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New Atlanticist

Apr 24, 2020

USMCA needs TTIP

By Marc L. Busch

Upgrading NAFTA was a long time coming, but things are different than they were in 1994 because Canada and Mexico have bilateral trade agreements with the European Union, and the United States doesn’t. The United States needs TTIP to make the most of USMCA.

European Union Mexico

In the News

Apr 22, 2020

Ullman in UPI: Something is wrong with our bloody ships today

By Harlan Ullman

Politics & Diplomacy Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 22, 2020

Borghard in the Council on Foreign Relations: US Cyber Command’s malware inoculation, linking offense and defense in cyberspace

By Atlantic Council

Erica writes about malware inoculation and how it reduces the attack surface of potential U.S. targets, thereby making it harder for adversaries to achieve their objectives without the need for the U.S. to conduct disruptive, destructive, or degrading cyber operations—it is simply the sharing useful information. More about our expert

Cybersecurity Political Reform

New Atlanticist

Apr 22, 2020

The pandemic’s next stop: The financial system

By Bart Oosterveld

The peak of bank failures closures during the Global Financial Crisis happened two years after the collapse of real estate prices—there is an argument that there may be some time before the financial sector’s reserves are depleted. The wider picture however shows gyrating equity and commodity markets, very high unemployment, and a fragmented ‘reopening’ picture. All in all, the moment of the need for a meaningful injection of capital, whether from private markets or from the taxpayers, is approaching.

Coronavirus International Financial Institutions

In the News

Apr 21, 2020

Robert Manning in The Hill about the Coronavirus’ impact on China’s influence

By Atlantic Council

China Coronavirus

In the News

Apr 21, 2020

Cohen in Newsweek: Pandemic or not, the US can’t afford to drop the ball on peace in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Central Asia

In the News

Apr 21, 2020

Director Josh Lipsky and Graham Brookie in Morning Consult on COVID-19 “Infodemic”

By Josh Lipsky, Graham Brookie

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Economy & Business International Markets

New Atlanticist

Apr 21, 2020

As US crude prices crumble, a difficult hand for the United States

By Reed Blakemore and John Soughan

As the market digests the final surge of oil from a Saudi-Russian price war prior to the implementation of production cuts on May 1, it may be that the tail end of a brutal supply glut has arrived and corresponding price stabilization—albeit at a very low price—will be soon to follow. But with oil demand projections reaching multi-decade lows, and US inventories continuing to build by record levels, the madness on April 20 suggests that US markets are far from out of the woods, putting policymakers and regulators in a tough position.

Energy Markets & Governance Oil and Gas

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Apr 20, 2020

Riaz in The Daily Star: Defunding WHO: Trump’s reckless decision

By Atlantic Council

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Apr 20, 2020

Containing Russian influence in Venezuela

By David L. Goldwyn and Andrea Clabough

The Russian government has been instrumental in preserving the Maduro regime, despite years of intense domestic and international pressure favoring a democratic transition, providing the regime invaluable diplomatic leverage, security personnel, and material, as well as an economic lifeline. The US strategy for a democratic Venezuela must recognize these realities and focus on containing Russian influence in Venezuela, as it cannot end it.

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