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The Atlantic Council’s 2023/2024 annual report provides insight into our impact and agility.
By Phillip Cornell
A new report on the future of natural gas in the energy mix and financing in the context of the energy transition and energy security prerogatives.
Issue Brief
By Byron Swift, Ken Berlin, George Frampton, and Frank Willey
This issue brief highlights several significant, and at times unresolvable, problems with the project-based approach to carbon credit trading, the purpose of which is to reduce deforestation and sequester carbon.
By Sara Vakhshouri
Energy market shocks and uncertainties highlight the importance of understanding the interplay between data-driven narratives and market expectations within the energy sector. These narrative wield significant influence over market dynamics, impacting commodity pricing and investment trends.
By Otaviano Canuto, Hafez Ghanem, Youssef El Jai, and Stéphane Le Bouder
2024 marks 80 years of the Bretton Woods system. What reforms will keep the system viable into its next century—and delivering results for all countries, including those of the Global South?
By Isabel Chiriboga, Martin Cassinelli, Diego Area
During an off-the-record private roundtable, thought leaders and practitioners from across the Americas discussed how to further enhance access to and finance for health services and products in the region.
By Shirin Hakim and Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou
This report outlines how the Bretton Woods Institutions can mitigate the effects of growing geoeconomic fragmentation on global net-zero targets.
By Nina Dannaoui, Joseph Lemoine
Bangladesh is forging ahead with its Vision 2041, aiming to transform into a developed and prosperous country by 2041.
By Ananya Kumar, Alisha Chhangani, Jennifer Lassiter, and Katherine Haar
Digital assets promise enhanced efficiency, inclusion, transparency, and choice to global payments. But to fulfill this promise, the international community must first develop interoperability standards.
By John T. Watts
NATO’s warfighting edge will not be sufficient for the transatlantic community to weather today’s military and geopolitical realities.
By Tom Koch
Investment in African social infrastructure can be defined as African real estate that serves an essential societal purpose.
AfricaSource
By Rama Yade
By the end of 2024, the face of political Africa will—theoretically—no longer be the same. With nineteen elections scheduled this year, the continent will see presidents leave who were elected more than ten years ago (in Senegal and Ghana), uncertain civilian transitions (in Chad, Mali, and Burkina Faso), high-stakes elections (as in South Africa), and […]
By Logan Wright, Agatha Kratz, Charlie Vest, and Matt Mingey
New research on Chinese resilience to and potential against G7 sanctions in the event of a Taiwan Crisis.
By Parker Novak, Kyoko Imai
As the Pacific Islands’ relevance grows, there’s an influx of diplomatic attention and development assistance as external powers seek to curry favor with the sixteen countries. Australia, India, Japan, and the United States (the Quad) seeks to bolster regional engagement to address key regional issues including climate, connectivity, economic development, and maritime security.
By David Mortlock and Alex Zerden
Enforcement remains a critical but underresourced element of economic sanctions.
2023 was a successful year in the Atlantic Council’s history when measured by our growth, our impact, and our high-quality work across our sixteen programs and centers.
