The EU won’t tariff China and India to please Trump. But it is working on a counteroffer
Several measures in the European Union’s (EU’s) nineteenth sanctions package against Russia,...
How AI with ‘nurtured consciousness’ could transform warfare
The rise of large language models (LLMs) and multimodal foundation models has already begun to reshape the character of warfare. For...
What to know about Trump’s war on drug trafficking from Venezuela
“What you’re doing right now—it’s not training.” This is what Pete Hegseth told US sailors and Marines on Monday aboard the USS...
Russian attack in Poland: Is Putin ramping up his war on Europe?
Wars tend to escalate in one of two ways—by intention or by accident. In the moment, the...
#ACFRONTPAGE EVENT: Spain’s foreign minister on Madrid’s approach to European and global security
On Tuesday, September 23, at 3:30 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative will host an #ACFrontPage...
The French government has collapsed again. What does this mean for France, the EU, and Macron?
Early September is known in France as La Rentrée, when children go back to school and adults return to work after the summer holiday....
Why are US warships heading toward Venezuela?
Set a course for the Caribbean. The United States has deployed three Aegis guided-missile...
Germany wants to double its defense spending. Where should the money go?
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to revitalize Germany’s military. Among other efforts, in June, Berlin announced plans to...
Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine
Ukraine is still standing, more than eleven years after Russia seized Crimea and parts of the Donbas region, and more than three years...