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New Atlanticist

Nov 14, 2018

The wake-up call

By Michael Morell

The United States is near the point of strategic insolvency, where its “means” are badly out of alignment with its “ends.” There must be greater urgency and seriousness in funding national defense.

Security & Defense United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Nov 11, 2018

The World has come full circle—And taken a turn for the worse

By Nicholas Dungan

Yet the problems of today are also global, climate change first among them, together with the despoiling of the only habitat which humankind has and the destruction of the Earth's biodiversity by the selfish profligacy of modern man.

Conflict European Union

New Atlanticist

Nov 9, 2018

100 years later: Reflecting on the lessons of World War I

By Atlantic Council

"World War I was fought to make the world safe for democracy, and an astonishing number of people died to ensure that outcome.  A hundred years later the world is once again divided as to what form of government is best," said Michael Morell, Atlantic Council board member.

Conflict European Union

New Atlanticist

Nov 8, 2018

One hundred years of American grand strategy

By Daniel Fried

Historians have not been kind to Wilson or the Fourteen Points. They have fairly noted the inconsistencies, hypocrisies, and nasty unintended consequences of Wilson’s outline of US global leadership.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Nov 8, 2018

Skripal and beyond: The post-election Russia sanctions landscape

By Brian O'Toole

If the administration selects sanctions the Hill perceives as weak, or chooses to waive any serious impact, legislators probably would respond with a tougher combined sanctions bill than if the administration hits Russia hard.

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Nov 7, 2018

Graham Brookie Quoted in Axios on Security Breaches in Midterms

By Atlantic Council

Graham Brookie speaks to Axios about disinformation campaigns surrounding 2018 midterm elections in the United States.

Cybersecurity Disinformation

New Atlanticist

Nov 7, 2018

How will the outcome of the Midterms affect Trump’s policy options?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

“Expect louder voices defending democracy in America and around the world, expect a unified bipartisan cry on behalf of human rights. Expect greater pressure on the White House to end senseless wars like the one in Yemen and the Syrian civil war," said Evelyn Farkas, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Nov 6, 2018

United States and China to hold delayed security dialogue on November 9

By David A. Wemer

"The Pence speech read almost like a declaration of a new Cold War. The meeting may be an attempt to put a floor on the relationship," said Robert Manning, resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 6, 2018

Graham Brookie Quoted in Washington Post on Americans Peddling Disinformation Around Midterm Elections

By Atlantic Council

Graham Brookie spoke to the Washington Post on the spread of disinformation by Americans in advance of the United States midterm elections.

Disinformation Elections

In the News

Nov 6, 2018

Graham Brookie Quoted in Reuters on Russia’s Influence Operations in US Midterm Elections

By Atlantic Council

Graham Brookie spoke to Reuters on disinformation campaigns operating in advance of the midterm elections in the United States.

Cybersecurity Disinformation

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