ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR: THE GROUND, INFORMATION, AND MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENT AHEAD - Hamas’ horrific terrorist attack has shaken all of Israel into action. There’s still much we don’t know when it comes to what direction the conflict will take, and whether it will remain contained to Israel and Hamas ...

CHANGES IN THE HOUSE: FUNDING FOR UKRAINE AND WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST - On September 30, Congress passed a continuing resolution to keep the federal government open until mid-November, averting a government shutdown with a 45-day funding extension. In the process, American national security priori...

William Wechsler, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs, offers analysis on the first week of the new war between Israel and Hamas and what might come next as Israel launches a likely incursion into Gaza.

REIMAGINING AFRICA'S ROLE IN REVITALIZING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY - Join us in exploring Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou's report, "Africa’s Economic Renaissance: Reimagining the Continent’s Role in Revitalizing the Global Economy."

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 10/11/2023

A CONVERSATION WITH ZAMBIA'S FINANCE MINISTER SITUMBEKO MUSOKOTWANE - During our conversation with H.E. Situmbeko Musokotwane, Zambia's Minister of Finance and National Planning, we discussed his country's current economic state and recent debt restructuring efforts.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 10/10/2023

A CONVERSATION WITH THE MINISTER OF FINANCE OF ANGOLA - During our discussion with H.E. Vera Daves De Sousa, Angola's Finance Minister, we discussed the country's economic outlook and its continuous efforts to diversify the economy away from oil.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 10/10/2023

ADDRESSING THE CAPTAGON CRISIS IN MENA: STRATEGIES & CHALLENGES - The Atlantic Council’s Syria Project, the New Lines Institute’s Special Captagon Trade Project, and the Syrian Forum invite you to a public panel discussion on Thursday, September 28, 2023, from 12:00 to 2:00 pm ET. The discussion ...

ONE YEAR ON: THE #MAHSAAMINI PROTESTS AND THE ROAD AHEAD FOR IRAN - The discussion featured a distinguished group of experts and civil society leaders and will delve into critical themes surrounding the one-year anniversary of the ongoing anti-establishment protests prompted by the death of Mahsa...

A VIEW FROM THE RIGHT: REPUBLICAN PERSPECTIVES ON US- AFRICA POLICY - The Africa Center is pleased to welcome former House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce and former US Special Envoy for the Sahel Region J. Peter Pham, hosted by Africa Center Senior Director Rama Yade, for an event on...

TIME FOR CHOICES IN NIGER - Niger and the international community face many choices on the direction of military intervention and governance. One month after the takeover of the Nigerien government by a military coup, many questions linger for the international community. This event seeks to draw...

The Africa Center brings together leading African experts in Washington for a conversation examining Africa’s growing role on the geopolitical landscape, its increased agency in impacting global events, and the future of US-Africa relations in light of these advances. This event took place again...

DEMOCRACY DERAILED: SUDAN’S PRECARIOUS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT - Despite less than a third of the country having direct access to the internet, Sudan’s rulers have seen online communication as a dangerous revolutionary tool in the hands of protesting citizens. Between December 2018, when protests...

MINORITY RIGHTS IN IRAN: DISCRIMINATION AND PATTERNS OF REPRESSION - Watch this discussion featuring a number of human rights and civil society leaders, presented by the Atlantic Council’s Iran Strategy Project. The panel discussion aims to use a minority rights framework to provide a contextuali...

CHARTING ITALY'S DIPLOMATIC COURSE - Italy’s recent foreign policy decisions have reflected the new government’s dynamic and resurgent approach to its global engagement. Italy is reassessing its Belt and Road Memorandum with China, having been the only Group of Seven country to join the initiativ...

HOW CAN THE UNITED STATES COUNTER NORMALIZATION WITH ASSAD IN THE MIDDLE EAST? - On May 11, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced the ‘Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act’ which could bar the U.S. government from normalizing relations with any Syrian government led by Bashar Assad and e...

STEPPING INTO FOCUS: AFRICA, BRICS, AND THE WAR IN UKRAINE - The 2023 BRICS Summit in South Africa and the recent trip to Kyiv and Moscow by a peace delegation of African leaders raise the question: What are African expectations around these international appearances? How will the continent step ...

SUDAN CRISIS: CHARTING A PATH FORWARD - After two months of fighting in Sudan, civilians remain caught in the middle of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Targeting against non-combatants and a resurgence of violence in Darfur hav...

GREEN HYDROGEN FOR AFRICA: OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES IN AFRICAN MARKETS - Although hydrogen energy is becoming an increasingly important decarbonization tool, the high financial costs and carbon intensity of its production present significant barriers to its widespread adoption.

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THE MECHANISMS OF CORRUPTION IN IRAN - The Atlantic Council’s Iran Strategy Project invites you to a virtual panel discussion featuring a number of distinguished speakers who have extensive experience in the field of corruption and sanctions and provide a unique opportunity to explore and discuss...

For Africa Day 2023, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar join the Africa Center’s Senior Director, Rama Yade, to discuss their visions and views on the current state of US-Africa relations and US policy towards Africa. This event serves as an opportunity to follow up on the rec...

CYBERSECURITY CREATES NEW HORIZONS FOR ABRAHAM ACCORDS - The expansion of the Abraham Accords to include cybersecurity was announced on February 3, 2023 by the US Department of Homeland Security, alongside cybersecurity officials from Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco. Addres...

TOWARDS A RENEWED MULTILATERALISM WITH GERMAN MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT SVENJA SCHULZE - The minister's conversation focused on the current state of and future for development within the US-German and transatlantic relationships, and addressed the future of multilateralism...

WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM: EIGHT MONTHS OF ONGOING PROTESTS IN IRAN - The last eight months in Iran have been marked by a wave of anti-government protests following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Jina Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman who died at the hands of the so-called morality police for “violating”...