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🌏 Indo-Pacific
Where’s the beef? Trump’s underwhelming meeting with Xi.
Trump appears to have sidestepped the biggest trap—Beijing’s attempt to box Washington in on Taiwan—but underperformed on everything else. The post Where’s the beef? Trump’s underwhelming meeting with Xi. appeared first on Atlantic Council.
Atlantic Council22h ago
📍 National Security
What the Trump-Xi Summit Won't Solve
A conversation with Orville Schell.
Foreign Affairs22h ago
📍 National Security
The problem with the US power-sharing plan for Libya
The nascent US initiative may succeed in reducing tensions and creating a slightly more predictable environment for foreign businesses, but a structural transformation remains out of reach. The post The problem with the US power-sharing plan for Libya appeared first on Atlantic…
Atlantic Council22h ago
🌍 Middle East
Braw in Sky News on Iran threatening tariffs on undersea cables
On May 15, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was interviewed by Sky News on Iran threatening to place tariffs on vital undersea cables that support global connectivity. The post Braw in Sky News on Iran threatening tariffs on undersea cables appeared…
Atlantic Council22h ago
📍 National Security
Don’t fall for the middle-power mirage
The kind of multilateralism that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke about in Davos remains an aspiration rather than an achievable reality. The post Don’t fall for the middle-power mirage appeared first on Atlantic Council.
Atlantic Council23h ago

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