What are the biggest lessons to take away from the Trump team’s Signal chat messages about bombing the Houthis? What do the messages say about how top US officials are thinking about US foreign policy? Atlantic Council experts William F. Wechsler, Daniel Mouton, Jörn Fleck, Andrew A. Michta, Alan Pino, Graham Brookie, Emerson Brooking, Iria Puyosa, Emily Milliken, Osamah Al Rawhani, and Racha Helwa share their insights below:
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WATCH | The Trump team’s Signal messages discussing strikes on the Houthis included a debate over the Suez Canal. The Atlantic Council’s Racha Helwa provides the expert context: “When the canal is blocked or threatened, energy prices spike, supply chains slow, consumer prices rise, while businesses face delays.”
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#UkraineAlert – A new United Nations report has concluded that Russia is guilty of committing crimes against humanity in Ukraine. “The report details a climate of lawlessness throughout Russian-occupied Ukraine,” writes Peter Dickinson.
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As the Trump administration pursues a deal with Putin, how can Trump negotiate peace from a position of strength? Daniel Fried and Kimberly Donovan offer eleven guiding principles for moving forward in negotiations on sanctions relief with Russia:
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#UkraineAlert – Ukraine needs security guarantees to prevent a renewal of Russia’s invasion following any peace deal, but the threat of severe sanctions can also help deter the Kremlin from further military aggression, writes Ilona Khmeleva.
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As Peruvian authorities focus on crackdowns against violent crime, leaving the institutional causes of crime unaddressed will only deepen the country’s democratic crisis while doing little to curb crime, writes Martin Cassinelli.
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Access to critical minerals is an urgent national security issue. The United States must view investments in African energy, mineral, and mining—key to securing this access—with similar importance, writes Benjamin Mossberg.
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On February 27, Abdullah Öcalan, founding member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), called for the PKK to disarm and dissolve. “Öcalan’s call for disarmament heralds an encouraging shift toward peace among Kurdish factions,” writes Dr. Hanar Marouf.