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“The past year’s Gen Z protests are worth analyzing together for what they have in common, as these movements are influenced by one another and were all initiated by youth adept at using technology to organize,” writes Will Mortenson.
Gen Z protests have spread to seven countries. What do they all have in common?
While the root causes vary, the data reveal several broad similarities among the countries that have seen massive Gen Z protest movements in recent months.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“The past year’s Gen Z protests are worth analyzing together for what they have in common, as these movements are influenced by one another and were all initiated by youth adept at using technology to organize,” writes Will Mortenson.
President Trump has ramped up attacks on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific while building up US military presence in the region.
The Atlantic Council’s Matthew Kroenig and Jason Marczak shed light on what’s going on and what to expect next:
The Atlantic Council’s Matthew Kroenig and Jason Marczak shed light on what’s going on and what to expect next:
The expert conversation: What's Trump's endgame in Venezuela?
We spoke to Matthew Kroenig and Jason Marczak to shed light on the US campaign of attacks on alleged drug boats and lay out what's next.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
President Trump has ramped up attacks on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific while building up US military presence in the region.
The Atlantic Council’s Matthew Kroenig and Jason Marczak shed light on what’s going on and what to expect next:
The Atlantic Council’s Matthew Kroenig and Jason Marczak shed light on what’s going on and what to expect next:
With Nigeria on the brink of a diplomatic crisis with the US, President Bola Tinubu must confront extremist violence without inflaming sectarian divides and rebuild diplomatic ties with Washington, writes Ohimai Amaize.
With Trump’s threats of military intervention in Nigeria, Tinubu faces a delicate balancing act
With Nigeria on the brink of a diplomatic crisis with the United States, President Bola Tinubu must confront extremist violence without inflaming sectarian divides and rebuild diplomatic ties with Was...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
With Nigeria on the brink of a diplomatic crisis with the US, President Bola Tinubu must confront extremist violence without inflaming sectarian divides and rebuild diplomatic ties with Washington, writes Ohimai Amaize.
President Trump announced on Thursday that Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords.
Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the broader implications of the development:
Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the broader implications of the development:
Experts react: Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords. Here's what that means for the US, the Middle East, and Central Asia
President Donald Trump announced the news during a White House meeting with Kazakh President Kassym Jomart-Tokayev and other Central Asian leaders.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
President Trump announced on Thursday that Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords.
Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the broader implications of the development:
Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the broader implications of the development:
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Following Maduro's request to #Russia for aid,
@shelbyjmag.bsky.social and I unpack what assistance #Venezuela might actually receive (spoiler: not much!) for the
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@shelbyjmag.bsky.social and I unpack what assistance #Venezuela might actually receive (spoiler: not much!) for the
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Facing the threat of US strikes, Maduro has requested Russia’s help. He shouldn’t expect much.
Focused on its war against Ukraine and struggling with sanctions, the Kremlin is unlikely to provide significant help to the Maduro regime.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Following Maduro's request to #Russia for aid,
@shelbyjmag.bsky.social and I unpack what assistance #Venezuela might actually receive (spoiler: not much!) for the
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social: www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
@shelbyjmag.bsky.social and I unpack what assistance #Venezuela might actually receive (spoiler: not much!) for the
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social: www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
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If President Trump wants to make progress on ending Russia's war in Ukraine, he should use tomorrow's meeting with Viktor Orban to push for Hungary to drop its veto over Ukraine's EU accession and stop buying Russian energy, writes James Batchik for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social.
Trump has an opportunity to unblock Ukraine’s EU accession in his meeting with Orbán
Getting Hungary to drop its opposition to Ukraine’s European Union accession would be a strategic coup for Ukraine, Europe, and Washington.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If President Trump wants to make progress on ending Russia's war in Ukraine, he should use tomorrow's meeting with Viktor Orban to push for Hungary to drop its veto over Ukraine's EU accession and stop buying Russian energy, writes James Batchik for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social.
A protégé of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s first female prime minister Takaichi Sanae “will need to be selective in which foreign policies she sustains from Abe’s legacy to best address a fundamentally different global and domestic political environment,” writes Kyoko Imai.
