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New Atlanticist

Nov 14, 2025

What the Trump-Xi trade truce means for the European Union

By Valbona Zeneli

The recent US-China trade de-escalation in South Korea is likely to reverberate beyond these two countries, reshaping European trade as well.

China
Economy & Business

In the News

Nov 14, 2025

Bayoumi quoted in the “Washington Examiner” on Trump-Carney meeting

On October 7, Imran Bayoumi, associate director of the GeoStrategy Intiative, was quoted in the Washington Examiner on the meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump. Bayoumi argued that Prime Minister Carney is hoping to negotiate a deal that would provide some tariff relief.

Politics & Diplomacy
Trade and tariffs

In the News

Nov 14, 2025

Kroenig in Foreign Policy on ousting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

On November 7, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig published an article in Foreign Policy titled “Trump Should Oust Maduro.” In the article, Kroenig lays out how President Trump could remove President Maduro from power without using military force.

Political Reform
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 14, 2025

Hammes discusses Force Design in National Defense magazine

On November 10,  Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Thomas X. Hammes was featured in a compendium article in the National Defense magazine titled “The Navy and Marine Corps at 250: A Look to the Future as the Sea Services Celebrate Their Quarter Millennial Anniversary.” Hammes’s contribution, “Modernization Going in Right Direction,” argues that the Marine […]

Defense Policy
United States and Canada

In the News

Nov 14, 2025

Cole discusses the future of the Navy in National Defense magazine

On November 10,  Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow August Cole was featured in a compendium article in the National Defense magazine titled “The Navy and Marine Corps at 250: A Look to the Future as the Sea Services Celebrate Their Quarter Millennial Anniversary.” Cole’s contribution, “A Navy Driven by Both Software and Steel,” discusses how […]

Defense Technologies
United States and Canada

Econographics

Nov 13, 2025

How the US can balance Qatar’s mediation role with the fight against terrorist financing

By Lesley Chavkin

Qatar has achieved an outsized role on the global stage, but the spotlight has come with persistent scrutiny of the tiny Gulf country’s efforts to counter the financing of terrorism.

Economy & Business
Financial Crimes & Illicit Trade

UkraineAlert

Nov 13, 2025

New study: Ukrainian-American businesses generate billions for US economy

By Melinda Haring

Ukrainians in the United States are making a significant contribution to the US economy and are creating thousands of jobs according to a new study, writes Melinda Haring.

Conflict
Economy & Business

Inflection Points Today

Nov 13, 2025

Legal immigration is a reliable source of US renewal

By Frederick Kempe

If the United States wants to stay competitive, then the country will need more of what has always made America great.

Economy & Business
Migration

EnergySource

Nov 13, 2025

Key takeaways from the COP30 Circle of Finance Minister’s report

By Ken Berlin, George Frampton

For COP30, the Brazilian Ministry of Finance prepared a report with input from dozens of finance ministers, institutions, industry, and many others. Read the key takeaways here.

Americas
Energy & Environment

In the News

Nov 12, 2025

Hammes publishes issue brief on containerized weapons with Stimson Center

On November 6, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Thomas X. Hammes published an issue brief with the Stimson Center titled “We Can’t Buy Our Way Out: It’s Time to Think Differently.” Hammes urges the Pentagon to focus on a new generation of containerized weapons that can be mass produced in order to field capabilities to […]

Defense Industry
Defense Policy

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