THE REGIONAL RESPONSE TO VENEZUELA’S ELECTION: AMBASSADOR FRANCISCO MORA - The US has joined Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay in recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election. After the opposition published mo...

REPORT LAUNCH | RUSSIA WITHOUT RUSSIANS? PUTIN’S DISASTROUS DEMOGRAPHICS - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated Russia’s daunting demographic crisis. Though Putin has spoken frequently about Russia’s demographic problems since the early 2000s, scattere...

HIGHLIGHTS FROM "AN ALLIED APPROACH IN THE AGE OF AI" AT THE AWS SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON, DC - Across four panels and associated remarks, this event, co-hosted by the GeoTech Center and Amazon Web Services, focused on activating AI to advance diplomacy and balancing innovation and ideals amidst the ...

RUSSIA’S BIG PRISONER SWAP, POLITICAL REPRESSION, AND REGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICY - The world was stunned by the news that the largest international prisoner swap since the Cold War freed two dozen individuals through a multinational deal on August 1, 2024. The swap, which secured the release of Am...

THE REGIONAL RESPONSE TO VENEZUELA’S ELECTION - On July 28, Venezuelans voted for their next president in an election that has been deemed fraudulent by the opposition and, in response, regional governments have quickly come together to question the government-announced results. The White House h...

JUSTICE FAIR PLAY INITIATIVE: PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS OF JUSTICE IN COLOMBIA - An effective and fair justice system is the cornerstone of any democracy. In Colombia, increased demand for access to justice is further straining the system, with inefficiencies and threats to judicial independence. At a...

THE DAY AFTER: MAKING SENSE OF VENEZUELA’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election—including the vote, the actions leading up to and on election day, and the national and international reaction—will determine the country’s trajectory for years to come. In particular, the...

YEZIDI GENOCIDE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR RECOVERY - In August 2014, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) unleashed a genocidal campaign, committing atrocities against various religious and ethnic groups, particularly the Yezidis. Within days, the violence resulted in the mass killing, abduction...

EFFECTIVE JURISDICTIONAL APPROACHES TO FOREST CONSERVATION - There is a growing consensus that there will be a rapid increase in forest-based carbon credit trading and that if done right, these credits would incentivize forest protection, decrease deforestation, and could lead to significant amou...

VENEZUELA: A PLAYBOOK FOR DIGITAL REPRESSION - The report is a comprehensive study of how Venezuela has become a model for digital authoritarianism and an exporter of democratic backsliding to the rest of the Americas in the last twenty-five years and is a crucial resource for understanding the d...

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL AT THE WASHINGTON NATO SUMMIT - Watch some of the highlights and behind-the-scenes moments from the Atlantic Council at the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, DC. Celebrating seventy-five years as a leading military alliance, NATO leaders convened from July 9-11 ...

A CROSS-STRAIT AND BEYOND SEMINAR: BOLSTERING TAIWAN’S RESILIENCE - Please join the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for a seminar on bolstering Taiwan’s resilience against PRC aggression.

This event is part of IPSI’s Cr...

MH17: TEN YEARS LATER, ARE THE SKIES ANY SAFER? - Ten years ago, on July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines passenger flight MH17 was downed by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile over Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine. In the years following the ongoing international investigation, the Kremlin has c...

JENNA BEN-YEHUDA’S MAIN TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 2024 NATO SUMMIT - Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Jenna Ben-Yehuda breaks down the main takeaways from the 75th NATO Summit and NATO Public Forum. She analyzes the “strengthened approach” the allies took on Ukraine, the alliance’s language tow...

WHAT ARE THE MAIN TAKEAWAYS FROM NATO’S WASHINGTON SUMMIT DECLARATION? - NATO leaders have released the Washington Summit Declaration, a consensus document setting forth what the Alliance stands for. Our experts Matthew Kroenig, Vice President and Senior Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strat...

DID THE 2024 NATO SUMMIT GO FAR ENOUGH ON UKRAINE? THE COUNTRY'S FORMER PRIME MINISTER RESPONDS - Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk reacts to NATO's Washington Summit Declaration promising a "bridge" to NATO membership for Ukraine and an "irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic i...

CZECH PRESIDENT PETR PAVEL ON NEXT STEPS FOR US-EU COOPERATION POST-NATO SUMMIT - Czechia has become a leader in the transatlantic community and a steadfast supporter of Ukraine. As part of their support, Czech leaders have advocated for Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration, with officials such as...

BEYOND THE SUMMIT: OUTCOMES AND THE PATH FORWARD TO UKRAINE’S NATO MEMBERSHIP - This month’s NATO Summit was a historic one, marking seventy-five years for the Alliance that is currently faced with unprecedented challenges threatening democracy and stability across the globe. Bolstered by the new...

BOLSTERING TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY AND SOLIDARITY - After a period filled with hope for relative security in Europe and stable relations with Russia, the transatlantic community has been challenged by the outbreak of conventional war on the continent for the first time since World War II. In the f...

The NATO Public Forum is a public event jointly organised by NATO and the Host Nation Government with civil society organisations, taking place during the Summit meetings of NATO’s Heads of State and Government.

The Public Forum aims to promote a better public understanding of NATO’s policies an...

The NATO Public Forum is a public event jointly organised by NATO and the Host Nation Government with civil society organisations, taking place during the Summit meetings of NATO’s Heads of State and Government.

The Public Forum aims to promote a better public understanding of NATO’s policies an...

In part one of this special episode of “So What’s the Strategy?” as host Matthew Kroenig dives into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s effectiveness and strategic posture. Featuring insights from Dr. Benedetta Berti, the Head of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary General at NATO...

TURKEY’S EMERGING DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES AND THE FUTURE OF NATO - Turkey’s experience and prowess in defense technologies, particularly in robotic warfare, can strengthen collective capabilities and enhance the Alliance’s strategic edge with an eye to current and future threats. Through our event, ...

THE NORDIC-BALTIC REGION: COOPERATION IN NATO’S NORTHEAST - Since last year’s Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, the security landscape in NATO’s northeast has shifted significantly. New defense plans and strong defense spending, coupled with the historic accession of Sweden and Finland, has reshaped ...