United States and Canada

Bell in Utility Dive: Ohio nuclear and coal bailout is a loss for nuclear power and the climate

By Atlantic Council

Transatlantic Trade Update with Dan Mullaney, Assistant US Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East

By Global Business & Economics

Transatlantic Trade Update with Dan Mullaney, Assistant US Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East

Simakovsky joins VOA’s Encounter to discuss the Mueller testimony ramifications

By Atlantic Council

Slavin in Axios on US sanctions on Iran

By Atlantic Council

Simakovsky and Fishman in Foreign Policy: Trump can’t stop Putin from poaching US allies

By Atlantic Council

The United States failed to stop Russia’s S-400 sale to Turkey despite having the tools to do so. Don’t be surprised if the Kremlin continues to use arms sales to extend its influence.

Duclos quoted in Le Monde on US-Iran tensions

By Atlantic Council

Robert Manning about China’s nuclear arsenal

By Atlantic Council

Slavin quoted in Lobe Log on escalating Iran tensions

By Atlantic Council

Bechev in Foreign Policy: Greece Is Getting Good at Geopolitics

By Atlantic Council

My Way or the Huawei: 5G at the Center of US-China Strategic Competition

By OLE MOEHR | GRAPHICS BY MARIANNA ASLUND, NICK BROWN, ANDREW LASCALEIA

On July 22, President Trump met with a group of major tech CEOs to discuss the easing of some restrictions on US companies supplying high-tech parts to Chinese telecommunications company Huawei. In May, the US Commerce Department banned US companies from selling any products to Huawei. The Chinese company’s position as the world’s leading provider of 5G technology has made it a focal point of the escalating great power competition between China and the United States. This edition of the EconoGraphic explains the US government’s move to blacklist Huawei, outlines the ban’s potential costs, and describes why US allies are conflicted about banning Huawei.