{"id":317396,"date":"2020-11-05T18:06:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T23:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/?page_id=317396"},"modified":"2025-03-20T21:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:58:16","slug":"fastthinking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<span id=\"subscribe\"><\/span>\n\n\n<section class=\"gta-section-opener gutenblock gutenblock--section-opener section-opener  alignfull\" id=\"section-opener-block_c7c40470e923fd6bc159ab06999eb065\" >\n\t<div class=\"gta-section-opener--inner\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"gta-section-opener--title\">Stay Updated<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sign-up-to-receive-rapid-insight-in-your-inbox-from-atlantic-council-experts-on-global-events-as-they-unfold\">Sign up to receive rapid insight in your inbox from Atlantic Council experts on global events as they unfold.<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"align-wrap align-wrap-full\"><section class=\"gta-spacer gutenblock gutenblock--responsive-spacer responsive-spacer  small\" id=\"responsive-spacer-block_88b70513bdec7663615f19114bd5f7d7\"><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/embed\/v2.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  hbspt.forms.create({\n    portalId: \"43957839\",\n    formId: \"0b621e56-11eb-468e-81bb-4a38a9d77041\",\n    region: \"na1\"\n  });\n<\/script>\n\n\n<section class=\"gta-section-opener gutenblock gutenblock--section-opener section-opener  alignfull\" id=\"section-opener-block_e554ff997610f9a2c4db4823900568e3\" >\n\t<div class=\"gta-section-opener--inner\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"gta-section-opener--title\"><\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"align-wrap align-wrap-full\"><section class=\"gta-spacer gutenblock gutenblock--responsive-spacer responsive-spacer  extra-small\" id=\"responsive-spacer-block_f452f9cc4f25af1e96d3babce30fbdea\"><\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"align-wrap align-wrap-full\">\n<section class=\"gta-collection gutenblock gutenblock--collection collection \"\n\tid=\"collection-block_c62817781174a0111504e02f98df78a5\" >\n\t<div class=\"gta-collection--container j-posts collection-block_c62817781174a0111504e02f98df78a5\">\n\t\t<div class=\"gta-collection--intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"gta-collection--list j-posts--posts\">\n        <section class=\"gta-embed gta-post-embed gutenblock\">\n    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--container gta-embed--container thumbnail\">\n          <div class=\"gta-post-embed--image gta-embed--image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/why-the-iran-war-energy-shock-is-different\/\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/energy-crisis-ft-image-500x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500_350 size-500_350 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"gta-embed--content gta-post-embed--content\">\n\n                <a class=\"gta-embed--link gta-post-embed--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/why-the-iran-war-energy-shock-is-different\/\">\n                    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--heading gta-embed--heading\">\n            \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--cats gta-post-embed--tax--cats\">Fast Thinking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t            <span class=\"gta-post-embed--heading--date\">Mar 19, 2026<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <h4 class=\"gta-post-embed--title gta-embed--title\">Why the Iran war energy shock is different\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n          \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--connect gta-post-embed--tax--connect\">By <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert\">Atlantic Council<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n          <p class=\"gta-post-embed--excerpt gta-embed--excerpt\">\n            Our experts explain the factors that make the oil crisis resulting from the Iran war distinct from those caused by past conflicts.          <\/p>\n\n          <\/a>\n                                              <div class=\"gta-embed--terms gta-post-embed--terms\">\n                                      <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/conflict\/\">\n                        Conflict                      <\/a>\n                                                          <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/energy-markets-governance\/\">\n                        Energy Markets &amp; Governance                      <\/a>\n                                                  <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gta-embed gta-post-embed gutenblock\">\n    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--container gta-embed--container thumbnail\">\n          <div class=\"gta-post-embed--image gta-embed--image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/irans-supreme-leader-is-dead-heres-what-it-means\/\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-28T173751Z_1367799603_MT1SOPA000WYFO8D_RTRMADP_3_SOPA-500x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500_350 size-500_350 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"gta-embed--content gta-post-embed--content\">\n\n                <a class=\"gta-embed--link gta-post-embed--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/irans-supreme-leader-is-dead-heres-what-it-means\/\">\n                    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--heading gta-embed--heading\">\n            \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--cats gta-post-embed--tax--cats\">Fast Thinking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t            <span class=\"gta-post-embed--heading--date\">Feb 28, 2026<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <h4 class=\"gta-post-embed--title gta-embed--title\">Iran\u2019s supreme leader is dead.\u00a0Here\u2019s\u00a0what it means.<\/h4>\n\n          \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--connect gta-post-embed--tax--connect\">By <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert\">Atlantic Council<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n          <p class=\"gta-post-embed--excerpt gta-embed--excerpt\">\n            Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was killed in a US-Israeli bombing campaign on Feb. 28.          <\/p>\n\n          <\/a>\n                                              <div class=\"gta-embed--terms gta-post-embed--terms\">\n                                      <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/region\/iran\/\">\n                        Iran                      <\/a>\n                                                          <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/security-defense\/\">\n                        Security &amp; Defense                      <\/a>\n                                                  <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gta-embed gta-post-embed gutenblock\">\n    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--container gta-embed--container thumbnail\">\n          <div class=\"gta-post-embed--image gta-embed--image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/what-trumps-epic-fury-means-for-iran-and-the-middle-east\/\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-28T162806Z_1440135403_RC24VJA12L8N_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-USA-500x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500_350 size-500_350 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"gta-embed--content gta-post-embed--content\">\n\n                <a class=\"gta-embed--link gta-post-embed--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/what-trumps-epic-fury-means-for-iran-and-the-middle-east\/\">\n                    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--heading gta-embed--heading\">\n            \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--cats gta-post-embed--tax--cats\">Fast Thinking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t            <span class=\"gta-post-embed--heading--date\">Feb 28, 2026<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <h4 class=\"gta-post-embed--title gta-embed--title\">What Trump\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Epic Fury\u2019 means\u00a0for Iran\u00a0and the Middle East\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n          \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--connect gta-post-embed--tax--connect\">By <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert\">Atlantic Council<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n          <p class=\"gta-post-embed--excerpt gta-embed--excerpt\">\n            Operation Epic Fury\u00a0has begun.\u00a0On Feb. 28, US President\u00a0Donald\u00a0Trump announced\u00a0a\u00a0\u201cmassive and ongoing\u201d\u00a0attack\u00a0on\u00a0Iran.          <\/p>\n\n          <\/a>\n                                              <div class=\"gta-embed--terms gta-post-embed--terms\">\n                                      <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/national-security\/\">\n                        National Security                      <\/a>\n                                                          <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/security-defense\/\">\n                        Security &amp; Defense                      <\/a>\n                                                  <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gta-embed gta-post-embed gutenblock\">\n    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--container gta-embed--container thumbnail\">\n          <div class=\"gta-post-embed--image gta-embed--image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/the-supreme-court-just-struck-down-most-of-trumps-tariffs-whats-next\/\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tariffs-struck-down-supreme-court-ft-500x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500_350 size-500_350 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"gta-embed--content gta-post-embed--content\">\n\n                <a class=\"gta-embed--link gta-post-embed--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/the-supreme-court-just-struck-down-most-of-trumps-tariffs-whats-next\/\">\n                    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--heading gta-embed--heading\">\n            \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--cats gta-post-embed--tax--cats\">Fast Thinking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t            <span class=\"gta-post-embed--heading--date\">Feb 20, 2026<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <h4 class=\"gta-post-embed--title gta-embed--title\">The Supreme Court just struck down most of Trump\u2019s tariffs. What\u2019s next?<\/h4>\n\n          \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--connect gta-post-embed--tax--connect\">By <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert\">Atlantic Council<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n          <p class=\"gta-post-embed--excerpt gta-embed--excerpt\">\n            The Supreme Court ruled that the US president does not have the power to unilaterally impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.          <\/p>\n\n          <\/a>\n                                              <div class=\"gta-embed--terms gta-post-embed--terms\">\n                                      <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/rule-of-law\/\">\n                        Rule of Law                      <\/a>\n                                                          <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/trade-and-tariffs\/\">\n                        Trade and tariffs                      <\/a>\n                                                  <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gta-embed gta-post-embed gutenblock\">\n    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--container gta-embed--container thumbnail\">\n          <div class=\"gta-post-embed--image gta-embed--image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/what-rubio-said-in-munich-what-europe-heard-and-what-comes-next\/\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-14T101654Z_1822413670_RC2KLJAALV31_RTRMADP_3_SECURITY-MUNICH-500x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500_350 size-500_350 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"gta-embed--content gta-post-embed--content\">\n\n                <a class=\"gta-embed--link gta-post-embed--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/what-rubio-said-in-munich-what-europe-heard-and-what-comes-next\/\">\n                    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--heading gta-embed--heading\">\n            \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--cats gta-post-embed--tax--cats\">Fast Thinking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t            <span class=\"gta-post-embed--heading--date\">Feb 14, 2026<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <h4 class=\"gta-post-embed--title gta-embed--title\">What Rubio said in Munich, what Europe heard, and what comes next<\/h4>\n\n          \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--connect gta-post-embed--tax--connect\">By <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert\">Atlantic Council<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n          <p class=\"gta-post-embed--excerpt gta-embed--excerpt\">\n            The US secretary of state delivered a notably positive message to allies at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.          <\/p>\n\n          <\/a>\n                                              <div class=\"gta-embed--terms gta-post-embed--terms\">\n                                      <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/region\/europe-eurasia\/\">\n                        Europe &amp; Eurasia                      <\/a>\n                                                          <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/nato\/\">\n                        NATO                      <\/a>\n                                                  <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gta-embed gta-post-embed gutenblock\">\n    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--container gta-embed--container thumbnail\">\n          <div class=\"gta-post-embed--image gta-embed--image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/what-kevin-warsh-means-for-the-federal-reserve-and-the-us-economy\/\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-01-30T135547Z_1590434160_RC2O9W8PB5UT_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-FED-CHAIR-500x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500_350 size-500_350 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"gta-embed--content gta-post-embed--content\">\n\n                <a class=\"gta-embed--link gta-post-embed--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/what-kevin-warsh-means-for-the-federal-reserve-and-the-us-economy\/\">\n                    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--heading gta-embed--heading\">\n            \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--cats gta-post-embed--tax--cats\">Fast Thinking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t            <span class=\"gta-post-embed--heading--date\">Jan 30, 2026<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <h4 class=\"gta-post-embed--title gta-embed--title\">What Kevin Warsh means for the Federal Reserve and the US economy<\/h4>\n\n          \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--connect gta-post-embed--tax--connect\">By <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert\">Atlantic Council<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n          <p class=\"gta-post-embed--excerpt gta-embed--excerpt\">\n            US President Donald Trump will nominate Warsh, a former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, to chair the US Federal Reserve.          <\/p>\n\n          <\/a>\n                                              <div class=\"gta-embed--terms gta-post-embed--terms\">\n                                      <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/economy-business\/\">\n                        Economy &amp; Business                      <\/a>\n                                                          <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/macroeconomics\/\">\n                        Macroeconomics                      <\/a>\n                                                  <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gta-embed gta-post-embed gutenblock\">\n    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--container gta-embed--container thumbnail\">\n          <div class=\"gta-post-embed--image gta-embed--image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/the-future-of-greenland-and-nato-after-trumps-davos-deal\/\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trump-davos-2026-FT-photo-1-500x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500_350 size-500_350 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"gta-embed--content gta-post-embed--content\">\n\n                <a class=\"gta-embed--link gta-post-embed--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/the-future-of-greenland-and-nato-after-trumps-davos-deal\/\">\n                    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--heading gta-embed--heading\">\n            \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--cats gta-post-embed--tax--cats\">Fast Thinking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t            <span class=\"gta-post-embed--heading--date\">Jan 21, 2026<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <h4 class=\"gta-post-embed--title gta-embed--title\">The future of Greenland and NATO after Trump\u2019s Davos deal<\/h4>\n\n          \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--connect gta-post-embed--tax--connect\">By <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert\">Atlantic Council<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n          <p class=\"gta-post-embed--excerpt gta-embed--excerpt\">\n            Our experts shed light on Trump\u2019s speech at Davos and what the \u201cframework of a future deal\u201d on Greenland means for transatlantic relations.          <\/p>\n\n          <\/a>\n                                              <div class=\"gta-embed--terms gta-post-embed--terms\">\n                                      <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/conflict\/\">\n                        Conflict                      <\/a>\n                                                          <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/region\/europe-eurasia\/\">\n                        Europe &amp; Eurasia                      <\/a>\n                                                  <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gta-embed gta-post-embed gutenblock\">\n    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--container gta-embed--container thumbnail\">\n          <div class=\"gta-post-embed--image gta-embed--image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/how-will-the-trump-powell-clash-shake-the-global-economy\/\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/powell-investigation-FT-image-500x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500_350 size-500_350 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"gta-embed--content gta-post-embed--content\">\n\n                <a class=\"gta-embed--link gta-post-embed--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/how-will-the-trump-powell-clash-shake-the-global-economy\/\">\n                    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--heading gta-embed--heading\">\n            \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--cats gta-post-embed--tax--cats\">Fast Thinking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t            <span class=\"gta-post-embed--heading--date\">Jan 12, 2026<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <h4 class=\"gta-post-embed--title gta-embed--title\">How will the\u00a0Trump-Powell clash\u00a0shake the global economy?\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n          \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--connect gta-post-embed--tax--connect\">By <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert\">Josh Lipsky<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n          <p class=\"gta-post-embed--excerpt gta-embed--excerpt\">\n            The US Justice Department is undertaking a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Our chair of international economics explains how this could impact US and global markets.          <\/p>\n\n          <\/a>\n                                              <div class=\"gta-embed--terms gta-post-embed--terms\">\n                                      <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/dollar-dominance\/\">\n                        Dollar Dominance                      <\/a>\n                                                          <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/economy-business\/\">\n                        Economy &amp; Business                      <\/a>\n                                                  <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gta-embed gta-post-embed gutenblock\">\n    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--container gta-embed--container thumbnail\">\n          <div class=\"gta-post-embed--image gta-embed--image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/what-to-watch-in-a-post-maduro-venezuela\/\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-01-03T174714Z_952841278_RC2RTIAQV4QW_RTRMADP_3_USA-VENEZUELA-EXPLOSIONS-500x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500_350 size-500_350 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"gta-embed--content gta-post-embed--content\">\n\n                <a class=\"gta-embed--link gta-post-embed--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/what-to-watch-in-a-post-maduro-venezuela\/\">\n                    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--heading gta-embed--heading\">\n            \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--cats gta-post-embed--tax--cats\">Fast Thinking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t            <span class=\"gta-post-embed--heading--date\">Jan 3, 2026<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <h4 class=\"gta-post-embed--title gta-embed--title\">What to watch in a post-Maduro Venezuela<\/h4>\n\n          \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--connect gta-post-embed--tax--connect\">By <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert\">Atlantic Council<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n          <p class=\"gta-post-embed--excerpt gta-embed--excerpt\">\n            President Donald Trump said the United States will now \u201crun\u201d Venezuela\u2014but what will that mean in practice?          <\/p>\n\n          <\/a>\n                                              <div class=\"gta-embed--terms gta-post-embed--terms\">\n                                      <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/democratic-transitions\/\">\n                        Democratic Transitions                      <\/a>\n                                                          <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/region\/latin-america\/\">\n                        Latin America                      <\/a>\n                                                  <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gta-embed gta-post-embed gutenblock\">\n    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--container gta-embed--container thumbnail\">\n          <div class=\"gta-post-embed--image gta-embed--image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-the-us-peace-plan-for-ukraine\/\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/us-ukraine-peace-plan-ultimatum-image-500x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500_350 size-500_350 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"gta-embed--content gta-post-embed--content\">\n\n                <a class=\"gta-embed--link gta-post-embed--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-the-us-peace-plan-for-ukraine\/\">\n                    <div class=\"gta-post-embed--heading gta-embed--heading\">\n            \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--cats gta-post-embed--tax--cats\">Fast Thinking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t            <span class=\"gta-post-embed--heading--date\">Nov 21, 2025<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <h4 class=\"gta-post-embed--title gta-embed--title\">The good, the bad, and the ugly in the US peace plan for Ukraine\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n          \t\t\t<p class=\"gta-embed--tax gta-post-embed--tax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--connect gta-post-embed--tax--connect\">By <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert\">Atlantic Council<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n          <p class=\"gta-post-embed--excerpt gta-embed--excerpt\">\n            Our experts assess the Trump administration\u2019s proposal for ending the war in Ukraine and what to expect next.          <\/p>\n\n          <\/a>\n                                              <div class=\"gta-embed--terms gta-post-embed--terms\">\n                                      <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/issue\/conflict\/\">\n                        Conflict                      <\/a>\n                                                          <a class=\"s-pill large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/region\/europe-eurasia\/\">\n                        Europe &amp; Eurasia                      <\/a>\n                                                  <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"j-posts--pagination columns-12 o-archives--pagination\" >\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/317396?ac-page-collection-block_c62817781174a0111504e02f98df78a5=2\" class=\"s-button j-posts--loadmore secondary  o-archives--pagination-button\">Load More<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When major global news breaks, the Atlantic Council\u2019s experts have you covered\u2014delivering their sharpest rapid insight and forward-looking analysis direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":438678,"parent":0,"menu_order":36,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"programs":[],"class_list":["post-317396","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"promote_content":true,"custom_buttons":[{"button_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking#subscribe","target":""},"button_text":"Sign up for alerts"},{"button_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/atlanticcouncil\/?sub_confirmation=1","target":""},"button_text":"Subscribe on YouTube"}],"use_background_video":false,"video_link":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/475999314","custom_twitter_message":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v25.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fast Thinking - Atlantic Council<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fast Thinking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When major global news breaks, the Atlantic Council\u2019s experts have you covered\u2014delivering their sharpest rapid insight and forward-looking analysis direct to your inbox.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Atlantic Council\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-21T01:58:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2014-03-12T000000Z_549186714_GM1EA3C1A3O01_RTRMADP_3_MALAYSIA-AIRLINES-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1703\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/\",\"name\":\"Fast Thinking - Atlantic Council\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2014-03-12T000000Z_549186714_GM1EA3C1A3O01_RTRMADP_3_MALAYSIA-AIRLINES-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-05T23:06:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-21T01:58:16+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2014-03-12T000000Z_549186714_GM1EA3C1A3O01_RTRMADP_3_MALAYSIA-AIRLINES-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2014-03-12T000000Z_549186714_GM1EA3C1A3O01_RTRMADP_3_MALAYSIA-AIRLINES-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1703,\"caption\":\"Reporters adjust their microphones in expectation of a news conference to be given by Malaysian officials about the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport March 12, 2014. The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 jetliner expanded on Wednesday to cover a swathe of Southeast Asia, from the South China Sea to India's territorial waters, with authorities no closer to explaining what happened to the plane or the 239 people on board. REUTERS\/Damir Sagolj (MALAYSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT MEDIA)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fast Thinking\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/\",\"name\":\"Atlantic Council\",\"description\":\"Shaping the global future together\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fast Thinking - Atlantic Council","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Fast Thinking","og_description":"When major global news breaks, the Atlantic Council\u2019s experts have you covered\u2014delivering their sharpest rapid insight and forward-looking analysis direct to your inbox.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/","og_site_name":"Atlantic Council","article_modified_time":"2025-03-21T01:58:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1703,"url":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2014-03-12T000000Z_549186714_GM1EA3C1A3O01_RTRMADP_3_MALAYSIA-AIRLINES-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/","url":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/","name":"Fast Thinking - Atlantic Council","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2014-03-12T000000Z_549186714_GM1EA3C1A3O01_RTRMADP_3_MALAYSIA-AIRLINES-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2020-11-05T23:06:36+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-21T01:58:16+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2014-03-12T000000Z_549186714_GM1EA3C1A3O01_RTRMADP_3_MALAYSIA-AIRLINES-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2014-03-12T000000Z_549186714_GM1EA3C1A3O01_RTRMADP_3_MALAYSIA-AIRLINES-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1703,"caption":"Reporters adjust their microphones in expectation of a news conference to be given by Malaysian officials about the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport March 12, 2014. The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 jetliner expanded on Wednesday to cover a swathe of Southeast Asia, from the South China Sea to India's territorial waters, with authorities no closer to explaining what happened to the plane or the 239 people on board. REUTERS\/Damir Sagolj (MALAYSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT MEDIA)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/fastthinking\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Fast Thinking"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/","name":"Atlantic Council","description":"Shaping the global future together","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Atlantic Council","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/317396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317396"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/317396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":833529,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/317396\/revisions\/833529"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"programs","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs?post=317396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}