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At the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, GeoEconomics Center macroeconomist Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou spoke with Roberta Gatti, World Bank Group Chief Economist for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (MENAAP) about main trends and developments in the region that are critical for the region’s growth and resilience.

Mohamad Al-Arief, senior fellow with the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia, joins the Atlantic Council's Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou to discuss the role of and what's changed in sovereign wealth funds.

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Experts discuss the hybrid warfare threat in Europe and how countries can deter future attacks.

0:00 Introduction and context
7:44 Threat assessment
11:17 Russian strategic objectives
15:05 Political dynamics and impact
21:02 Strategic framework proposal
26:06 NATO's role and posture
30:30 Transatlantic coordination
40:26 Force posture and deterrence
49:02 Coalitions of the willing
55:43 Public awareness and conclusion

The Atlantic Council hosts a conversation to launch Elisabeth Braw’s new book, “Undersea War: The Battle to Control the Cables and Pipelines that Connect our World.”

"American banks are investing in technology 2.5 more compared to your average European bank, said Kyriakos Pierrakakis, President of Eurogroup. "And in the era of AI, they can't afford not to invest," he added.

With the funding landscape for international development shifting and 1.2 billion young people set to enter the workforce in the next decade, this discussion examines how to create a better future for the world’s next generations.

The Eurasia Center will host a discussion on the latest developments in Russia’s war on Ukraine and US efforts to end the fighting.

On October 4, Bosnia and Herzegovina held its first general election using biometric voter identification and optical ballot scanners, introduced to curb fraud. It was also the first vote since Washington lifted sanctions on Milorad Dodik and his network.

Turnout fell to a record low of about 40 percent, and nearly every major party lost votes. Even so, nationalist parties won in all three communities. For the first time, Dodik’s and Čović’s parties will both hold seats in the state presidency, and both leaders say neither will govern without the other. Meanwhile, the EU path remains stalled despite Bosnia’s candidate status and the decision to open accession talks. The results raise hard questions about accountability, election integrity, and the future of civil society.

In this #BalkansDebrief episode, Ilva Tare, resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center, speaks with Ivana Korajlić, executive director of Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her team monitored the campaign from its start through the vote count.

Did new technology make fraud harder, or just move it to pre-election hiring and public spending? Has anyone been held accountable for past irregularities? How was the lifting of US sanctions received on the ground? Does EU conditionality still work? What is the one signal to watch in the next six months?

Experts discuss Serbia's October 25 parliamentary elections and what its outcome may mean for the country's future.