It was an honor to present country music legend Toby Keith with the Atlantic Council Distinguished Artistic Leadership Award in 2015, where he performed his hit song “American Soldier.” On behalf of the Atlantic Council, we send our condolences to Toby’s family and friends.

I fondly remember seeing Seiji Ozawa honored at the 2013 @atlanticcouncil Global Citizen Awards and am deeply saddened to hear of his passing. He will surely be remembered as one of the greatest musical giants of our time.

Israel needs a “regional security structure” for long term peace, Atlantic Council CEO Fred Kempe tells CNBC’s Dan Murphy.

Three crises that give Biden a chance to prove the doubters wrong wapo.st/3wgkvS3

The stench of appeasement hung over Munich this past weekend, leaving more than a few European leaders making comparisons to September 1938. Read my latest #InflectionPoints for an inside look at this year's Munich Security Conference. atlanticcouncil.org/content-series…

On behalf of everyone Atlantic Council, and following Hungary’s ratification, we offer a huge welcome to #Sweden, NATO 's 32nd ally. You will make our alliance stronger at this moment of profound and historic challenge.

“The US and its allies should address both Russia’s military threats, with Chinese support, and Chinese influence operations, with Russian inspiration,” writes Fred Kempe in #InflectionPointsToday. “It’s not one or the other—but both. And now.” atlanticcouncil.org/content-series…

"Administration officials hope that forcefully and publicly pushing back on China, in concert with allies, will cause Beijing to think twice about continuing to aid Moscow," writes Fred Kempe in #InflectionPoints. Read more now ⤵️ atlanticcouncil.org/content-series…

At the Atlantic Council on Thursday, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva shared insights into the global economic outlook. Read Fred Kempe’s analysis of her speech and their conversation on issues ranging from geopolitical tensions to China and AI: atlanticcouncil.org/content-series…

Dispatch from Tbilisi: Amid Georgia’s battle for democracy, Russian influence is already here - Atlantic Council atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

Don’t let the US become the only country to ban CBDCs - Atlantic Council atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

The White House announced Thursday that it will allow Ukraine to use US weapons for limited strikes inside Russia. Read the latest #FastThinking with insights from Eurasia Center’s John Herbst on why the US is giving Ukraine the green light: atlanticcouncil.org/content-series…

Carl Bildt WTO Fred Kempe Atlantic Council Europe has taken advantage of America for a long time.

The Russian Spies Next Door. Amazing reporting! wsj.com/world/europe/t…

Willie Mays, Major League Baseball’s ‘Say Hey Kid,’ Dies at Age 93. Mourning the passing of my childhood hero and inspiration — and celebrating how many lives he touched. wsj.com/sports/basebal…

Pezeshkian versus Jalili run-off—and more theiranist.com/p/pezeshkian-v…

Keir Starmer’s party beat the far right and far left by addressing real voters’ problems. theatlantic.com/international/…

Think the American century is over? Think again. - Atlantic Council atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…