US ROLE IN THE NATO ALLIANCE WITH SENATORS JEANNE SHAHEEN AND THOM TILLIS - The war in Ukraine has ushered in a sea change in transatlantic security. In response to Russia’s illegal and unprovoked war, the United States and its NATO allies have provided unprecedented military and political suppor...

SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN THE BLACK SEA: A CONVERSATION WITH ROMANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BOGDAN AURESCU - The Black Sea region is increasingly an area of strategic importance for the United States, its allies and for the Euro-Atlantic community as a whole. The Black Sea region is dominated by Rus...

A CONVERSATION WITH SWEDEN'S MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS TOBIAS BILLSTRÖM - Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine triggered a seismic shift in Europe’s foreign policy and security strategy. This unjustified war has reinforced the transatlantic partnership and led Sweden to seek admission into ...

PRACTICING TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY DIPLOMACY: A CONVERSATION WITH AMBASSADOR DERECK J. HOGAN - What are the key practices and tools, including technology, that diplomats must harness to capably exercise diplomacy in the twenty-first century? The world is in a new, more contested era, marked by a ret...

CAN ZEITENWENDE DELIVER? A CONVERSATION WITH LARS KLINGBEIL, CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE GERMAN SPD - Only days after Russia began its illegal invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Scholz delivered, a now famous, “Zeitenwende” speech. Since, Germany has been front and center in discussions about foreign and sec...

A CONVERSATION WITH UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT AMB. FEDERICO VILLEGAS - The recent escalation of human rights crises in Ukraine, Iran, and China, and broader global threats such as climate change, have required the international community to reassess the development of international human ...

INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE REFORM - The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) is undertaking a number of initiatives to adjust the Committee’s work away from the counterterrorism focus of the last twenty years and toward strategic collection and analysis ...

SECURE SUPPLY CHAINS AND THE RACE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES: HOW CAN THE UNITED STATES SUCCEED AGAINST CHINA AND RUSSIA? - Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined the Atlantic Council for a conversation on China, securing supply chains,...

A CONVERSATION WITH US SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GINA RAIMONDO - The Global Tech Security Commission (GTSC)—a joint partnership between the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub and Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue—hosted a conversation with the US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, on Se...

A SURGE IN CRACKDOWNS ACROSS IRAN - The Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs and Human Rights Activists’ (in Iran) hosted a discussion about the surge in crackdowns across Iran.

Just over a year into Ebrahim Raisi’s presidency, the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic standed grimm...

FIRESIDE CONVERSATION WITH DRITAN ABAZOVIĆ, PRIME MINISTER OF MONTENEGRO - The Atlantic Council’s Europe Center hosted a fireside conversation with H.E. Dritan Abazović, Prime Minister of Montenegro. The Prime Minister discussed the fight against corruption and organized crime in Montenegro; West...

COUNTERING GLOBAL TRENDS: BRAZILIAN DEMOCRACY AHEAD OF AND BEYOND UPCOMING ELECTIONS - Brazil – Latin America’s largest economy and the fourth largest democracy in the world – held elections for its next president, governors, Congress, and state-level assemblies. At an inflection point, this elec...

SHOULD OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS HAVE A VOTE IN PAKISTAN? - On May 26, 2022, Pakistan’s National Assembly passed a bill to abolish election reforms passed by the government of former prime minister Imran Khan that gave overseas Pakistanis the right to vote through the use of electronic voting machines ...

THE TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP IN AFRICA - Organized by the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center and Europe Center in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. This discussion featuring officials and experts served as a timely opportunity to engage in a high-level con...

FIRESIDE CHAT WITH MARGARITIS SCHINAS, EUROPEAN COMMISSION VICE-PRESIDENT - The Atlantic Council’s Europe Center hosted a fireside chat with H.E. Margaritis Schinas, European Commission Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life. This event took place virtually on Thursday, June 2 from...

A CONVERSATION WITH PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO ALBIN KURTI - The Atlantic Council’s Europe Center hosted a conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo Albin Kurti.

At a time of unprecedented turmoil, questions about EU enlargement are once again dominating discussio...

PRIORITIES FOR THE NATO SUMMIT AND SECURITY IN EUROPE - The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, in partnership with the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense, hosted the hybrid conference "Priorities for the NATO Summit and Security in Europe." This p...

TRANSATLANTICISM IN A TIME OF CRISIS: THE VIEW FROM PRAGUE - The Atlantic Council’s Europe Center hosted a virtual public event on “Transatlanticism in a time of crisis: The view from Prague,” featuring Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavský. This virtual event took place ...

THE CHUCK HAGEL FORUM IN GLOBAL LEADERSHIP - Former US Secretary of Homeland Security and former Governor of Arizona Janet Napolitano discussed the role of US leadership in a changing world with former US secretary of defense and former US senator from Nebraska, and University of Nebraska at Omah...

A CONVERSATION WITH FOUNDER OF THE OPEN RUSSIA MOVEMENT MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY - Jailed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and exiled from Russia, businessman and philanthropist Mikhail Khodorkovsky has for years been a leading figure in efforts to build a future for Russia that is prosperous and ...

A STATE-LEVEL PERSPECTIVE ON BRAZIL'S PATH AHEAD: A CONVERSATION WITH GOVERNOR EDUARDO LEITE - In October, 2022, Brazilians elected their next president, Congressional representatives, and governors as part of a consequential year for Brazilian democracy. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, state governo...

2022 CHRISTOPHER J. MAKINS LECTURE: A CONVERSATION WITH UK FOREIGN SECRETARY LIZ TUSS - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked a defining moment of transatlantic unity, and the United Kingdom has played a leading role in the transatlantic response, from implementing sanctions and reinforcing NA...

A CONVERSATION WITH NATO SECRETARY GENERAL JENS STOLTENBERG - The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, hosted a conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, on January 28, 2022.

Russia’s military buildup in and a...

A NEW CHINA-RUSSIA “ALLIANCE”? FEATURING STEPHEN HADLEY & FORMER PRIME MINISTER KEVIN RUDD - The 5,300-word joint statement from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined an unprecedented cooperative vision for an international order shaped by the world’s two lead...