How will Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ approach foreign policy?
While new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a protégé of the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, she will need to chart her own course for Tokyo in a changed world.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A protégé of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s first female prime minister Takaichi Sanae “will need to be selective in which foreign policies she sustains from Abe’s legacy to best address a fundamentally different global and domestic political environment,” writes Kyoko Imai.
NEW | The Atlantic Council’s Economic Statecraft Initiative and Global Energy Center have launched the Energy Sanctions Dashboard—a first-of-its-kind tool that offers insights into the impact and consequences of energy sanctions.
Explore the dashboard below:
Explore the dashboard below:
Energy Sanctions Dashboard
This dashboard focuses on US sanctions and restrictive measures placed on crude oil from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela—including the unintended consequences and the lessons learned.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
NEW | The Atlantic Council’s Economic Statecraft Initiative and Global Energy Center have launched the Energy Sanctions Dashboard—a first-of-its-kind tool that offers insights into the impact and consequences of energy sanctions.
Explore the dashboard below:
Explore the dashboard below:
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China believes it is “far, far closer to a peer now”, said Dexter Roberts, a non-resident senior fellow at the
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Global China Hub. aje.io/qcyznh
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Global China Hub. aje.io/qcyznh
In Trump-Xi summit, a shifting power dynamic on display
The balance of power between the US and China has shifted since Trump launched his trade war in 2018.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
China believes it is “far, far closer to a peer now”, said Dexter Roberts, a non-resident senior fellow at the
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Global China Hub. aje.io/qcyznh
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Global China Hub. aje.io/qcyznh
The US sanctioned Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil on Thursday—the first such action against Russia in Trump’s second term. How will this affect Russia’s war on Ukraine?
Atlantic Council experts share their perspectives below:
Atlantic Council experts share their perspectives below:
How will Trump's new Russian oil sanctions shift the war?
The sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil mark the first sanctions against Russia of the second Trump administration.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The US sanctioned Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil on Thursday—the first such action against Russia in Trump’s second term. How will this affect Russia’s war on Ukraine?
Atlantic Council experts share their perspectives below:
Atlantic Council experts share their perspectives below:
#UkraineAlert – With the proposed Trump-Putin summit in Budapest now postponed, “Putin will doubtless continue to profess his desire for peace while engaging in stalling tactics and playing for time,” writes Peter Dickinson.
Budapest summit postponed as Putin rejects Trump's ceasefire proposal
Just days after US President Donald Trump announced plans for a new summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, their proposed Budapest meeting has been thrown into doubt by Russia's rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#UkraineAlert – With the proposed Trump-Putin summit in Budapest now postponed, “Putin will doubtless continue to profess his desire for peace while engaging in stalling tactics and playing for time,” writes Peter Dickinson.
A willingness to use chemical weapons has long been a feature of Russian aggression, in Ukraine and across Europe.
In a new report, Atlantic Council experts examine how Russia employs these threats and recommend a strong NATO response:
In a new report, Atlantic Council experts examine how Russia employs these threats and recommend a strong NATO response:
How the US and Europe can deter and respond to Russia's chemical, biological, and nuclear threats
The results of our workshops, interviews, and secondary research illuminated opportunities to enhance US and European responses to a CBRN attack should deterrence fail.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A willingness to use chemical weapons has long been a feature of Russian aggression, in Ukraine and across Europe.
In a new report, Atlantic Council experts examine how Russia employs these threats and recommend a strong NATO response:
In a new report, Atlantic Council experts examine how Russia employs these threats and recommend a strong NATO response:
At the IMF-World Bank annual meetings, cautious optimism about the global economy was tempered by what could come next, writes Frederick Kempe in #InflectionPoints.
Dispatch from Washington: Is this the calm before the economic storm?
At the IMF-World Bank annual meetings, cautious optimism about the global economy was tempered by what could come next.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
At the IMF-World Bank annual meetings, cautious optimism about the global economy was tempered by what could come next, writes Frederick Kempe in #InflectionPoints.
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The pioneering greenhouse-gas reduction treaty for shipping has failed.
