2024 VETERANS ADVANCED ENERGY SUMMIT - The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center presents the 2024 Veterans Advanced Energy Summit. While this event has historically been held in Chicago, this year, we are bringing the Summit to Washington, DC, a pivotal hub for government, military, and energy i...

REPORT LAUNCH | RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINE: MOSCOW’S PRESSURE POINTS AND US STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES - Whichever candidate takes the White House in November, the Russian war on Ukraine will be a major challenge. To handle it successfully, leaders in the West must realize that Moscow is fighting not j...

ADAPTING US STRATEGY TO ACCOUNT FOR CHINA’S TRANSFORMATION INTO A PEER NUCLEAR POWER - China has embarked on an ambitious expansion, modernization, and diversification of its nuclear forces and established a nascent nuclear triad. This nuclear expansion, alongside China’s expanding capabilities i...

FINDING EU-US STRATEGIC COOPERATION ON SHARED INTERESTS AND COMPETITION - As global actors grapple with the challenge posed by shared adversaries, the need for transatlantic cooperation has grown more urgent. Together, the European Union (EU) and the United States make up more than thirty percent...

CONDOLEEZZA RICE ON AMERICA’S ROLE IN THE WORLD AND THE PERILS OF ISOLATIONISM - The Atlantic Council hosted an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss the United States’ global role and the critical foreign policy challenges awaiting the next...

SENATOR JONI ERNST ON ENHANCING SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION AMONG N7 COUNTRIES - Join the N7 Initiative, a partnership between the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation and the Atlantic Council, for a conversation with Senator Joni Ernst on her upcoming legislation supporting the Abraham Accor...

FROM RHETORIC TO REALITY: NEARSHORING IN THE AMERICAS - An unprecedented number of US companies are looking to relocate supply chains closer to home. This growing interest presents an opportunity to make US companies’ supply chains more resilient and accelerate Latin America & Caribbean countries...

CAN EUROPE GET COMPETITIVE? INSIGHTS FROM MARIO DRAGHI’S COMPETITIVENESS REPORT - As the new European Commission will soon take office, Brussels faces increased pressure from isolationist trends in the global economy, competition with the United States and China, and the economic challenges posed...

ELECTIONS UNDER THREAT: PRIORITIES FOR 2024, 2025, AND BEYOND - Autocrats around the world are curtailing political freedoms and undermining the integrity of elections to expand their power. Candidates are increasingly willing to cast doubt on legitimate election results, and violence is steadily...

A CROSS-STRAIT AND BEYOND SEMINAR: NARRATIVE WARFARE IN TAIWAN - In Taiwan, the fight against narrative warfare orchestrated by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia is a daily struggle of critical importance. Disinformation campaigns threaten key political and societal nodes in Taiwan,...

NORTH AMERICA’S MOMENT: THE CASE FOR NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY COOPERATION - Please join the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center for a discussion on the potential for a comprehensive strategy for energy collaboration in North America. Speakers explore the importance of energy in the North America...

A NEXT-GENERATION AGENDA: BRIDGING SOUTH KOREAN & NATO PERSPECTIVES ON SECURITY - The Atlantic Council’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI), housed in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, hosts a virtual panel discussion on A next generation agenda: Bridging South Korean & NATO pe...

NINTH ANNUAL CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY CONFERENCE - The Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference is the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center’s flagship regional event in Washington, DC. This annual event brings together key decision-makers in the US administrati...

CLIMATE CHANGE AS A THREAT MULTIPLIER: IMPLICATIONS FOR US DEFENSE AND GLOBAL SECURITY - The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security host a discussion of climate change as a “threat multiplier” faced by the US defense and global security apparatu...

ELECTIONS 2024: SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY ON THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRATIC FOREIGN POLICY - The the Atlantic Council hosted an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring United States Senator Christopher Murphy (D-CT) to discuss the most pressing international issues facing the country and how the next US preside...

COUNTERING CHINA’S INROADS INTO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS - The Pacific Islands represent indispensable defense and security interests for the United States. A contiguous non-hostile ocean, from the continental United States to Japan, the Philippines, and Australia, is essential to the security of the ...

FORGING THE 5G FUTURE: STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES FOR THE US AND ITS ALLIES - As China rapidly emerges as the global leader in 5G tech, it is critical for the United States to regain its historical technological edge in the critical communications field. The stakes are high, as nations that lead in 5G...

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...

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...