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Jun 16, 2025

Lipsky Cited in Politico on Expectations for the Upcoming G7 Summit

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Economy & Business France

EnergySource

Jun 16, 2025

US global leadership in the age of electricity

By Robert F. Ichord, Jr.

Amid shifting geopolitics and the emerging "age of electricity," the United States has an opportunity to assert global leadership in energy and security. Through foreign policy, the Trump administration can leverage US strengths in natural gas, nuclear power, and emerging energy technologies to engage allies in building a secure and resilient global electricity system.

China Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Jun 15, 2025

Why tariffs on AI hardware could undermine US competitiveness

By Joseph Webster, Jessie Yin

Tariffs targeted at China have their uses in the US-China tech competition, but they shouldn’t be applied haphazardly to US allies and partners.

Artificial Intelligence China

In the News

Jun 14, 2025

Kroenig quoted in the Wall Street Journal on Trump’s potential framing of Israel’s strikes on Iran

On June 13, Matthew Kroenig, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal on how President Trump may choose to present Israel’s strikes on Iranian military and nuclear installations, as well as its military leadership, in light of his “peacemaker” pledge.

Conflict Iran

New Atlanticist

Jun 13, 2025

Trump promised peace through strength. When will he use US strength to bring peace to Ukraine?

By John E. Herbst

Trump's rhetorical and policy choices this week suggest an unwillingness to confront a painful reality about Putin's Russia.

Russia Ukraine

EnergySource

Jun 13, 2025

The strategic reserve and the Israel-Iran conflict

By Joseph Webster, Landon Derentz

The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve is well-stocked and poised to help ease market pressures amid growing tensions stemming from Israel’s strikes on Iran. Rising domestic production, strong export capacity, and high net import cover collectively enable the United States to respond decisively while preserving energy stability at home.

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

Strategic Insights Memo

Jun 13, 2025

Industrial integration for global defense resilience: Pathways for action

By Abigail Rudolph, Steven Grundman

The ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have exposed significant vulnerabilities in the industrial capacity and capabilities of the United States and its allies. A lack of speed, scale, and resilience in industrial production hampers the ability to sustain operations in these campaigns.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

In the News

Jun 13, 2025

Zier in Military Times analyzes US military deployment at southern border

On May 28, Caroline Zier, nonresident senior fellow in the GeoStrategy Initiative, was published in the Military Times examining the Trump administration’s policy of using miliary personnel at the US southern border. Zier argues that the military’s “unprecedented” role at the border diverts time and resources from national security operations that “only the military can perform” […]

Crisis Management National Security

Fast Thinking

Jun 12, 2025

Why the World Bank just gave nuclear power a surprising boost

On June 11, the US-based international development bank lifted its longstanding ban on funding nuclear energy projects.

Nuclear Energy Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Jun 12, 2025

Seven charts that will define Canada’s G7 Summit

By Atlantic Council

Our experts provide a look inside the numbers that will frame the high-stakes gathering of Group of Seven leaders in Alberta.

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