Nonresident Senior Fellow Shahira Amin, the former Deputy Head of Egypt’s Channel Nile TV, says that Egypt’s government “fears that the violence on its doorstep may spill over into its territory and that Israeli airstrikes would result in a mass exodus of Gazans into the Sinai Peninsula.”

Egypt...

“The public may eventually learn a conclusive answer as to whether or not Iran helped plan the terrorist attack... But the world already knows what matters most: Iran shares responsibility for it,” Jonathan Panikoff, director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative in the Middle East Pro...

Israeli officials have said that the goal of its anticipated ground operation in Gaza is the complete destruction of Hamas’s military capabilities. Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Alex Plitsas writes that the campaign will be marked by airborne shaping operations, efforts to rescue mor...

US Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, spoke to the Atlantic Council about the role of the hydrogen sector in boosting US industrial competitiveness and global leadership. He discussed how Russia's war in Ukraine has alerted the US to the dan...

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) spoke to the Atlantic Council about the nexus of food, nutrition, and national security—emphasizing the massive hunger crisis experienced since the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The world is facing the worst hunger crisis since World War II. The stats are dire. 345 million peop...

India's Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, discusses the agreement on IMF quotas with the @AtlanticCouncilUS 's Josh Lipsky from the IMF-World Bank meetings in Marrakesh.

"I think the suggestion which came from the US has been accepted, at least as an immediate, temporary solution... The eq...

Hung Tran, a nonresident senior fellow at the @AtlanticCouncilUS's GeoEconomics Center, shared his views on the outcomes of the IMF-World Bank plenary session in Marrakesh.

"The G20 communiqué released today makes no mentioning of a quota increase by the IMF, and therefore, despite the Managing...

H.E. Serhiy Marchenko, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine, discussed Ukraine's economic stability and emphasized the importance of continued support from allies and partners during the IMF-World Bank meetings in Marrakesh.

"We would like our partners to be more determined to support Ukraine," h...

Hana Brixi, the World Bank's Global Director for Gender, discussed the economic costs of gender-based violence and its impact on women's participation in the labor force during the IMF-World Bank meetings in Marrakesh.

"We see from data that women in many countries around the world are citing g...

H.E. Nadia Calviño, Vice-President and Minister for Economy and Digitalization of Spain, discussed interest rates and monetary integration in the Eurozone during the IMF-World Bank meetings in Marrakesh.

"My understanding is that there was a very fast rise of interest rates, but they are going ...

Let’s get "Smart in 60 Seconds" on how the Menendez scandal could end up with Turkey getting F-16s—and Sweden getting into NATO.

“Menendez being out of the picture is an advantage,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told reporters on September 26. Erdoğan said this just days after Senator R...

H.E. Situmbeko Musokotwane, Zambia's Minister of Finance and National Planning, discussed the forthcoming announcement of a debt restructuring deal during the IMF-World Bank Meetings in Marrakesh.

"We are one of the countries that has made significant progress in terms of resolving the debt iss...

The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its biggest assault on Israel in decades early Saturday morning.

Jonathan Panikoff says many Israelis are "viewing this as their 9/11 or their Pearl Harbor." He offers his analysis of what this means and what comes next in what he says could be a lo...

On September 30, Robert Fico won Slovakia's parliamentary elections, and may become Prime Minister for a third time. Fico's victory may have wider implications for the EU and NATO, as the pro-Russian populist had pledged to end Slovakia's aid to Ukraine.

Petr Tůma, Visiting Fellow at the Atlant...

Let’s get "Smart in 60 Seconds" on African food security.

The rise of agriculture technology (AgTech) has opened avenues to transform food systems, but effectively expanding these solutions is limited by digital access on Africa’s rural farms. The solution demands collaboration from African gove...

"Russia's brutal war of aggression against Ukraine is being fought in Europe, but it is, at the same time, an attack against fundamental principles of our international order," Chancellor Scholz said as he accepted the Atlantic Council's 2023 Global Citizen Award in New York.

Held annually dur...

"America is strongest when we engage with the world," Treasury Secretary Yellen said as she accepted the Atlantic Council's 2023 Global Citizen Award in New York. "We witnessed the determination of the Ukrainian people as they fought for their lives (...) and we knew we had to support them with a...

“I address this award to all our sweet children who have been killed by Russian terrorists," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said as he accepted the Atlantic Council's 2023 Global Citizen Award in New York.

Held annually during the United Nations General Assembly week in New York, the A...

Rayhan Asat, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, spoke about the international response to atrocities committed against the Uyghurs in China, during a panel co-hosted by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

"China h...

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry gave keynote remarks during the 2023 Nuclear Energy Policy Summit, highlighting the importance of changing business as usual to achieve net zero by 2050.

"I believe we can win this battle, but not unless we change the way people are just merr...

One year after the death of Mahsa Jina Amini, prompting protests across Iran, US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya spoke to the Atlantic Council about how the international community can effectively hold human rights violators accountable.

"US commitmen...

President of Guyana Irfaan Ali spoke to the Atlantic Council about the country's emerging role as a leader on food security, energy, and climate change issues, ahead of COP28 in November.

"COP28, first of all, begins with us now agreeing to have a balanced conversation, agreeing to bring all the...

On September 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un met in a rare summit at a space rocket site near Vladivostok in Russia’s far east, where Kim promised Putin his “full and unconditional” support.

Markus Garlauskas, director of the Atlantic Indo-Paci...

Kenneth Wainstein, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the US Department of Homeland Security, spoke to the Atlantic Council about the current challenges facing the homeland security intelligence enterprise, including the threat posed by China.

"The PRC, the government, has aggress...