Here's more about it in a report from earlier this year www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/u...
(Part of @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Maritime Threats initiative.)
Here's more about it in a report from earlier this year www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/u...
(Part of @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Maritime Threats initiative.)
October 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The pioneering greenhouse-gas reduction treaty for shipping has failed.
Here's more about it in a report from earlier this year www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/u...
(Part of @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Maritime Threats initiative.)
Here's more about it in a report from earlier this year www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/u...
(Part of @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Maritime Threats initiative.)
What will follow part one of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal brokered by the Trump administration?
Atlantic Council experts answer twenty pressing questions below:
Atlantic Council experts answer twenty pressing questions below:
Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the next phase of an Israel-Hamas deal
What will follow part one of the cease-fire deal brokered by the Trump administration? Atlantic Council experts share their answers.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
What will follow part one of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal brokered by the Trump administration?
Atlantic Council experts answer twenty pressing questions below:
Atlantic Council experts answer twenty pressing questions below:
What lies ahead for the global economy? As IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva put it: “Uncertainty is the new normal, and it is here to stay.”
Live from the IMF–World Bank #AnnualMeetings, Atlantic Council experts unpack what this uncertainty means for global markets and policymakers:
Live from the IMF–World Bank #AnnualMeetings, Atlantic Council experts unpack what this uncertainty means for global markets and policymakers:
Behind the scenes of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings as leaders adjust to a new normal of uncertainty
We sent our experts to the IMF and World Bank headquarters to glean a sense of what may be in store for the global economy--and what policymakers should do about it.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
What lies ahead for the global economy? As IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva put it: “Uncertainty is the new normal, and it is here to stay.”
Live from the IMF–World Bank #AnnualMeetings, Atlantic Council experts unpack what this uncertainty means for global markets and policymakers:
Live from the IMF–World Bank #AnnualMeetings, Atlantic Council experts unpack what this uncertainty means for global markets and policymakers:
As the US-China trade war resumes, could President Trump’s leverage with Xi Jinping be impacted by the Supreme Court’s deliberations?
The Atlantic Council’s Josh Lipsky weighs in:
The Atlantic Council’s Josh Lipsky weighs in:
As the trade war resumes, China may be keeping one eye on Trump and one on the Supreme Court
The US president's leverage with Xi Jinping could be undercut by the Supreme Court's deliberations.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
As the US-China trade war resumes, could President Trump’s leverage with Xi Jinping be impacted by the Supreme Court’s deliberations?
The Atlantic Council’s Josh Lipsky weighs in:
The Atlantic Council’s Josh Lipsky weighs in:
FAST THINKING | Israel and Hamas just struck a ‘phase one’ deal to return hostages. Is the end of the war near?
Atlantic Council experts share their insights:
https://bit.ly/4o1m3W5
Atlantic Council experts share their insights:
https://bit.ly/4o1m3W5
Israel and Hamas just struck a ‘phase one' deal to return hostages. Is the end of the war near?
In this initial phase, Hamas will return living hostages, while Israel will begin to pull back its forces in the Gaza Strip.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
FAST THINKING | Israel and Hamas just struck a ‘phase one’ deal to return hostages. Is the end of the war near?
Atlantic Council experts share their insights:
https://bit.ly/4o1m3W5
Atlantic Council experts share their insights:
https://bit.ly/4o1m3W5
“Gen Z Moroccans are charting their own course toward justice and belonging,” writes Sarah Zaaimi.
“Their quest is not against the crown or the system, but against the illusion that performance equals progress.”
“Their quest is not against the crown or the system, but against the illusion that performance equals progress.”
‘Bread and circuses' no more: Morocco's Gen Z rejects spectacle politics
The youth-led demonstrations make clear that Morocco stands at a crossroads between spectacle and substance.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“Gen Z Moroccans are charting their own course toward justice and belonging,” writes Sarah Zaaimi.
“Their quest is not against the crown or the system, but against the illusion that performance equals progress.”
“Their quest is not against the crown or the system, but against the illusion that performance equals progress.”
