Will Pope Francis’s Middle East legacy endure?

Inflection Points Mar 2, 2025

Zelenskyy and Europe confront the first contours of the Trump World Order

By Frederick Kempe

The Ukrainian president’s tempestuous recent meeting at the White House was a window into a larger transformation of global order by the US president.
Europe & Eurasia International Norms
Will Pope Francis’s Middle East legacy endure?

UkraineAlert Feb 13, 2025

A Putin-friendly peace deal would be disastrous for global security

By Ihor Smeshko

As US President Donald Trump announces the start of negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, Ihor Smeshko warns that a Putin-friendly compromise peace would have catastrophic consequences for the future of international security.
Conflict International Norms
Will Pope Francis’s Middle East legacy endure?

New Atlanticist Feb 5, 2025

Trump is serious about shaking up the Middle East, even if his Gaza plan isn’t

By Jonathan Panikoff

It’s almost impossible to imagine Trump’s plan for Gaza coming to fruition. But it would be a mistake to think that he was anything but serious with the proposal he laid out Tuesday night.
Human Rights International Norms

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MENASource

Apr 25, 2025

Will Pope Francis’s Middle East legacy endure?

By Karim Mezran

The late Pope's final address on Easter Sunday was a capstone in a track record of advocacy for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.

International Norms Middle East

UkraineAlert

Apr 24, 2025

A pro-Putin peace deal in Ukraine would destabilize the entire world

By Elena Davlikanova, Lesia Ogryzko

Handing Russia victory in Ukraine may temporarily create the illusion of peace, but in reality it would set the stage for a dangerous new era of international insecurity marked by militarization, nuclear proliferation, and wars of aggression, write Elena Davlikanova and Lesia Ogryzko.

Conflict International Norms

Balkans Debrief

Apr 11, 2025

From Dayton to Dodik, what’s at stake in Bosnia? | A Debrief with Adnan Ćerimagić

Ilva Tare, Europe Center Senior Fellow, sits down with Adi Cerimagic to discuss Bosnia and Herzegovina's political landscape and challenges.

Europe & Eurasia European Union

MENASource

Apr 9, 2025

Why it’s time to terminate the UN’s dysfunctional mission in Western Sahara

By Sarah Zaaimi

Only way out of fifty-year colonial impasse may be outside the United Nations and its legacy of failure for the Sahraoui people.

International Norms International Organizations

Issue Brief

Apr 3, 2025

Sovereign remedies: Between AI autonomy and control

By Trisha Ray

Sovereign AI has gained a foothold in several capitals around the world.

Artificial Intelligence International Norms

GeoTech Cues

Apr 1, 2025

DeepSeek shows the US and EU the costs of failing to govern AI

By Ryan Pan, Kolja Verhage

The West must urgently consider what DeepSeek’s R1 model means for the future of democracy in the AI era.

Artificial Intelligence China

New Atlanticist

Mar 25, 2025

Peace requires more than a handshake: Misreading Russia’s war aims will prolong Putin’s aggression

By Zak Schneider

Understanding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ideological motivations for invading Ukraine is essential to negotiating a lasting peace.

Conflict Defense Policy

Inflection Points

Mar 2, 2025

Zelenskyy and Europe confront the first contours of the Trump World Order

By Frederick Kempe

The Ukrainian president’s tempestuous recent meeting at the White House was a window into a larger transformation of global order by the US president.

Europe & Eurasia International Norms

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Klamberg mentioned in Stockholm Center on Global Governance on his discussion between ICC and national courts

By Atlantic Council

International Norms Northern Europe

In the News

Feb 21, 2025

Charai in National Interest: Trump and his three musketeers—a new US-Russia approach to Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

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Fabio Petito

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Freedom and Prosperity Human Rights

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Kate Springs

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