PRESIDENT UMARO SISSOCO EMBALÓ ON THE FUTURE OF US-AFRICA TRADE AND SECURITY - Join the Atlantic Council for an #ACFrontPage conversation with President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau.

Embaló will be joining the Atlantic Council while he is in Washington, DC for a summit between West Af...

As one of Latin America’s most dynamic economies, Colombia is seeking to maintain growth and investor confidence while navigating global inflation, interest rate volatility, and currency pressures. This conversation will explore how Colombia’s central bank is responding to inflation and exchange ...

WHAT THE EU’S GROWTH PLAN FOR THE WESTERN BALKANS MEANS FOR THE REGION - Join the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center for a discussion on the European Union’s (EU) Growth Plan for the Western Balkans and what it means for EU enlargement in the region.

As the latest flagship EU policy toward the Wes...

As countries increasingly turn to economic levers in strategic competition, it’s critical for policymakers to be able to visualize the on-the-ground impact of their decisions. The new G7-China Economic Radar, launched in partnership between the Atlantic Council and MITRE, helps them do just that,...

US-CENTRAL ASIA FORUM - The Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center will host the US-Central Asia Forum, convening regional experts and policymakers to discuss strategic and economic opportunities for US engagement with Central Asia.

As a new US administration sets its foreign policy priorities, renew...

A CONVERSATION WITH REP. FRENCH HILL ON STABLECOINS AND THE FUTURE OF MONEY - Join the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center, in partnership with WilmerHale, for a conversation with US Representative French Hill (R-AR-2), the chairman of the US House Committee on Financial Services.

After more...

SAUDI ARABIA IN 2025: VISION 2030 PROGRESS UPDATE AND US-SAUDI RELATIONS - Join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative for a panel event exploring the current trajectory of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reform agenda, particularly in the context of recent high-level diploma...

CRITICAL MINERALS AND THE PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY, PEACE, AND SECURITY IN THE DRC - With the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) discussing a potential agreement on critical minerals, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center will host a series of conversations on the key issues th...

GUATEMALA’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: A CONVERSATION WITH GABRIELA GARCÍA QUINN - Join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center for a conversation with Guatemalan Minister of Economy Gabriela García-Quinn to explore the country’s economic outlook and priorities for sustainable, long-ter...

REVITALIZING US SHIPBUILDING: CONGRESS, INDUSTRY, AND THE SHIPS FOR AMERICA ACT - Join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security‘s Forward Defense initiative for a discussion on revitalizing US shipbuilding.

This conversation focuses on the SHIPS for America Act, featuring the bill’s author...

MENA’S GROWTH PROSPECTS AMID GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY WITH CITI’S MEA CEO EBRU PAKCAN - Join the Atlantic Council’s empowerME Initiative–MacroMENA as it hosts Citi’s Chief Executive Officer for the Middle East and Africa, Ebru Pakcan.

Pakcan will discuss the 2025 growth outlook for the MENA region, an...

TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM WITH NASDAQ CEO ADENA FRIEDMAN - Join the Atlantic Council for an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman on the impact of technology on the modern financial system.

The global financial landscape is undergoing profound chan...

NAVIGATING THE US-PRC TECH COMPETITION IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH - Join the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for the launch of a new report from Cole McFaul and Peter Engelke on “Navigating the US-PRC tech competition in the Global South.“

In their rep...

RUSSIA RESET REDUX: BUSINESS BONANZA OR BUST? - The Trump administration has spoken out about the opportunities awaiting US businesses if it can secure peace in Ukraine and a reset of US-Russia relations. However, there remain many challenges to the president’s vision of leveraging diplomacy for ...

US TARIFF ANNOUNCEMENTS: LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES ON WHAT COMES NEXT - Join the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, in collaboration with the GeoEconomics Center, for a conversation on what comes next for Latin America after the announcement of the United States’ reciprocal tariffs.

Former r...

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...

HOW BEIJING LURES TAIWAN’S DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS INTO SWITCHING RECOGNITION - Please join us for an online discussion on this issue featuring keynote remarks from Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United Sta...

EVALUATING THE US-COLOMBIA COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP - Join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center as it hosts a conversation assessing the US-Colombia commercial relationship. This discussion will mark the launch of the issue brief “Trade with Colombia is big business for US ex...

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION 2.0: IMPLICATIONS FOR GCC ECONOMIES - The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Initiative would like to invite you for a timely public online conversation on “Trump administration 2.0: Implications for GCC economies.” The panel discussion aims to explore the future of tra...

THE AGE OF ECONOMIC WARFARE: BEHIND US SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA, CHINA, AND IRAN - The United States has leveraged its financial and technological dominance to confront authoritarian regimes such as Russia, China, and Iran. Coercive measures including sanctions have become tools of first resort i...

RESHAPING US ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA - The African continent is experiencing major economic and societal shifts. With South Africa’s presidency of the G20, the pending implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, the election of the new presidents for the African Union Commiss...

This conversation with Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller included the evolution of the global financial ecosystem, focusing on the rise of digital assets, including dollar-backed stablecoins, and the development of new domestic and cross-border payment systems. Waller also discussed ...