Tag: Crime
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Two US policy options for Venezuela: Shaping reform vs. ‘maximum pressure’ toward regime collapse
Issue Brief July 10, 2025 • 8:00 am ET Venezuela Solutions Group Bottom lines up front The first Trump administration drafted a framework for encouraging a democratic transition in Venezuela; with a few updates, it represents one policy path the second Trump administration could take. Nicolas Maduro’s recent promotion of a longtime rival may be…
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For the US and the free world, security demands a resilience-first approach
Report July 8, 2025 • 8:00 am ET Elizabeth Sizeland This report is the foundational document of the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative (AANSRI) and outlines a bold vision to embed resilience as a core pillar of US and allied security. As crises compound, the initiative calls for investing across individual, institutional, and international…
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The US must enforce sanctions to prevent Iran from rebuilding its nuclear program
New Atlanticist July 1, 2025 • 3:43 pm ET Kimberly Donovan On June 24, US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that China can continue to purchase Iranian oil. This announcement caused shockwaves, since it would effectively reverse long-standing US foreign policy toward not just Iran but also China, Washington’s most potent competitor in the economic…
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Europe Seeks Diplomatic Solution to Israel-Iran Conflict
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at diplomatic efforts to end the Israel-Iran conflict, a landmark vote in the U.K. Parliament, and the diminishing power of Taiwan’s opposition. Two Weeks of Diplomacy Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his counterparts from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom in Geneva on Friday to…
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Are Albania and Montenegro on the fast track to EU membership?
July 1 will mark a dozen years since Croatia joined the the European Union (EU), the most recent country to do so. In the years after Croatia’s accession, the bloc’s eastern enlargement process stalled almost entirely. The EU’s enthusiasm for admitting new members waned, driven by rising anti-EU sentiment within member states and fears that…
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Anonymous shell companies pose a threat to US national security. Here is how to address it.
Econographics June 17, 2025 • 12:18 pm ET Julie Brinn Siegel On March 26, the Department of the Treasury scrapped critical federal rules that would have made most anonymous shell companies illegal. The rules would also have prevented them from being abused by drug cartels, human traffickers, foreign adversaries like Iran and China, terrorist groups,…
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Israel’s Next Strategic Vector: Building Up National Strengths
Perspectives Paper No. 2,347, June 3, 2025 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Since October 2023, Israel’s primary strategic vector has been a campaign against its enemies in the region. This campaign is nearing its end. In the coming months, the open security issues of Gaza and Iran will be decided. The next strategic vector should be a reorientation…
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What’s the Trump administration’s dollar strategy? It depends on who you ask.
New Atlanticist May 27, 2025 • 10:20 am ET Alisha Chhangani The US dollar has been the backbone of the international financial system for nearly a century. According to the Atlantic Council’s Dollar Dominance Monitor, the dollar’s preeminent position remains secure in the near and medium term. However, five months into US President Donald Trump’s…
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Why the US cannot afford to lose dollar dominance
Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series May 20, 2025 • 10:00 am ET Martin Mühleisen and Valbona Zeneli This Atlantic Council Strategy Paper explores the relationship between the status of the United States as a geopolitical superpower and the role of the US dollar as the world’s dominant currency. It examines how these two facets of…
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US announces $10m reward for information on South American Hezbollah networks
The US on Monday announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the disruption of Hezbollah financial markets in South America. The State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme issued the announcement, with the request focused on the “tri-border area” of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. The announcement said the Lebanon-based group generates…