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Jun 18, 2025

Energy security is only achievable through global partnerships

By Elena Benaim, Paddy Ryan

The Atlantic Council’s flagship Global Energy Forum concluded its programming in Washington, DC, today. What emerged as a central theme throughout was the undeniable need for any single country to engage in international partnerships to achieve energy and national security, whether speakers were discussing divergent transatlantic views, nuclear power, or critical mineral supply chains.

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EnergySource

Jun 17, 2025

The energy system is more complex than ever: navigating AI, competitiveness, and growth

By Elena Benaim, Paddy Ryan

The Atlantic Council’s flagship Global Energy Forum opened today in Washington, DC, bringing together top energy and policy leaders at a critical moment for global energy strategy. These experts and policymakers weighed in on the increasingly complex landscape of energy policies amid intense competition to win the artificial intelligence (AI) race, rising geopolitical tensions, and divergent national priorities.

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EnergySource

Feb 27, 2025

Can the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal cut carbon and restore competitiveness? 

By Andrea Clabough, Andrei Covatariu, Elena Benaim, Carol Schaeffer

Atlantic Council experts share their analysis on the EU’s new industrial policy, its implications for European energy security, and how key partners may respond to the bloc’s evolving regulatory landscape.

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Elena Benaim is a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and a policy manager with the Energy Resilience Leadership Group, a multistakeholder coalition dedicated to advancing clean energy technology deployment.

Previously, she led policy initiatives on clean energy supply chains, carbon pricing, industrial strategy, and transatlantic relations for Carbon-Free Europe. She has also worked at the European Climate Foundation on the Climate for Trade Campaign.

Benaim holds an MA in global economic governance and public affairs from Luiss Guido Carli University and a bachelor of law degree from the University of Florence.