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.

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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...

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...

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...

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL AT THE WASHINGTON NATO SUMMIT - Watch some of the highlights and behind-the-scenes moments from the Atlantic Council at the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, DC. Celebrating seventy-five years as a leading military alliance, NATO leaders convened from July 9-11 ...

JENNA BEN-YEHUDA’S MAIN TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 2024 NATO SUMMIT - Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Jenna Ben-Yehuda breaks down the main takeaways from the 75th NATO Summit and NATO Public Forum. She analyzes the “strengthened approach” the allies took on Ukraine, the alliance’s language tow...

WHAT ARE THE MAIN TAKEAWAYS FROM NATO’S WASHINGTON SUMMIT DECLARATION? - NATO leaders have released the Washington Summit Declaration, a consensus document setting forth what the Alliance stands for. Our experts Matthew Kroenig, Vice President and Senior Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strat...

DID THE 2024 NATO SUMMIT GO FAR ENOUGH ON UKRAINE? THE COUNTRY'S FORMER PRIME MINISTER RESPONDS - Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk reacts to NATO's Washington Summit Declaration promising a "bridge" to NATO membership for Ukraine and an "irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic i...

CZECH PRESIDENT PETR PAVEL ON NEXT STEPS FOR US-EU COOPERATION POST-NATO SUMMIT - Czechia has become a leader in the transatlantic community and a steadfast supporter of Ukraine. As part of their support, Czech leaders have advocated for Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration, with officials such as...

BEYOND THE SUMMIT: OUTCOMES AND THE PATH FORWARD TO UKRAINE’S NATO MEMBERSHIP - This month’s NATO Summit was a historic one, marking seventy-five years for the Alliance that is currently faced with unprecedented challenges threatening democracy and stability across the globe. Bolstered by the new...