By Frederick Kempe Atlantic Council President and Chief Executive Officer Frederick Kempe on US President Donald J. Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal. May 8, 2018 President Trump’s decision today to leave the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) was the most significant foreign policy…

US national security advisor says West has “failed to impose sufficient costs” on Moscow for its aggressive behavior By Ashish Kumar Sen April 3, 2018 US President Donald J. Trump assured the leaders of the Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania — at a White House meeting on April 3 that no one has been tougher on Russia than him. Hours later, he was almost upstaged by…

March 20, 2018 By Andrew Marshall The attempted murder of a former Russian intelligence officer in the United Kingdom (UK) has not only triggered reprisals from London, but more importantly demonstrated how easy it has been to drive wedges into Western politics. Sergei Skripal, a former Russian double agent, and…

By Ashish Kumar Sen The political uncertainty that had gripped Germany for the past five months was lifted on March 4. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) rank-and-file voted in favor of another grand coalition that would keep Angela Merkel chancellor of Germany for a fourth term. …

March 2, 2018 By Ashish Kumar Sen US President Donald J. Trump’s surprise decision to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, and a tweeted declaration that “trade wars are good” have set off alarm bells across the globe while causing the stock market to plunge. The tweet read around…

Boris Nemtsov: A life remembered, a legacy celebrated February 27, 2018 By Rachel Ansley Three years have passed since the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, but his legacy continues to inspire those who challenge Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian government in Russia. Describing Nemtsov’s life and legacy, his close friend and fellow dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza said: “Every country…

February 28, 2018 By Carmen Gentile Amid ongoing, deadly attacks in the Afghan capital and elsewhere, the Taliban has reached out to the United States to begin peace talks aimed at ending more than seventeen years of conflict between US-led forces and the once-ruling extremist group. At least, that’s what…

By Reginald Dale February 28, 2018 British Prime Minister Theresa May is entrapped in a maze of blind alleys, self-delusion, and bitter divisions over the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the rest of the European Union (EU) after Britain is due to leave the EU in just over a year’s…

February 28, 2018 By Louis Golino On March 4, Italy will hold an important national election that is being closely watched on both sides of the Atlantic for its potential impact within the country and in Europe, and as bellwether of the rise of populism in the democratic world. The…