SENATORS BERNIE MORENO AND RUBEN GALLEGO ON COLOMBIA’S 2026 ELECTIONS - Join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) for a conversation with Senators Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), the two Colombian-American lawmakers in the US Congress, on Colombia’s u...

REPORTERS AT RISK: WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THE PRESS IN VENEZUELA AFTER MADURO - Join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center for a “Reporters at risk” event on th...

BELGIUM’S DEFENSE MINISTER ON THE FUTURE OF TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY RELATIONS - Join the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center and Transatlantic Security Initiative for a discussion with Theo Francken, minister of defense of the Kingdom of Belgium, on developments in the transatlantic security and defe...

Known as the “Oscars of Washington,” the Atlantic Council Distinguished Leadership Awards honors those who demonstrate excellence in leadership: visionary policymakers, trailblazing corporate leaders, decorated military brass, and humanitarian champions who are reshaping our global landscape.

HOW PAKISTAN BECAME AN IRAN WAR MEDIATOR AND WHAT IT MEANS - Join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative for a virtual discussion examining Pakistan’s emergence as the central mediator between the United States and Iran.

Pakistan has emerged as the central mediator betw...

THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO THE US ON EURO-ATLANTIC SECURITY AND THE MIDDLE EAST - Join the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center and Transatlantic Security Initiative for a conversation with British Ambassador to the United States Sir Christian Turner, KCMG, on the United Kingdom’s contributions to sec...

On Monday, April 13, the Atlantic Council hosted a conversation with Admiral Daryl Caudle, the 34th Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), on the recently released US Navy Fighting Instructions, a strategic framework for how the force will operate in a dynamic global security environment. This event wa...

On Monday, April 13, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center hosted an AC Front Page conversation featuring Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), at a pivotal moment for global energy markets.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is placing renewed focus ...

THE IRAN WAR FALLOUT FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS, CAPITAL FLOWS, AND SOVEREIGN RISK - Join the Atlantic Council’s MENA Futures Lab for the second edition of its virtual event series, GCC economies amid the Middle East war: Geopolitics, financial markets, and structural transformation.

This discussion ...

THE RED SEA FRONT AND YEMEN’S ROLE IN THE IRAN WAR - Join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative for a virtual panel exploring the internal dynamics shaping the Houthis’ decision to enter the Iran war and how these dynamics will influence whether the Red Sea front remain...

GLOBAL PROSPERITY FORUM - With the US reshaping its approach to foreign assistance and international investment, this year’s Forum will highlight new approaches to advancing democracy and prosperity across the world.

The Forum will feature discussions about development finance, democracy assista...

FOREIGN MINISTER TIMČO MUCUNSKI ON NORTH MACEDONIA’S TRANSATLANTIC PRIORITIES - Join the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center for a discussion with Timčo Mucunski, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade of the Republic of North Macedonia.

North Macedonia’s foreign policy in 2026 is defined by...

IMEC DURING A TIME OF WAR - Join the Atlantic Council’s Project on Middle East Integration for a panel discussion on the Iran war and its associated threats to Middle East energy, digital, and trade infrastructure.

The Iran war threatens to undermine the investment climate for ambitious new infr...

US-TURKISH DEFENSE RELATIONS AND THE UPCOMING NATO SUMMIT - Join the Atlantic Council Turkey Program for a timely event examining US-Turkish defense relations and the upcoming NATO Summit.

After years of stagnation and longstanding friction pints, including over policy towards Syria, US-Turkish ...

AJAY BANGA ON THE WORLD BANK GROUP’S JOBS AGENDA AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT - Join the Atlantic Council for an AC Front Page conversation featuring World Bank Group President Ajay Banga, ahead of the 2026 IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings.

Over the next decade, 1.2 billion young people are expected to ...

On Wednesday, April 1, the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Atlantic Council hosted the eighth Chuck Hagel Forum in Global Leadership. The event series explores solutions to today’s biggest global challenges, featuring elected officials, policymakers, and thinkers in conversation with form...

THE FIGHT FOR INFLUENCE IN VENEZUELA AGAINST RUSSIA, CHINA, IRAN, AND CUBA - Join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center for an in-person conversation at the Atlantic Council headquarters examining how US engagement in Venezuela intersects with that of Russia, China, Iran, and...

GCC FISCAL RESILIENCE AND MACROECONOMIC STABILITY DURING THE IRAN WAR - Join the Atlantic Council’s MENA Futures Lab for the first session of its virtual series: GCC Economies Amid the Middle East War: Geopolitics, Financial Markets, and Structural Transformation.

This discussion will examine th...

REPORT LAUNCH: HOW THE WEST LOST THE POST-COLD WAR ERA - Join the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center as it launches Russian illusions: How the West lost the post-Cold War era, a new report examining the “thirty-year crisis” in relations between Russia and the West, from the Cold War’s end in 1992 ...

GINA MCCARTHY AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S TERESA RIBERA ON CLIMATE COOPERATION - Join the Atlantic Council’s Climate Resilience Center and Europe Center for a fireside chat between the European Commission’s executive vice president for a clean, just, and competitive transition and co-chair of t...

HOW UKRAINE’S DRONES AND RUSSIA’S RECONNAISSANCE FIT INTO THE IRAN WAR - Join the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center for a discussion examining the roles of Russia and Ukraine in the Iran war.

The military campaign by the US, Israel, and their partners to counter an aggressive Iran in the Middle ...

THE US-SYRIA ENERGY SYMPOSIUM - Join the Atlantic Council’s Syria Project and the US Syria Business Council for a public discussion on Syria’s evolving energy landscape, featuring Yousef Qiblawy, CEO of the Syria Petroleum Company.

As Syria navigates a critical transition from prolonged conflic...

KURT CAMPBELL ON WHAT TO EXPECT FROM TRUMP’S BEIJING VISIT - Join the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub for a conversation with Chairman and Co-Founder of The Asia Group and former Deputy Secretary of State, Kurt M. Campbell.

President Trump is expected to visit Beijing from March 31 to April ...

TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS IN AN ERA OF UPHEAVAL - Join the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center for a discussion that explores Europe’s evolving geopolitical ambitions and their implications for the transatlantic relationship in 2026.

This has been a tumultuous year for Europe. Russia’s war in Ukraine...