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Feb 26, 2018

Canada’s Big Opportunity to Push Back Against Putin

By Danylo Lubkivsky and Volodymyr Yermolenko

Canada assumed the G7 presidency on January 1, 2018, and this platform offers a valuable opportunity to inject some new energy into the international response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea and aggression in eastern Ukraine. Under Canada’s leadership, the G7 can spotlight human rights violations in both annexed Crimea and the occupied Donbas. Canada is […]

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Feb 26, 2018

The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy

Arms Control China

In the News

Feb 23, 2018

Ullman in Observer: Parkland Students Provide Glimpse of Grace in America’s Dark Time

By Harlan Ullman

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United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Feb 22, 2018

Nicolás Maduro is About to Steal Venezuela’s Election

By Rachel Ansley

Jorge Quiroga does not believe that the presidential elections scheduled to be held in Venezuela on April 22 will be free or fair. In fact, he contends, “they’re not elections.” The former president of Bolivia is not alone in that opinion.

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2018 Elections in Latin America

Feb 21, 2018

Neither free nor fair: what to do about Venezuela’s presidential elections?

By Angela Chavez

Last month, the Venezuelan government fast-tracked the presidential election, announcing April 22 as the official date. To explore the declining electoral conditions and the potential for international engagement, on February 21 the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center hosted a public event and released a new Venezuela poll of 800 in-country respondents that showed […]

Democratic Transitions Elections

Article

Feb 21, 2018

Venezuela in Decline

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council Findings Reveal Staggering Discontent Amid Democratic Rupture National poll reveals collapsing levels of trust in institutions and profound concerns over the economic crisis and food shortages.

Venezuela

Timely Commentary & Analysis

Feb 21, 2018

The rush for battery resources

By Reed Blakemore and Jens Jessen

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is already underway, and its pace is expected to increase in the coming years. The number of EVs on the road worldwide is projected to grow from one million this year to 24.4 million by 2030. Such growth in the EV fleet will require a significant expansion of battery […]

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EnergySource

Feb 21, 2018

Department of Energy steps into the cyber domain

By Reed Blakemore

The Department of Energy’s proposed $96 million Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) signals a bold step in the Department’s efforts to improve its coordination and response to threats to critical energy infrastructure, including cyber-attacks, physical attacks, and natural disasters.   While the 2017 hurricane season provided a stark example of US […]

Geopolitics & Energy Security United States and Canada

In the News

Feb 20, 2018

De Alba Quoted in Newsweek on Venezuela Launching a New Cryptocurrency

By Mariano de Alba

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In the News

Feb 20, 2018

Marczak Quoted in The Columbia Post on the New U.S. Policy’s Effect on Cuba

By Jason Marczak

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