WARSAW WEEK 2025: FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC RELATIONS - Warsaw Week is the Europe Center’s annual flagship conference that aims to highlight the importance of relations between the United States and Europe, with an emphasis on the central European perspective.

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WARSAW WEEK 2025: RETOOLING THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE FOR AN ERA OF UNCERTAINTY - Warsaw Week is the Europe Center’s annual flagship conference that aims to highlight the importance of relations between the United States and Europe, with an emphasis on the central European perspective.

The retu...

THE RT HON LORD MANDELSON ON BRITAIN IN AN ENDURING TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSHIP - Join the Atlantic Council for the 2025 Christopher J. Makins Lecture featuring British Ambassador to the United States The Rt Hon Lord Mandelson on the role of the United Kingdom (UK) in maintaining robust transatlan...

BELGIUM’S DEFENSE MINISTER ON EUROPE’S EVOLVING SECURITY LANDSCAPE - Join the Atlantic Council for a conversation with Belgian Minister of Defense and Foreign Trade Theo Francken.

The future of transatlantic security is increasingly uncertain. Concerns about the future of US leadership in Euro-A...

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM GERMANY’S NEXT GOVERNMENT - Join the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center for a discussion on what to expect from the new government in Germany, under the leadership of Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

On May 6, the German Bundestag will vote to confirm Friedrich Merz as the next Germa...

FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN-NOËL BARROT ON EUROPE AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER - Join the Atlantic Council for an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot on Europe and the new world order.

France has worked to shore up transatlantic unity a...

EUROPE’S TERESA RIBERA ON THE EU’S CLEAN TRANSITION AND US-EU RELATIONS - Join the Atlantic Council for an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition Teresa Ribera on the future of European competitiveness a...

THE 2025 TRANSATLANTIC TECH AND DIGITAL AGENDA - As the United States and the European Union (EU) navigate an era of increased great power competition, rapid technological advancements, and rising geopolitical uncertainty, the transatlantic partnership in the digital and technology policy space r...

THE FUTURE OF EU DEFENSE - The Atlantic Council’s Europe Center and Transatlantic Security Initiative hosts a conversation on the European Union’s (EU) defense ambitions.

On March 19, the European Commission released its white paper on the future of defense, outlining how the EU will take forwar...

AFTER THE VOTE: WHAT’S NEXT FOR KOSOVO’S FUTURE? - The outcome of Kosovo’s national elections on February 9 set the stage for a political shake-up that is capturing attention on both sides of the Atlantic. With Prime Minister Albin Kurti emerging from the vote in a weakened position, the big ques...

HOW SHOULD EUROPE STEP UP FOR UKRAINE? - February 24 marked the third year of Ukraine’s fight for survival against Russia’s full-scale invasion. During that time, Ukraine has withstood Russia’s onslaught with the support of its allies around the world—particularly from the United States and its E...

DEBRIEFING GERMANY’S FEDERAL ELECTIONS 2025 - Germany’s federal elections have come at a critical time, among shifting political tides across Europe and major geopolitical trends. The next German government will have to consider the future of support for Ukraine, adapting policy toward China, mea...

WHAT’S TO COME FOR TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC RELATIONS - The inauguration of US President Donald Trump has ushered in new expectations for US policy on international trade and economic policies. Nowhere is this anticipated change felt most apprehensively than in Europe’s capitals, which as a bloc ac...

WHAT’S AT STAKE IN THE US-GERMANY RELATIONSHIP IN 2025 - Germans head to the polls on February 23 to vote for new leadership in the Bundestag, just as the President Donald Trump re-enters office in the United States. The next German government will have to contend with several crises and challeng...

WHAT TO WATCH IN THE WESTERN BALKANS IN 2025 - The year 2025 will be decisive for the Western Balkans and its long-term Euro-Atlantic trajectory. Balkan countries face a moment of geopolitical convergence and upheaval, with parliamentary elections in Kosovo in February and Albania in May, growing...

President-elect Trump this week said that the United States should buy Greenland. Trump cited national security reasons, but what does that really mean?

Rachel Rizzo, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Europe Center, explains why Greenland is strategically important, whether the...

NEXT STEPS FOR THE TRANSATLANTIC TECH AGENDA - Central Europe Week is the Europe Center’s annual flagship conference that aims to foster a dynamic US-Central European partnership and help raise Central European voices, seeking common approaches to tackle pressing challenges in Europe and beyond.
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UKRAINE’S SECURITY, EUROPE’S STABILITY - Central Europe Week is the Europe Center’s annual flagship conference that aims to foster a dynamic US-Central European partnership and help raise Central European voices, seeking common approaches to tackle pressing challenges in Europe and beyond.

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NAVIGATING 2025 AND BEYOND: WILL THE US MEET THE MOMENT? - Central Europe Week is the Europe Center’s annual flagship conference that aims to foster a dynamic US-Central European partnership and help raise Central European voices, seeking common approaches to tackle pressing challenges in Europe ...

PREVIEWING THE NEXT CHAPTER IN TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS - The European Union (EU) is grappling with pressing immigration challenges as a bloc, with increased pressure from far-right political movements and the use of offshore centers for deportees as part of EU immigration policy strategy. Italy’s...

THE FUTURE OF US AND GERMAN POLICY TOWARD BEIJING - The United States and its European partners, in particular the European Union, have worked closely on de-risking from China and strengthening supply chain resilience. However, the relationship must confront new questions on cooperation regarding...

DEBRIEFING THE US ELECTIONS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR EUROPE - On November 5, Americans voted for the next President of the United States at a critical moment in transatlantic relations. The change in leadership and return of Donald Trump to the White House in Washington carries significant impl...

THE BERLIN PROCESS SUMMIT TEN YEARS ON: LESSONS LEARNED AND NEXT STEPS FOR THE WB6 - Initiated in 2014, the Berlin Process was designed to be an inclusive platform to increase cooperation and regional economic integration across the Western Balkan Six (WB6) countries. Centering around yearly Summ...

FINDING EU-US STRATEGIC COOPERATION ON SHARED INTERESTS AND COMPETITION - As global actors grapple with the challenge posed by shared adversaries, the need for transatlantic cooperation has grown more urgent. Together, the European Union (EU) and the United States make up more than thirty percent...