On Wednesday, June 18, the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative hosted a conversation examining the fast-moving developments between Iran and Israel and the broader implications for regional stability.

The conversation will bring together former ambassadors to Iran and th...

BEYOND CRITICAL MINERALS: CAPITALIZING ON THE DRC’S VAST OPPORTUNITIES - The Atlantic Council's Africa Center is convening experts to look beyond critical minerals in evaluating opportunities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Although the mining sector is undoubtedly key, the DRC ho...

MARINE ENERGY: HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE ATLANTIC - Join the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, in collaboration with the Policy Center for the New South, in launching the inaugural policy brief of its new programming dedicated to the opportunities of the Atlantic basin.

This new issue brief by...

AFRICA DAY 2025: NAVIGATING AID, TRADE, AND POLICY SHIFTS - The Africa Center, in partnership with the Policy Center for the New South, will bring together experts from across the Washington think tank sector for a timely and forward-looking conversation on the first twenty-five years of the “Afr...

SAUDI ARABIA IN 2025: VISION 2030 PROGRESS UPDATE AND US-SAUDI RELATIONS - Join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative for a panel event exploring the current trajectory of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reform agenda, particularly in the context of recent high-level diploma...

CRITICAL MINERALS AND THE PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY, PEACE, AND SECURITY IN THE DRC - With the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) discussing a potential agreement on critical minerals, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center will host a series of conversations on the key issues th...

MENA’S GROWTH PROSPECTS AMID GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY WITH CITI’S MEA CEO EBRU PAKCAN - Join the Atlantic Council’s empowerME Initiative–MacroMENA as it hosts Citi’s Chief Executive Officer for the Middle East and Africa, Ebru Pakcan.

Pakcan will discuss the 2025 growth outlook for the MENA region, an...

TRUMP 2.0 AND THE MIDDLE EAST: ADAPTING TO A SHIFTING POLITICAL LANDSCAPE - Join the North Africa Initiative as it hosts a public event with the Italian Institute for International Political Studies on US President Donald Trump’s first one hundred days in office, analyzing his policies toward the...

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...

REALIGN FOR PALESTINE: REDEFINING PRO-PALESTINE ADVOCACY - The Atlantic Council is excited to announce the launch of Realign For Palestine (RFP), a first-of-its-kind project that elevates pragmatic Palestinian voices committed to nonviolence, coexistence, and a two-nation solution.

RFP aims to ...

GOVERNING EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA - The Atlantic Council’s Democracy + Tech Initiative launches the report, “Emerging technology policies and democracy in Africa: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Zambia in focus.”

This report examines how five African countries are navigating the c...

THE RAMIFICATIONS OF RENEWED CONFLICT IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosts a discussion on the deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). There has been a dramatic deterioration of the situation in eastern Congo....

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...

THE ROLE OF AI IN TRANSFORMING SAUDI ARABIA’S ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE - The economic potential of AI in Saudi Arabia is immense. PwC predicts that AI could contribute up to $320 billion to the regional economy by 2030, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE poised to reap the greatest benefits. Specifically, S...

SUDAN, ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI: SHIFTS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA - After nearly two years of fighting and genocidal acts committed in Sudan, continued instability in Ethiopia, and questions about territorial integrity in Somalia, civilians in these countries remain caught in the middle of conflic...

SECRETARY BLINKEN ON AMERICAN LEADERSHIP AND THE FUTURE OF THE MIDDLE EAST - Join the Atlantic Council as it hosts US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken for an #ACFrontPage conversation. In his final speech as America’s top diplomat, Secretary Blinken will deliver remarks on the Middle East. F...

PUTIN LOSES IN SYRIA, IS RUSSIA IN RETREAT?
The Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East Programs will host a discussion exploring the situation in Syria and the outcome for Russia and its interests.

The quick collapse of the Assad regime in Syria and takeover by t...

THE FUTURE OF US COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY - The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, as part of its Counterterrorism Project, will host a hybrid all-day conference featuring a variety of current and former national security professionals who will address the current and em...

COP29 TAKEAWAYS FOR AFRICA: LESSONS, CHALLENGES, AND THE PATH FORWARD - Dubbed by some as “the Finance COP,” the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference will place a heavy focus on climate finance as a solution to the conference’s goal of ensuring global warming remains under 1.5C. Africa’s...

THE TRAJECTORY OF IRAQ’S RECOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS - The conference convenes a diverse group of leading experts, scholars, and policymakers from both the United States and the Republic of Iraq, including current and former senior officials. It tackles the significant challeng...

THE FUTURE OF US STRATEGY TOWARD IRAN: A BIPARTISAN ROADMAP FOR THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION - The first anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack is a reminder of how the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to be a destabilizing force in the Middle East, having provided at least some of the fu...

SENATOR JONI ERNST ON ENHANCING SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION AMONG N7 COUNTRIES - Join the N7 Initiative, a partnership between the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation and the Atlantic Council, for a conversation with Senator Joni Ernst on her upcoming legislation supporting the Abraham Accor...

Please watch this event marking the launch of a new report by nonresident senior fellows Jonathan Fulton and Michael Schuman titled, “From hedging to wedging: China’s changing approach to the Middle East.”

Beijing’s diplomacy on the Gaza crisis has been unusually active, and gradually, the inte...

Meet Chiney Ogwumike, a Nigerian-American powerhouse redefining the intersection of sports and media and highlighting the important role of the diaspora in shaping the future of the African continent.

Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Ogwumike is a graduate of Stanford University and was the f...