Tag: Atlantic Council

Xi’s big bet helps explain the Australian submarine deal (Frederick Kempe, Atlantic Council)

Chinese President Xi Jinping is making the most audacious geopolitical bet of the twenty-first century. A head-spinning series of seemingly disparate moves over recent months...

Ukraine. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy vows to fight for judicial reform (Halyna Chyzhyk, Atlantic Council)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has this week vowed to prevent judicial reform from being derailed. (Stefanie Loos/Pool via REUTERS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced...

Afghanistan. Sanctions alone won’t tame the Taliban (Brian O’Toole, Atlantic Council)

After two decades of conflict in Afghanistan, it’s difficult to imagine Western powers resorting to military intervention against the Taliban, even if the group...

Afghanistan/Central Asia/Eurasia. Central Asia and Eurasia after the Fall of Kabul (Glenn Diesen, Valdai Discussion Club)

The fall of Kabul will have profound implications for Central Asia and wider Eurasia — presenting both risks and opportunities. The risks associated with the Taliban...

ASEAN. ASEAN’s COVID spike (Niels Graham, Josh Lipsky, Atlantic Council)

One year ago, it was the Asian economies like China, Japan, and Indonesia that had seemingly controlled COVID and were leading the global growth...

Europe. Germany’s defense minister: Only political will can protect Europe (Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Atlantic Council)

Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, it is absolutely crucial that we Europeans accept an important truth about the end of our mission in...

Afghanistan/USA. How to avoid another state-building failure after Afghanistan (Frank Ruggiero, Atlantic Council)

In 2009, I served as the US senior civilian representative in Kandahar, where I oversaw US civilian efforts to stabilize southern Afghanistan. These civilians,...

Ukraine/USA. Ukraine’s president finally gets a White House visit (John E. Herbst, Melinda Haring, Oleh Shamshur, Atlantic Council)

A friend in need is a friend indeed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his long-awaited first visit to the White House on Wednesday to meet with...

Afghanistan/USA. US intel is now flying blind in Afghanistan (Jennifer Counter, Atlantic Council)

President Joe Biden speaks at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, VA, on July 27, 2021. Photo via REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein. Reacting...

Afghanistan/USA/Asia. Why the tragic Afghanistan withdrawal should reassure US allies in Asia (Peter J. Dean, Atlantic Council)

For many US allies, the end of the conflict in Afghanistan will come as a relief, reassuring them that some clear, rational strategic thinking...

Afghanistan/USA. The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is complete. What’s next? (William F. Wechsler, Barry Pavel, Christopher Preble, Daniel Fried, Mir Sadat, Brian O’Toole, Thomas...

The final US troops departed Afghanistan on Monday shortly before midnight local time, ceding the country to Taliban control ahead of US President Joe...

Mali. A cable from Mali: How to bring Bamako back from the brink (Atlantic Council)

by Olivier-Rémy Bel, Petr Tůma While our interlocutors in Mali were split, focusing either on areas showing progress or those that are deteriorating, they did agree on...

Afghanistan. Before the Taliban took Afghanistan, it took the internet (Atlantic Council)

Emerson T. Brooking The Taliban insurgents who conquered nearly all of Afghanistan in just two weeks counted social media among their weapons. They deployed Facebook and WhatsApp...

Digital Money. Will digital money belong to democrats or despots? (Atlantic Council)

Arjun Bisen Just as the internet disrupted media and the information ecosystem, innovations in financial technology (fintech) are disrupting another fundamental aspect of society: money....

Afghanistan/Iran. Iran spent years preparing for a Taliban victory. It may still get stung (Atlantic Council)

Borzou Daragahi The United States and other western nations frantically evacuated their embassies in Kabul for fear of the Taliban’s vengeance. But Iran was sitting...

Afghanistan/USA. What Washington owes the American people after its Afghanistan failure (Atlantic Council)

Christopher Preble The discussion about what the United States should do in the aftermath of its war in Afghanistan should proceed in three phases: now,...