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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, January 14, 2015

NATOSource

Jan 22, 2019

German Defense Minister: The World Still Needs NATO

By Ursula von der Leyen, New York Times

The alliance is not just about bases and troops. It is about defending the world order.

Germany NATO

Inflection Points

Jan 21, 2019

Davos edition: China-US contest ‘problem of our time’

By Frederick Kempe

In short: What's needed are unprecedented means to navigate unprecedented times.

China United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jan 18, 2019

EU lawmaker on troubled transatlantic ties: ‘We need to have contingency plans in place’

By Teri Schultz

Dutch member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake is a true-blue transatlanticist but even she is losing faith.

European Union NATO

New Atlanticist

Jan 18, 2019

Congress should explain how dark Russian money infiltrates Western democracies

By Josh Rudolph

Open hearings in Congress can help focus public attention on those important matters of national security policy with a particular focus on the vulnerabilities that are not yet well understood.

Corruption Financial Regulation
President Donald Trump at NATO headquarters, May 25, 2017

NATOSource

Jan 18, 2019

Trump Discussed Pulling U.S. From NATO, Aides Say Amid New Concerns Over Russia

By Julian Barnes and Helene Cooper, New York Times

There are few things that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia desires more than the weakening of NATO,

NATO Security & Defense
Facebook likes in Oaxaca

2018 Elections in Latin America

Jan 17, 2019

#ElectionWatch: Likes from Afar in Oaxaca

By Fernando Meneses Romero, Kanishk Karan, and Jose Luis Peñarredonda

South Asian Facebook accounts artificially inflated the number of Facebook “likes” on social media content for and about the State of Oaxaca in México.

Disinformation Elections

New Atlanticist

Jan 17, 2019

Two years of the Trump foreign policy: The good, the bad, and the worst

By Daniel Fried

Policy making is messy and hard. But competence in execution and at least attempts at substantive policy consistency are not optional. On this level alone, the administration needs to up its game. 

United States and Canada

EnergySource

Jan 16, 2019

The time is right for energy transformation in Puerto Rico

By Joe Bryan

Late last year, a group of us from the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center had the opportunity to travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico for a series of meetings on hurricane recovery and the future of the island’s electric grid.  It was an interesting time for a visit. While the remnants of the storm were […]

Energy Markets & Governance Energy Transitions

Article

Jan 16, 2019

SPOTLIGHT: Brazil’s anti-corruption fight: What lies ahead?

By Rodrigo Janot Monteiro de Barros

What are the five most important areas Brazil’s new administration must focus on to effectively fight corruption?

Brazil Corruption

In the News

Jan 14, 2019

Marczak in Real Clear World: We Need to Pay Attention to Chaos in Venezuela

By Jason Marczak

Read the full article here.

Venezuela

Experts

Events