“Putin’s theory of victory rests on the idea that he will outlast Ukraine and the United States in terms of longevity and support on the battlefield,” said Institute for the Study of War President Kimberly Kagan at the Atlantic Council on Tuesday
Watch the full event here: https://bit.ly/4q1zqqo
Watch the full event here: https://bit.ly/4q1zqqo
October 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“Putin’s theory of victory rests on the idea that he will outlast Ukraine and the United States in terms of longevity and support on the battlefield,” said Institute for the Study of War President Kimberly Kagan at the Atlantic Council on Tuesday
Watch the full event here: https://bit.ly/4q1zqqo
Watch the full event here: https://bit.ly/4q1zqqo
📉 Since the start of Trump’s second term, the US dollar has fallen about 12% against a set of major African currencies.
Bart Piasecki explains how debt-burdened African nations can turn this to their advantage: https://bit.ly/4mU8rdw
Bart Piasecki explains how debt-burdened African nations can turn this to their advantage: https://bit.ly/4mU8rdw
How a weaker US dollar can help debt-burdened African countries
Trump’s drive to weaken the US dollar is having global side effects. For some African countries, it is helping to ease immediate fiscal pressures.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
📉 Since the start of Trump’s second term, the US dollar has fallen about 12% against a set of major African currencies.
Bart Piasecki explains how debt-burdened African nations can turn this to their advantage: https://bit.ly/4mU8rdw
Bart Piasecki explains how debt-burdened African nations can turn this to their advantage: https://bit.ly/4mU8rdw
On Friday, Hamas agreed to release all of the remaining hostages that it captured during its October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel.
Atlantic Council experts share their perspectives on what this means for a potential cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war:
Atlantic Council experts share their perspectives on what this means for a potential cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war:
Hamas just agreed to release all remaining hostages. What does that mean for the Trump peace plan?
On Friday, Hamas agreed to release all of the remaining hostages that it captured during its October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. Our experts share their perspectives on what this means for a potential cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
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October 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
On Friday, Hamas agreed to release all of the remaining hostages that it captured during its October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel.
Atlantic Council experts share their perspectives on what this means for a potential cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war:
Atlantic Council experts share their perspectives on what this means for a potential cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war:
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We had a rousing conversation about the future of the dollar, the euro, and more at the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics in Brussels earlier this week. Thanks to Josh Lipsky for leading us.
Watch the full panel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k6w...
Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics in Brussels earlier this week. Thanks to Josh Lipsky for leading us.
Watch the full panel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k6w...
October 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We had a rousing conversation about the future of the dollar, the euro, and more at the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics in Brussels earlier this week. Thanks to Josh Lipsky for leading us.
Watch the full panel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k6w...
Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics in Brussels earlier this week. Thanks to Josh Lipsky for leading us.
Watch the full panel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k6w...
#UkraineAlert – “The release of political prisoners by the Lukashenka regime has been hailed by the White House,” writes Hanna Liubakova.
“This might look like progress at first glance, but the reality is less encouraging.”
“This might look like progress at first glance, but the reality is less encouraging.”
Belarus dictator must not be rewarded for releasing his own prisoners
Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka is attempting to repair relations with the West by trading political prisoners for concessions. If this hostage diplomacy proves successful, it will strengthen Lukashenka's grip on power, writes Hanna Liubakova.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#UkraineAlert – “The release of political prisoners by the Lukashenka regime has been hailed by the White House,” writes Hanna Liubakova.
“This might look like progress at first glance, but the reality is less encouraging.”
“This might look like progress at first glance, but the reality is less encouraging.”
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“Netanyahu couldn’t allow himself to resist the ambitions of Trump, Israel’s prime benefactor,” said Mr Lipner, now a non-resident senior fellow for the Middle East Programmes at the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social.
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Trump’s Gaza peace plan tackles ‘Israel fatigue’ in America, crimps China in Middle East
The proportion of Americans who believe that support for Israel serves the US national interest has fallen sharply. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“Netanyahu couldn’t allow himself to resist the ambitions of Trump, Israel’s prime benefactor,” said Mr Lipner, now a non-resident senior fellow for the Middle East Programmes at the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social.
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