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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

In the News

Sep 21, 2026

Rodriguez published in War on the Rocks on corporate governance gaps in federal foreign equity investments

On September 21, Forward Defense Commission Director and Senior Advisor Stephen Rodriguez was published in War on the Rocks, arguing that as the US government increasingly takes equity stakes in foreign companies in the critical minerals and defense sectors, it must compile and apply a set of standardized US corporate governance conditions to secure supply […]

Defense Industry Security & Defense

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

Econographics

Sep 10, 2026

Nearly two decades after the global financial crisis, a new regulatory era is dawning

By Matthew L. Ekberg

Nearly two decades after the 2008 crash, the rules governing the world’s banks are being rewritten. But as the US, UK, and EU push to modernize financial regulation, they face a difficult question: Can they boost growth without undermining financial stability?

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

UkraineAlert

Sep 8, 2026

Putin welcomes Trump’s peace envoys but has no intention of ending the war

By Peter Dickinson

Trump’s envoys continue to discuss win-win scenarios, but Putin is playing a zero sum game. His invasion of Ukraine is not a land grab or a geopolitical real estate deal. It is an attempt to reverse the Soviet collapse and revive the Russian Empire, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Disinformation
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Experts

Fellow

Venkateshwaran Lokanathan

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

China Defense Policy

Millennium fellow

Emily Marks

Managing Director, Corporate Reputation and Global Client Leader, Edelman

Millennium Leadership Program

East Asia Economy & Business

Millennium fellow

David McCord

Manager, Aerospace & Defense, Boston Consulting Group

Millennium Leadership Program

Central Europe Security & Defense

Fellow

Iskander Rehman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Policy India

Millennium fellow

Daniel Schwab

Senior Advisor, Policy & International Programs, US Department of Energy, Office of Science; President, STEM for Development

Millennium Leadership Program

Education Technology & Innovation

Fellow

Aaron Sherman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Policy
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