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...

The Atlantic Council and the Women's Foreign Policy Group hosted Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina for an #ACFrontPage event on the role of sports diplomacy in strengthening Ukrainian resistance against Russian aggression. The conversation was moderated by Margaret Brennan, the host of Face t...

During the NATO Public Forum on the margins of the #NATOSummit in Vilnius, the National Security Advisor of the United States Jake Sullivan spoke about the Alliance's support for Ukraine.

"If you look at the whole package... it is a quite powerful signal of the Alliance's support for Ukraine and...

In a special edition of #ACFrontPage celebrating LGBTQI+ Pride Month, USAID Administrator Samantha Power engaged in an enlightening conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Capehart. She denounced Uganda's recent Anti-Homosexuality Act, emphasizing the adverse effects it has h...

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan sat down with Wajahat S. Kahn, a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Pakistan Initiative, for an interview on June 18, 2023.

"All I know is that there was supposed to be a quid pro quo. India was supposed to give some concession, give ...

Venezuela's opposition politician, María Corina Machado, spoke to the Atlantic Council about the upcoming primary elections in Venezuela. She will be representing her party, Vente Venezuela, in the opposition primary elections on October 22, preceding the presidential elections in 2024.

"The hum...

Iranian-American actor, writer, and activist Nazanin Nour spoke to the Atlantic Council about the ongoing protests and decades-long fight for gender equality and social justice in Iran—including the role of the diasporas in amplifying the movement.

"They don't have the means a lot of the times t...

What exactly is a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)? Josh Lipsky from the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center explains.

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General Wesley Clark spoke to the Atlantic Council about how Russia and China threaten the established world order, and how the US and its allies can further support Ukraine. Clark was NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 1997 to 2000.

"We've worked assiduously (...) to put together a syste...

Commander of US Southern Command General Laura J. Richardson spoke to the Atlantic Council about the US response to strategic threats in Latin America and the Caribbean.

"We are very much in strategic competition in the Western Hemisphere, and with the People's Republic of China, Russia—a third ...

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte spoke to the Atlantic Council about Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine and the future of the transatlantic alliance.

"If we would accept for one moment that Putin could be successful in Ukraine (...), it won't end there—he will continue. History has taug...

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Hodges spoke to the Atlantic Council about the strategic importance of Crimea as Ukraine resists Russian aggression through winter.

He spoke at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, moderated by the Center's Senior Director Ambassador John Herbst...

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari spoke to the Atlantic Council about Pakistan's foreign policy goals and opportunities for deepening the Pakistan-US relationship amid the climate crisis and ensuing economic challenges.

"We experienced this year what can be only described as a c...