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New Atlanticist

Jul 8, 2025

Europe has ideas for how to provide for its own security. The US should take notice.

By Katherine Johnson

Washington should recognize and embrace Europe's fresh ideas for how to provide for its own security, such as the European Defence Mechanism.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

In the News

Jul 8, 2025

Kroenig mentioned in the Washington Post on nuclear nonproliferation

On July 7, Matthew Kroenig, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director, was mentioned in the Washington Post for a recent op-ed he published titled “The Trump doctrine on nuclear nonproliferation is born.” A nuclear disarmament advocate from Back from the Brink wrote a letter to the editor reacting to the op-ed.

Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Jul 8, 2025

Gray in the National Interest on the potential intersection of pollution tariffs and trade deals

On July 7, Alexander B. Gray, a nonresident senior fellow with the GeoStrategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, was published in the National Interest on how the US presidential administration could use tariffs on imports produced using highly pollutive methods to level the playing field on trade.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jul 7, 2025

Why the Pentagon’s ‘pause’ on weapons to Ukraine backfired

By John E. Herbst

The fuss surrounding the decision and the reluctance of the US president or any cabinet official to defend it suggest that this pause, if not already lifted, will soon end.

Defense Policy Politics & Diplomacy

Econographics

Jul 7, 2025

Building BRICS

By Bart Piasecki

Fifteen years after its founding, BRICS has evolved into a formidable counterweight to Western dominance in global economic governance. Yet despite its growing influence, the bloc’s ability to translate bold rhetoric into concrete results remains uncertain.

Brazil China

In the News

Jul 7, 2025

Charai in National Interest: Canada Can Learn from Trump’s Native American Policy

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Jul 3, 2025

What does Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ do for US energy dominance?

By Atlantic Council experts

With the large legislative package now through Congress, Atlantic Council experts take stock of its implications for US energy.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

New Atlanticist

Jul 3, 2025

Does the Trump administration have a coherent policy to establish a stable peace in Ukraine?

By John E. Herbst

Withholding planned military aid to Kyiv is a serious mistake that undercuts the Trump administration’s efforts to make peace in Ukraine.

Defense Policy Politics & Diplomacy

Inflection Points

Jul 3, 2025

An Independence Day warning about the US dollar

By Frederick Kempe

Long the cornerstone of global finance, the US dollar is being diminished in ways that are both cumulative and new.

Economy & Business Macroeconomics

New Atlanticist

Jul 3, 2025

In the fight against foreign information manipulation, the US can’t afford to disarm

By Bailey Galicia

The United States must adopt an innovative defense posture that matches the pace and complexity of foreign influence operations.

Disinformation Politics & Diplomacy

Experts

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