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UkraineAlert

Sep 29, 2026

Vladimir Putin only has two options in Ukraine: Total victory or endless war

By Peter Dickinson

US-led efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine War by offering the Kremlin limited territorial concessions reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of the imperial ambitions driving Putin's invasion, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Disinformation

Dispatches

Sep 28, 2026

For better or for worse, NATO’s future could define Trump’s foreign policy legacy

By AM Sir Christopher Harper and Hans Binnendijk

The Pentagon’s review of US force posture in Europe have high stakes for the United States and the president himself.

Europe NATO

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Sep 28, 2026

Technology and the Global South: A US strategy for competitiveness

By Conrad Tucker, Peter Engelke

The United States and China are engaged in a strategic competition for scientific and technological leadership. To prevail, the United States must strengthen its tech-centric engagement with countries across the Global South.

Africa Artificial Intelligence

Fast Thinking

Sep 25, 2026

What did (and didn’t) happen at the Trump-Xi summit

By Atlantic Council

What the latest Trump-Xi summit changed, left unresolved, and what to watch before they meet again.

Artificial Intelligence China

Dispatches

Sep 22, 2026

A diesel export ban could disrupt US supply chains

By Joseph Webster, Reid I’Anson, Theo Aldrighi, and Priscila Putzulu

There are second- and third-order consequences of a ban to consider, including what it would mean for Latin American countries.

Energy & Environment Oil and Gas

Econographics

Sep 21, 2026

The four issues our experts are watching ahead of this week’s Trump-Xi summit

By Beth Baltzan, Jeremy Mark, Stephen P. Vaughn, Jessie Yin

From AI governance to trade and economic headwinds in Beijing, our experts break down the key questions shaping the summit—and what could come next.

China Economy & Business

GeoTech Cues

Sep 21, 2026

AI is sprinting past human control. Can testing and evaluation catch up? 

By Evi Fuelle, Ryan Pan

Frontier AI is exposing the limits of today's testing systems. The United States needs a national AI assurance ecosystem.

Artificial Intelligence Digital Policy

Dispatches

Sep 16, 2026

The Graham sanctions act is a chance to punish Putin. Here’s what the White House should do next.

By Daniel Fried

The just-passed Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act is a victory for Ukraine and the bipartisan coalition backing it.

Russia Trade and tariffs

Dispatches

Sep 14, 2026

Beyond the Reaper: Rethinking the future of multirole drones

By Moss Gillespie

The US Air Force should consider spreading the multirole model across networks of smaller, cheaper drones.

Defense Technologies Middle East

UkraineAlert

Sep 10, 2026

As Russia’s invasion falters, Putin boasts of imaginary victories

By Peter Dickinson

Putin was caught lying about imaginary Russian victories again in September. His habit of exaggerating battlefield gains reflects mounting unease over the credibility gap between the Kremlin’s superpower pretensions and his army’s underwhelming performance in Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Disinformation
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Experts

Millennium fellow

Hasib Danish Alikozai

Chief, Afghanistan Branch, USAGM, Voice of America

Millennium Leadership Program

Central Asia Human Rights

Millennium fellow

Cynthia Bernstein

Program Director, Commercial, Advisory and Knowledge Initiatives, Spencer Stuart International

Millennium Leadership Program

Eastern Europe Entrepreneurship

Millennium fellow

Stephen Bittner

Defense Fellow, US Air Force

Millennium Leadership Program

Defense Industry Security & Defense

Fellow

Ryan Bulger

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Technologies Indo-Pacific

Millennium fellow

Sam Cho

Commissioner, Port of Seattle

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Resilience & Society

Millennium fellow

Haben Fecadu

Attorney, McLane, Bednarski & Litt

Millennium Leadership Program

East Africa Human Rights
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Events

Online Event Mon, October 12, 2026 • 9:00 am ET

Atlantic Council’s 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Thailand

The Atlantic Council’s Geoeconomics Center will be broadcasting live from the IMF–World Bank official campus in Bangkok, bringing the meetings to a global audience.
Americas Digital Currencies Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia