WHAT THE EU’S GROWTH PLAN FOR THE WESTERN BALKANS MEANS FOR THE REGION - Join the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center for a discussion on the European Union’s (EU) Growth Plan for the Western Balkans and what it means for EU enlargement in the region.

As the latest flagship EU policy toward the Wes...

SWEDEN’S FOREIGN MINISTER ON THE 2025 NATO SUMMIT AGENDA - On Friday, June 20 at 4:00 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council will host a conversation with Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard.

In just a few days, NATO allies will gather for the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague, which ...

2025 FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY INDEXES LAUNCH - Join the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center for the launch of its 2025 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes.

After a year in which nearly half of the world’s population voted in national elections, the 2025 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes provi...

As countries increasingly turn to economic levers in strategic competition, it’s critical for policymakers to be able to visualize the on-the-ground impact of their decisions. The new G7-China Economic Radar, launched in partnership between the Atlantic Council and MITRE, helps them do just that,...

WHY THE UN’S INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM STILL MATTERS TWENTY YEARS ON - Join the Atlantic Council’s Democracy + Tech Initiative for a conversation on the importance of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the role it has played for the past twenty years in providing an open, inclusive, and dive...

THE RT HON LORD MANDELSON ON BRITAIN IN AN ENDURING TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSHIP - Join the Atlantic Council for the 2025 Christopher J. Makins Lecture featuring British Ambassador to the United States The Rt Hon Lord Mandelson on the role of the United Kingdom (UK) in maintaining robust transatlan...

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...

NAVIGATING A NEW ERA OF NATO - Join the Atlantic Council—in partnership with the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence—for the fourth iteration of its high-level NATO Summit curtain raiser discussion to preview priorities ahead of the summit in The Hague.

The NATO Alliance faces unprecedented ...

BELGIUM’S DEFENSE MINISTER ON EUROPE’S EVOLVING SECURITY LANDSCAPE - Join the Atlantic Council for a conversation with Belgian Minister of Defense and Foreign Trade Theo Francken.

The future of transatlantic security is increasingly uncertain. Concerns about the future of US leadership in Euro-A...

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM GERMANY’S NEXT GOVERNMENT - Join the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center for a discussion on what to expect from the new government in Germany, under the leadership of Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

On May 6, the German Bundestag will vote to confirm Friedrich Merz as the next Germa...

RUSSIA’S WAR IN UKRAINE: WHERE ARE NEGOTIATIONS TODAY? - Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine has now surpassed the three-year mark and has upended millions of lives and wrought serious destruction on much of Ukraine. Since President Trump came into office, his administration has conducted separate...

FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN-NOËL BARROT ON EUROPE AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER - Join the Atlantic Council for an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot on Europe and the new world order.

France has worked to shore up transatlantic unity a...

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 ...

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...

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...

A CONVERSATION WITH MIHAI POPȘOI, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF MOLDOVA - In recent years, Moldova has made significant strides, with President Maia Sandu demonstrating strong leadership in steering the country toward European integration, particularly EU membership. Sandu has had to manage the ...

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...

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 FUTURE OF EU DEFENSE - The Atlantic Council’s Europe Center and Transatlantic Security Initiative hosts a conversation on the European Union’s (EU) defense ambitions.

On March 19, the European Commission released its white paper on the future of defense, outlining how the EU will take forwar...

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 ...

AFTER THE VOTE: WHAT’S NEXT FOR KOSOVO’S FUTURE? - The outcome of Kosovo’s national elections on February 9 set the stage for a political shake-up that is capturing attention on both sides of the Atlantic. With Prime Minister Albin Kurti emerging from the vote in a weakened position, the big ques...

DEBRIEFING GERMANY’S FEDERAL ELECTIONS 2025 - Germany’s federal elections have come at a critical time, among shifting political tides across Europe and major geopolitical trends. The next German government will have to consider the future of support for Ukraine, adapting policy toward China, mea...

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....