MICROSOFT’S BRAD SMITH ON DIGITAL RESILIENCE DURING GEOPOLITICAL VOLATILITY - Join the Atlantic Council for a virtual #ACFrontPage conversation from Brussels with Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith on maintaining trust and promoting competitiveness in a time of trade and geopolitical v...

GERMAN GALUSHCHENKO ON THE US ROLE IN UKRAINE’S ENERGY SECTOR - The resilience of Ukraine’s energy sector has been one of the most vital aspects of its ability to counter the ongoing Russian military invasion. While frequent predictions of long-term blackouts and severe energy deficits have been ...

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...

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 ...

THE 2025 TRANSATLANTIC TECH AND DIGITAL AGENDA - As the United States and the European Union (EU) navigate an era of increased great power competition, rapid technological advancements, and rising geopolitical uncertainty, the transatlantic partnership in the digital and technology policy space r...

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...

WAR AND PEACE: THE STATE OF THE BATTLEFIELD AND TRUMP’S DIPLOMACY IN UKRAINE - Trump and his national security team appear determined to achieve a durable peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine in the next six months and have taken energetic, but not always consistent, steps to reach this goa...

A CONVERSATION WITH HRISTIJAN MICKOSKI, PRIME MINISTER OF NORTH MACEDONIA - Following North Macedonia’s parliamentary elections on May 8 last year, Mickoski is charting a new political path for Skopje at a critical moment for the Western Balkans.

The road to EU membership for North Macedonia and...

HOW LONG CAN RUSSIA SUSTAIN ITS AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE? - The Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center hosts a discussion exploring the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine to-date on the Russian Federation and its global standing.

February 24, 2025 marks three years of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukra...

WHAT’S TO COME FOR TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC RELATIONS - The inauguration of US President Donald Trump has ushered in new expectations for US policy on international trade and economic policies. Nowhere is this anticipated change felt most apprehensively than in Europe’s capitals, which as a bloc ac...

WHAT’S AT STAKE IN THE US-GERMANY RELATIONSHIP IN 2025 - Germans head to the polls on February 23 to vote for new leadership in the Bundestag, just as the President Donald Trump re-enters office in the United States. The next German government will have to contend with several crises and challeng...

A TRANSATLANTIC STRATEGY FOR COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION - The future of the transatlantic alliance stands at a defining moment following ground-shifting elections in the United States and Europe. To address shared challenges like rising energy costs and inflation, the United States and Europe...

COUNTERING GROWING MARITIME THREATS - Maritime threats are growing rapidly: ships are being attacked in the Red Sea, undersea cables and pipelines are being harmed in the Baltic Sea and elsewhere, the shadow fleet is endangering ships, coastal states and the marine environment, and maritime borde...

REPORT LAUNCH AND PANEL: NATO AND US-TURKEY DEFENSE COOPERATION IN A NEW ERA - The end of 2024 saw significant changes to the security landscape of the United States, Turkey, and their NATO partners. Following years of stalemate, the opposition’s breakthrough in Syria and the fall of the Assad re...

President-elect Trump this week said that the United States should buy Greenland. Trump cited national security reasons, but what does that really mean?

Rachel Rizzo, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Europe Center, explains why Greenland is strategically important, whether the...

THE NATO PERSPECTIVE: STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE WITHIN THE ALLIANCE - the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative and the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative will host a conversation on how NATO allies can continue to cultivate a resilient community.

Earlier this y...

A CONVERSATION WITH FORMER PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE PETRO POROSHENKO - The war in Ukraine appears to have reached a new stage. The victory of US President-elect Donald Trump has brought forth conflicting hopes and fears amongst Ukrainians, as well as the broader foreign policy community, about the fu...

THE FUTURE OF US AND GERMAN POLICY TOWARD BEIJING - The United States and its European partners, in particular the European Union, have worked closely on de-risking from China and strengthening supply chain resilience. However, the relationship must confront new questions on cooperation regarding...

DEBRIEFING THE US ELECTIONS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR EUROPE - On November 5, Americans voted for the next President of the United States at a critical moment in transatlantic relations. The change in leadership and return of Donald Trump to the White House in Washington carries significant impl...

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT CHRISTINE LAGARDE ON EUROPE’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - On Wednesday, October 23, at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council will host a virtual #ACFrontPage event featuring Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB). Lagarde will offer insights into the ...

In part two of this special NATO episode of "So What’s the Strategy?", host Matthew Kroenig sits down with NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, General Christopher Cavoli, to discuss the Alliance’s new defense strategies following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. What is NATO’s plan to defend its mem...

THE BERLIN PROCESS SUMMIT TEN YEARS ON: LESSONS LEARNED AND NEXT STEPS FOR THE WB6 - Initiated in 2014, the Berlin Process was designed to be an inclusive platform to increase cooperation and regional economic integration across the Western Balkan Six (WB6) countries. Centering around yearly Summ...

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...