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Russia is extinguishing all traces of Ukrainian identity in occupied Ukraine

1 week ago | atlanticcouncil.org | Peter Malcolm Dickinson

In recent months, US-led efforts to initiate a Russia-Ukraine peace process have focused primarily on the issue of potential Ukrainian territorial concessions. But as negotiating teams discuss technical details and draw lines on maps, almost no attention is being paid to the desperate plight of the millions of Ukrainians currently living under Russian occupation.
British ambassador to the US: The UK must 'become less dependent on America, while remaining inseparably linked'

1 week ago | atlanticcouncil.org | Katherine Walla

On May 27, Peter Mandelson, the British ambassador to the United States, spoke at this year’s edition of the Atlantic Council’s Christopher J. Makins Lecture, a series exploring the state of the Atlantic partnership and its future direction.
Russia’s summer offensive could spark a new humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

1 week ago | atlanticcouncil.org | Peter Malcolm Dickinson

As the Russian army gears up for a major summer offensive, Ukraine could soon be facing its most serious humanitarian crisis since the initial phase of the full-scale invasion more than three years ago. If the West does not act swiftly by sending military aid, tightening sanctions, and reaffirming its long-term commitment to Ukraine, the unfolding crisis could overwhelm Kyiv and undermine the Ukrainian war effort.
Bangladesh may have ended its India-China tightrope game, but it must continue to tread carefully

2 weeks ago | atlanticcouncil.org | Katherine Walla

When Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the Bangladeshi interim government, stepped off his plane and onto a red carpet in Beijing in March, he did not just break tradition: He lit a fuse in South Asia. Typically, new Bangladeshi leaders head to India for their first bilateral visit abroad, but Yunus instead traveled to China. Peking University bestowed him with an honorary doctorate.
US-Ukraine minerals deal creates potential for economic and security benefits

2 weeks ago | atlanticcouncil.org | Peter Malcolm Dickinson

The Ukrainian parliament ratified a landmark economic partnership agreement with the United States in early May, setting the stage for a new chapter in bilateral relations between Kyiv and Washington. The minerals deal envisages long-term cooperation in the development of Ukrainian natural resources.
Fast Thinking: Why Romania chose centrism in the end

2 weeks ago | atlanticcouncil.org | Katherine Walla

Corruption Eastern Europe Elections Fast Thinking: Why Romania chose centrism in the end JUST IN Dan’s the man. Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan won Sunday’s Romanian presidential election, a triumph for centrist, pro-European forces in a country that has been roiled by six months of electoral upheaval. “We need to build Romania together irrespective of who you voted for,” Dan told cheering supporters.
A remarkable week for a rising Turkey

2 weeks ago | atlanticcouncil.org | Katherine Walla

Geography is destiny. The quote is sometimes attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, but it might as well also be the working motto of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. This past week, Erdoğan strung together a trio of geopolitical wins that underscored his success in leveraging his country’s size, military capability, and—perhaps most of all—geographic position to achieve outsize influence.
Ukraine’s vibrant civil society wants to be heard during peace talks

3 weeks ago | atlanticcouncil.org | Peter Malcolm Dickinson

As US-led efforts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine struggle to gain momentum, debate continues over what a viable future settlement could look like. While officials in Moscow, Washington, Brussels, and Kyiv discuss technicalities and potential concessions, members of Ukraine’s vibrant civil society are also attempting to define the contours of a lasting and meaningful peace. Many Ukrainian civil society representatives stress that peace must be more than a mere pause in fighting.
How South Asia’s ‘swing states’ navigate India-Pakistan tensions

3 weeks ago | atlanticcouncil.org | Katherine Walla

The recent headline-grabbing flare-up between India and Pakistan over Kashmir was punctuated by missile strikes, one of the fiercest aerial dogfights since World War II, retaliatory rhetoric, and a shaky cease-fire. But there’s a quieter, yet equally consequential, shift worth watching closely: one taking place among India and Pakistan’s neighbors. These neighbors are Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives, none of which has nuclear weapons.
Critical Minerals Task Force

3 weeks ago | atlanticcouncil.org | Benjamin Mossberg |Zainab Usman |Rama Yade |Sarah Way

About the task force Home to over 30 percent of the world’s known reserves of critical minerals, African countries have a central role to play in the supply chains of essential twenty-first-century industries, particularly electric vehicles, lithium batteries, cellphones, medical scanners, and military hardware.