TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM WITH NASDAQ CEO ADENA FRIEDMAN - Join the Atlantic Council for an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman on the impact of technology on the modern financial system.

The global financial landscape is undergoing profound chan...

NAVIGATING THE US-PRC TECH COMPETITION IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH - Join the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for the launch of a new report from Cole McFaul and Peter Engelke on “Navigating the US-PRC tech competition in the Global South.“

In their rep...

RUSSIA RESET REDUX: BUSINESS BONANZA OR BUST? - The Trump administration has spoken out about the opportunities awaiting US businesses if it can secure peace in Ukraine and a reset of US-Russia relations. However, there remain many challenges to the president’s vision of leveraging diplomacy for ...

US TARIFF ANNOUNCEMENTS: LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES ON WHAT COMES NEXT - Join the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, in collaboration with the GeoEconomics Center, for a conversation on what comes next for Latin America after the announcement of the United States’ reciprocal tariffs.

Former r...

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...

HOW BEIJING LURES TAIWAN’S DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS INTO SWITCHING RECOGNITION - Please join us for an online discussion on this issue featuring keynote remarks from Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United Sta...

EVALUATING THE US-COLOMBIA COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP - Join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center as it hosts a conversation assessing the US-Colombia commercial relationship. This discussion will mark the launch of the issue brief “Trade with Colombia is big business for US ex...

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION 2.0: IMPLICATIONS FOR GCC ECONOMIES - The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Initiative would like to invite you for a timely public online conversation on “Trump administration 2.0: Implications for GCC economies.” The panel discussion aims to explore the future of tra...

THE AGE OF ECONOMIC WARFARE: BEHIND US SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA, CHINA, AND IRAN - The United States has leveraged its financial and technological dominance to confront authoritarian regimes such as Russia, China, and Iran. Coercive measures including sanctions have become tools of first resort i...

RESHAPING US ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA - The African continent is experiencing major economic and societal shifts. With South Africa’s presidency of the G20, the pending implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, the election of the new presidents for the African Union Commiss...

This conversation with Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller included the evolution of the global financial ecosystem, focusing on the rise of digital assets, including dollar-backed stablecoins, and the development of new domestic and cross-border payment systems. Waller also discussed ...

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...

THE FUTURE OF ECONOMIC STATECRAFT WITH DALEEP SINGH - Join the GeoEconomics Center and Economic Statecraft Initiative in hosting White House Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Daleep Singh for a speech and conversation on the future economic statecraft.

Singh will revie...

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2024 IMF-WORLD BANK WEEK ANNUAL MEETINGS AT THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL - Watch key moments from the IMF-World Bank Week at the Atlantic Council during the 2024 Annual Meetings, including key remarks from finance ministers and central bank governors from around the globe.

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THE FUTURE OF BIODIVERSITY FUNDING: KEY FINANCIAL MECHANISMS FOR 2025 - Climate change is placing the ecological processes that make up the foundation of Earth in great peril. To halt and reverse these damages, the world must increase its investment in biodiversity and nature protection. This wil...

AVOIDING ENTANGLEMENT: G20 RESPONSES IN A TAIWAN CRISIS - Nearly 18 months ago we began this research with the question: in the event of a Taiwan crisis, what type of economic sanctions could emerge? In June 2023, we published a major study analyzing possible G7 sanctions against China, modeling ...

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT CHRISTINE LAGARDE ON EUROPE’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - On Wednesday, October 23, at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council will host a virtual #ACFrontPage event featuring Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB). Lagarde will offer insights into the ...

US TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY JAY SHAMBAUGH ON THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - The Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center is pleased to invite you to a speech and conversation with Jay Shambaugh, Under Secretary for International Affairs at the US Department of the Treasury, mo...

END OF THE LINE: THE COST OF FALTERING REFORMS - In July 2024, China unveiled a long-awaited slate of reforms following a year of disappointing growth, mounting property sector troubles, and increasing global pushback. How far will these reforms go in addressing China’s deep-rooted economic chall...

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...

FROM RHETORIC TO REALITY: NEARSHORING IN THE AMERICAS - An unprecedented number of US companies are looking to relocate supply chains closer to home. This growing interest presents an opportunity to make US companies’ supply chains more resilient and accelerate Latin America & Caribbean countries...

CAN EUROPE GET COMPETITIVE? INSIGHTS FROM MARIO DRAGHI’S COMPETITIVENESS REPORT - As the new European Commission will soon take office, Brussels faces increased pressure from isolationist trends in the global economy, competition with the United States and China, and the economic challenges posed...

A CONVERSATION WITH MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF MOROCCO RYAD MEZZOUR - Morocco is a major hub for international investments, representing one of Africa’s largest economies. Strategically located at the intersection between major waterways, Morocco prides itself on being the “gateway to Afri...