The end of Operation Inherent Resolve should not be the end of Washington's engagement with this important country in a region vital to US interests.

A war historian’s recent essay underscores the urgency of addressing the issues increasing strife around the world today.

Our experts unpack what we know and what to expect from the announced security deal involving the US, Denmark, and Greenland.

A Gulf-led maritime cooperation could break the Hormuz stalemate by offering Iran an off-ramp while preventing unilateral control.

Free trade agreements were supposed to protect US trading partners. But new tariffs are putting that promise to the test.

The CIA director’s recent unannounced visit to Moscow has raised speculation about Russian plans to escalate attacks.

Moscow claims to be ready for peace once the "root causes" of the Russia-Ukraine War are addressed, but Putin's demands confirm that he believes the "root cause" of the war is the existence of an independent Ukraine, writes Kateryna Odarchenko.

Russia's new AI law puts domestic models under state control. Moscow now wants to sell the same model abroad.

Seoul-based Atlantic Council experts weigh in on how US president's decision to cut short military training is being viewed by the US ally.

Mali's information space is now dominated by livestreaming “videomen” pushing misinformation. The West needs to respond by funding fact-based creators.

Turkey’s efforts to diversify its gas away from Russia, including purchases from the US and Azerbaijan, may finally be paying off.

Europe and Ukraine represent the US president’s greatest remaining chance at a foreign-policy legacy.

While the second Trump administration's instincts on Golden Dome correctly diagnose a more dangerous nuclear environment facing the country, a sized-up, almost-exquisite comprehensive defensive system is the wrong prescription.

Members of the Atlantic Council Counterterrorism Project dig into the Trump administration's new US Counterterrorism Strategy.

The announcement on sending US troops to Poland didn't stop Washington's other force posture decisions from generating concern among NATO allies.

Though surprises are always possible, the meetings in Beijing will likely be defined by a narrow set of deliverables.

The shadow fleet—a collection of vessels transporting sanctioned cargo outside the official shipping system—has grown to encompass more than a thousand oil tankers globally.

Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk will face English team Crystal Palace next week in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League semifinal knowing that a win could provide a much-needed moral...

To deter the proliferation of Iranian drones, global courts and governments should pursue accountability for violating international law in supporting Russia's actions in Ukraine.

Iraq cannot continue like this, with drones and rockets menacing the country, and militias assassinating and kidnapping activists and journalists.

Iran is using formal, semi‑formal, and informal channels, as well as entirely new systems, to avoid US sanctions and sell oil to China.

Despite changes in leadership, Venezuela's extensive surveillance infrastructure remains fully operational.

To succeed in overthrowing the Iranian regime, an uprising would likely require a unifying leader, an effective organization, and the support of whatever remains of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Strikes on cartels should be combined with greater efforts to disrupt supply and reduce substance use disorder in the United States.

Iran’s decision to target the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and other countries in the Gulf will have far-reaching consequences.

Markets can tolerate a spike. What they cannot tolerate is prolonged uncertainty over trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was killed in a US-Israeli bombing campaign on Feb. 28.

Operation Epic Fury has begun. On Feb. 28, US President Donald Trump announced a “massive and ongoing” attack on Iran.

Russia's growing reliance on African recruits to continue the war in Ukraine is a powerful symbol of an invasion that has gone horribly wrong for Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin, writes Katherine Spencer.

As these markets proliferate, policymakers should treat them as dual-use infrastructures that require deliberate guardrails.

We polled geostrategists and foresight practitioners on our most burning questions about the biggest drivers of change over the next decade.

The Trump administration's seizures of “shadow fleet” vessels evading US sanctions raises several crucial legal and logistical questions.

The tentatively planned resumption of US-Iran nuclear talks this week does not mean US military action is off the table.

By focusing on shared interests on counternarcotics and Venezuela, the US and Colombian presidents can put bilateral relations on a better path.

On Tuesday, the European Union and India announced a free trade deal--an example of how the global system is reorganizing itself.

The deal does little to address the systemic challenges of information manipulation, foreign influence, and data exploitation on the platform.

European leaders now recognize that the continent must fundamentally treat its chronic problems or further surrender global relevance.

Trump’s willingness to engage in brinkmanship with Europe over Greenland will have a lasting impact on how the continent’s leaders approach relations with Washington.

The US Justice Department is undertaking a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Our chair of international economics explains how this could impact US and global markets.

Venezuela’s new acting president must choose between accommodating the Trump administration’s demands and preserving unity among the regime’s Chavista base.

In 2025 Canada met NATO’s target of spending 2 percent of GDP on defense for the first time and committed to the new target of 5 percent by 2035, but its defense industrial base will struggle to deliv...

If the United States intervenes to seize Greenland the future of NATO would be at stake. Such a development would be contrary to US national interests.

The key question is not whether Sudani is like al-Maliki but whether a second term would reduce competition and weaken institutions.

Venezuela's new acting president must choose between accommodating the Trump administration's demands and preserving unity among the regime's Chavista base.

If the United States intervenes to seize Greenland the future of NATO would be at stake. Such a development would be contrary to US national interests.

Two important factors make the recent US operation in Venezuela less of a loss for China than many analysts realize.

If Europe wants to ensure that no one can do to Greenland what the United States did in Venezuela, then it must stop relying on rules alone.

The United States is now forced to depend on the remnants of the Maduro regime for the next stage in the mission.

As the Senate sends the annual defense policy bill to the president's desk, Atlantic Council experts dig into the details.