The IRA two years on: A signpost of the new economic policy consensus

Inflection Points Today Mar 20, 2024

Break up TikTok, arm Ukraine

By Frederick Kempe

The United States and its allies need to address both Russia’s military threats and Chinese influence operations.
China Cybersecurity
The IRA two years on: A signpost of the new economic policy consensus

New Atlanticist Mar 19, 2024

There will be no ‘short, sharp’ war. A fight between the US and China would likely go on for years.

By Brian Kerg

US policymakers and military leaders must rigorously study and plan for a broad range of implications from a years-long war against China.
China Conflict
The IRA two years on: A signpost of the new economic policy consensus

New Atlanticist Mar 18, 2024

Addressing Haiti’s turmoil starts with its Caribbean neighbors—and US and Canadian support

By Jason Marczak, Wazim Mowla

A long-term approach is needed in which Caribbean leaders are in the driver’s seat, while Washington and Ottawa help to offset the costs.
Caribbean Crisis Management

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New Atlanticist

Aug 15, 2024

The IRA two years on: A signpost of the new economic policy consensus

By William Tobin

Signed in August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act has prompted global competition among governments to make public investments in emerging industries and technologies.

Economy & Business International Markets

Econographics

Aug 14, 2024

Get ready for a volatile fall in the financial markets—but not necessarily a downturn

By Josh Lipsky, Alisha Chhangani

Between an election, the threat of conflict, and a slowing economy, there is likely to be more volatility in the months ahead. But volatility doesn’t mean a downturn—it just means there’s more uncertainty than usual. 

Economy & Business International Markets

New Atlanticist

Aug 14, 2024

The case for the United States and China working together in space

By Dan Hart

Washington and Beijing should work to revive the idea that the exploration of space should be undertaken for peaceful purposes.

China Space

UkraineAlert

Aug 13, 2024

New US-Ukraine partnership proposal from influential senators is a recipe for bipartisan success

By Andrew D’Anieri

Senators Richard Blumenthal and Lindsey Graham came to Kyiv this week with an ambitious bipartisan vision for the future of US-Ukrainian relations, writes Andrew D’Anieri.

Conflict Economy & Business

Fintech Frontlines

Aug 12, 2024

Tech regulation requires balancing security, privacy, and usability 

By Karen Sowon, Giulia Fanti, JP Schnapper-Casteras

Good policy intentions can lead to unintended consequences when usability, privacy, and security are not balanced—policymakers must think like product designers to avoid these challenges.

Digital Policy East Africa

New Atlanticist

Aug 7, 2024

How NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners can work together in an era of strategic competition

By Gorana Grgić

Amid rising threats from Russia and China, it is in the interest of both NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners to deepen their cooperation.

Conflict Crisis Management

GeoTech Cues

Aug 6, 2024

The Great IT Outage of 2024 is a wake-up call about digital public infrastructure

By Saba Weatherspoon and Zhenwei Gao

The July 19 outage serves as a symbolic outcry for solution-oriented policies and accountability to stave off future disruptions.

Cybersecurity Internet

New Atlanticist

Aug 5, 2024

Monday’s market rout is a painful but fundamentally healthy correction

By Hung Tran

The global market selloff has been driven by the normalization of outsized expectations for the high-tech sector and one-way betting for low Japanese interest rates and yen exchange rates.

Economy & Business International Markets

New Atlanticist

Aug 5, 2024

Behind the market turmoil: Why a bad jobs report and the risk of war are shaking the financial world

By Josh Lipsky

A geopolitical crisis and disappointing economic news at the same time create a haze that can make each situation appear more threatening than it actually is.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

Inflection Points Today

Aug 1, 2024

Welcome home, Evan

By Frederick Kempe

We at the Atlantic Council are overjoyed and relieved that Evan has been released after 491 days of wrongful imprisonment in Russia, writes Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe.

Human Rights Media
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Deputy Director of Speechwriting, Office of the Vice President, The White House

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