioned the International Criminal Court. What’s next? 

By Atlantic Council experts

Atlantic Council experts weigh on what Washington's sanctions on the ICC could mean for international justice and how the court's supporters can respond.

Europe International Organizations

EnergySource

Oct 9, 2026

The war and the new energy narrative: How minerals redefine the Middle East’s strategic position

By Sara Vakhshouri

The Middle East crisis warrants diversification beyond energy exports into minerals, processing, manufacturing, and digital infrastructure partnerships.

Critical Minerals Energy & Environment

TURKEYSource

Oct 9, 2026

Russia has rejected another Black Sea ceasefire. What next?

By Yevgeniya Gaber

Russia’s latest ceasefire rejection leaves Black Sea security dependent on credible deterrence and increased allied support for Ukraine.

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

UkraineAlert

Oct 8, 2026

Ukraine can help Europe counter Russia’s escalating shadow war

By Ryan Prior, Maria Kovach

From Leipzig Airport to the Black Sea, Russia’s campaign of gray zone aggression against Europe has been escalating at an alarming rate in recent months. Ukraine's experience can help European leaders find the right response, write Ryan Prior and Maria Kovach.

Cybersecurity Disinformation

UkraineAlert

Oct 8, 2026

Starving Ukrainians must travel ‘road of death’ to flee Russian occupation

By Oleksandr Tolokonnikov

A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine as the Kremlin authorities refuse to allow the evacuation of starving Ukrainian civilians trapped in front line city Oleshky, writes Oleksandr Tolokonnikov.

Conflict Drones

UkraineAlert

Oct 8, 2026

Russia’s jet drones pose a security threat far beyond Ukraine

By Leonid Baratz

Russian jet drones are currently terrorizing Ukraine’s civilian population and disrupting daily life for millions of people. It is only a matter of time before other countries are also confronted by this threat, writes Leonid Baratz.

Conflict Defense Technologies

MENASource

Oct 8, 2026

Israel and Turkey are not natural rivals. It’s time to stop treating them that way. 

By Alissa Pavia

The West should find ways of managing rather than entrenching both countries further into this competition.

Conflict Geopolitics & Energy Security

UkraineAlert

Oct 6, 2026

We are staying: European diplomats reject Russian calls to leave Ukraine

By Peter Dickinson

European embassies in Kyiv sent a message of defiance to Moscow this week following the Kremlin’s latest call for diplomats to leave Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Drones