Uri Friedman
@UriLF
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Senior Editorial Director @AtlanticCouncil. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Past: Staff Writer/Global Editor @TheAtlantic; editor @ForeignPolicy. Views my own
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Joined October 2008
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Your @AtlanticCouncil dispatch to start your day is from Asha M. George and John âJ.T.â OâBrien on the danger from toxinsâincluding the dart frog toxin that Russia apparently used to kill Alexei Navalny.
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Recent cases in the news of poisons derived directly from plant or animal life highlight a danger that is too often overlooked in biodefense.
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Your @AtlanticCouncil dispatch to start your day is from @DanielBShapiro in Jerusalem, where he shared this message with Israeli lawmakers about the future of regional integration.
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Careful implementation of US President Donald Trumpâs Gaza plan and expanded regional integration can be mutually reinforcing.
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There are more likely and less likely possibilities for what will happen if President Trump decides to launch an attack on Iran. @ACMideastâs @WillWechsler outlines ten predictions for potential US strikes: https://t.co/bBJRsYHWE6
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There are more likely and less likely possibilities for what will happen if US President Donald Trump decides to launch an attack on Iran.
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What comes next between the US and Iran? I offer ten predictions covering how the negotiations will proceed, what kind of US strikes might be ordered, and what might happen next.
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There are more likely and less likely possibilities for what will happen if US President Donald Trump decides to launch an attack on Iran.
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FAST THINKING: The Supreme Court struck down most of President Trumpâs tariffs on Friday. @joshualipsky, Barbara C. Matthews, and L. Daniel Mullaney explain what this will mean for global trade and the tariff revenue that the US has already collected: https://t.co/QDmjKLTqrW
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The Supreme Court ruled that the US president does not have the power to unilaterally impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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Alright, team @ACGeoEcon has done some good quick work on the (likely temporary) winners in a 122 world. Note that USMCA etc not factored here. Check it out:
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Hereâs my latest from #InflectionPoints for @AtlanticCouncil: âAt Davos, Trumpâs âshock therapyâ leaves Europe shaken but healthierâ https://t.co/OE4liEwmPQ
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European leaders now recognize that the continent must fundamentally treat its chronic problems or further surrender global relevance.
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An ugly mess. But hereâs a path to a better outcome on Greenland. âŚ@ACEurope⊠âŚ@AtlanticCouncilâŠ
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If the White House is interested in a deal, then there is space to make one through the recently announced working group.
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âIf Europe wants to ensure that no outside power . . . can credibly contemplate coercive leverage over Greenland, then it must focus less on protest and more on its own strategic steps,â writes @JustBudginaite for the @AtlanticCouncil.
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If Europe wants to ensure that no one can do to Greenland what the United States did in Venezuela, then it must stop relying on rules alone.
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Read my latest #InflectionPoints on the second Trump term: âThe most significant question for Trumpâs America in 2026: What sticks?â
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Not every shock becomes a structure, and not every provocation determines an enduring policy change.
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Today's #MustRead: analysis from @AtlanticCouncil in the aftermath of the US capture of NicolĂĄs Maduro, feat. @jmarczak, @MatthewKroenig, and others. https://t.co/yNqXe9CPmw
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What does the future hold for Venezuela following the US raid that removed NicolĂĄs Maduro from power? Atlantic Council experts share their insights.
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Last year at this time Wall Street was convinced Trump wouldn't follow through on his tariff threats (we had a different view @atlanticcouncil). As we head into 2026, Wall Street is making the same mistakes all over again as I write in today's @WSJopinion: https://t.co/pj0I5WfBwm
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Some bank economists say the effects of the levies will âfade into the backgroundâ during 2026. Just wait.
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Welcome to Dispatches, a new @AtlanticCouncil section. Too often, policymaking is abstract, untethered from a sense of place and effect. Here, by contrast, you will find timely short reports from experts around the world about policies that matter. âĄď¸ https://t.co/J1AbmPrME6
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For @AtlanticCouncil, I analyze President @realDonaldTrumpâs redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, what it means for USâNigeria relations, and what President @officialABAT must do next.
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With Nigeria on the brink of a diplomatic crisis with the United States, President Bola Tinubu must confront extremist violence without inflaming sectarian divides and rebuild diplomatic ties with...
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With defense spending increases on the #NATOSummit2025 agenda, our real-time tracker provides a comprehensive view of how allies are contributing to collective defense and the development of tangible military capabilities. Explore the tracker. âŹď¸ https://t.co/1hq1bnqKZJ
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The Transatlantic Security Initiative's NATO defense spending tracker delves into data to analyze current defense spending trends.
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Donald Trump declared that it was time for peace after the US bombed Iran's nuclear sites. But Iran gets a vote on whether that time has indeed come. What will the Iranians do next? My latest for @TheAtlantic on 5 ways Tehran could respond
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The history of the Islamic Republic illuminates how it may answer the U.S. strikes.
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In responding to U.S. strikes, Iranâs âoverriding priority is ensuring its survival,â writes @UriLF. Within that prism, there are âfive potential Iranian movesâ:
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The history of the Islamic Republic illuminates how it may answer the U.S. strikes.
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The escalation between Israel and Iran has raised many important questions about a region already facing crises on multiple fronts. Read our top Middle East expertsâ answers below: 𧾠https://t.co/yJh7jxcfJp
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The escalation between Israel and Iran has raised many important questions about a region already facing crises on multiple fronts.
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There's a number of unanswered questions about #Israel's strikes on #Iran, but that shouldn't distract us from what we know about this conflict -- and thus what we can reasonably predict for the days ahead. Here's my latest for @AtlanticCouncil: https://t.co/C7nJC10p47
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How long Israelâs campaign against Iran will go on is unknown. But even amid the uncertainty, donât lose sight of what is already knownâor at least what can already be surmised with high confidence.
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