FAST THINKING: The US election’s implications for allies and adversaries

Inflection Points Today Mar 20, 2024

Break up TikTok, arm Ukraine

By Frederick Kempe

The United States and its allies need to address both Russia’s military threats and Chinese influence operations.
China Cybersecurity
FAST THINKING: The US election’s implications for allies and adversaries

New Atlanticist Mar 19, 2024

There will be no ‘short, sharp’ war. A fight between the US and China would likely go on for years.

By Brian Kerg

US policymakers and military leaders must rigorously study and plan for a broad range of implications from a years-long war against China.
China Conflict
FAST THINKING: The US election’s implications for allies and adversaries

New Atlanticist Mar 18, 2024

Addressing Haiti’s turmoil starts with its Caribbean neighbors—and US and Canadian support

By Jason Marczak, Wazim Mowla

A long-term approach is needed in which Caribbean leaders are in the driver’s seat, while Washington and Ottawa help to offset the costs.
Caribbean Crisis Management

Content

Fast Thinking

Nov 5, 2020

FAST THINKING: The US election’s implications for allies and adversaries

By Atlantic Council

We don’t yet know the winner of the US presidential race—and, with the count so close and the prospect of contested results, we might not for some time, but the world is already drawing lessons from the outcome. So what are the likely takeaways in foreign capitals right now?

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 5, 2020

Cohen in Forbes: Federal Reserve warns of climate crisis, in historic first
Energy & Environment United States and Canada

In the News

Nov 5, 2020

Nooruddin joins Cambridge Union to discuss evolving American Supremacy in the global order

By Atlantic Council

International Norms South Asia

New Atlanticist

Nov 5, 2020

What really lurks behind the official unemployment rate

By Ekta Deshmukh

The headline numbers leave out more than just the numbers of those who are underemployed, discouraged, and furloughed and thus overlook crucial insights that more accurately represent the labor force.

Coronavirus Future of Work

Elections 2020

Nov 4, 2020

What America’s allies and adversaries will make of the 2020 election

By William F. Wechsler

Rather than provide an opportunity to “bind up the nation’s wounds” once again, the election has instead clearly confirmed the deep divisions in American society by class, region, race, gender, religion, and culture. No matter who wins the presidency, the result will likely be a nation increasingly focused inward on the implications of these divisions.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

Global Energy Forum

Nov 4, 2020

What the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement means for the global fight against climate change

By Margaret Jackson and Jorge Gastelumendi

The pandemic illustrated the critical role for strong national leadership in combating a crisis and what happens when countries—including the United States—fail to cooperate on a multilateral level to find a solution.

Climate Change & Climate Action United States and Canada

In the News

Nov 4, 2020

Gastelumendi and Jackson in Atlantic Council: What the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement means for the global fight against climate change
Energy & Environment United States and Canada

Blog Post

Nov 4, 2020

A plea to the next president: Lay out a plan for getting beyond the pandemic

By Harlan Ullman

The nation faces three crisis. The first is the COVID-19 pandemic that is worsening on a frightening and possibly vertical trajectory. The second is the most divisive, partisan, and septic political environment in memory. Third is a government that is failing—and some argue has failed dismally—in responding to the pandemic.

Coronavirus United States and Canada

In the News

Nov 4, 2020

Nooruddin joins India Today to discuss President Elect Joe Biden and the US elections

By Atlantic Council

Elections United States and Canada

Report

Nov 3, 2020

Embracing underseas robots: a US strategy to maintain underseas superiority in an age of unmanned systems

By Erich Frandrup

The future of warfare is progressing towards uncrewed systems and automation. This report takes a look at this trend in the undersea domain, proposing a strategy for the United States to leverage the emerging capacity of unmanned undersea vehicles.

China Defense Industry
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Experts

Fellow

Brian Higgins

Senior US Air Force Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Cybersecurity Defense Policy

Millennium fellow

Daniel Hochman

Head of Sustainability Research, Bridgewater Associates

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business United States and Canada

Fellow

Charles W. Hooper

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

China Security Partnerships

Fellow

Carole House

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Cybersecurity Digital Currencies

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Akif Irfan

Vice President and Energy Fund Portfolio Manager, Goldman Sachs

Millennium Leadership Program

Energy & Environment United States and Canada

Staff

Rose Jackson

Director, Democracy & Tech Initiative

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Disinformation
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Events

Public Event Tue, May 21, 2024 • 12:30 pm ET

The Washington NATO Summit: Ukraine and transatlantic security
Conflict Europe & Eurasia National Security NATO
Public Event Wed, May 22, 2024 • 10:50 am ET

General CQ Brown, Jr. on how US forces are readying for new global threats

An #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—General CQ Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses the challenges the joint force faces today and what to expect in the years ahead.
Conflict Crisis Management Defense Policy National Security
Public Event Fri, May 24, 2024 • 9:30 am ET

The Atlantic partnership: African perspectives on the way forward
Africa Climate Change & Climate Action Economy & Business Energy & Environment