Category: Content Series

US-Mexico deal reached: The economic reasons for avoiding tariffs

By Pablo Reynoso

On June 12, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center in partnership with POLITICO, hosted a timely event to discuss the economic costs of tariffs on Mexican imports for US consumers. The event was held less than a week after a US-Mexico deal was reached. The event featured a keynote conversation with Senator Tom […]

Trump’s risky trade game

By Frederick Kempe

The effectiveness of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented weaponization of tariffs in addressing non-trade issues is facing its most significant tests yet in Mexico and China.

Gender equality has a vital role to play in protecting our oceans

By Peter Thomson and Isabella Lövin

To solve the challenges facing the oceans, gender parity has to be embedded in the solutions.

India’s first LGBT Chamber of Commerce: Lessons for the global economic ecosystem

By Phil Crehan and Aarthy Madanagopal

The launch of the LGBT Chamber of Commerce in India provides tremendous space to craft an economic ecosystem that works for all and illuminates global patterns that can better promote LGBT economic empowerment everywhere.  

Honoring Stonewall by continuing the fight

By Leona A. Amosah

But Stonewall, while a pivotal and defining moment in queer history, never came to a satisfying conclusion. Even today, queer activists and individuals across the world are fighting for their lives, trying to escape state-sanctioned violence and community persecution.

Remembering Stonewall: From street protests to global change

By Miguel H. Díaz

On the global front, many advances have been achieved in securing human rights for members of the LGBTI communities.

Twenty-Five LGBTI next generation leaders to watch

By Luke Schleusener

As part of the Atlantic Council’s commitment to constructive leadership and engagement, it is important to elevate the voices and the profiles of these LGBTI Americans to meet the global challenges we all face.

Giving Credit Where It’s Due: Access to Capital for Women in African Markets

On Thursday, May 16, the Africa Center hosted a public discussion on gendered barriers to raising capital in African markets, and the dearth of female leadership atop private equity and venture capital firms with funds on the African continent. Panelists discussed OPIC’s 2X Women’s Initiative, which has mobilized over $1 billion for women-led businesses, and […]

The future of the Army in great-power competition

By Atlantic Council

On May 17, 2019, Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper joined us to discuss “The Future of the Army in Great-Power Competition.” This event was part of the Commanders Series, which is the Atlantic Council’s flagship speakers’ forum for senior military and defense leaders. In both his keynote speech and his conversation with Defense […]

Balkans forward congressional fellowship staff delegation to the Balkans

By Atlantic Council

From May 25 to June 1, the Future Europe Initiative hosted a delegation of Congressional staff members on a trip to Kosovo, Albania, Serbia, and Montenegro as part of the Balkans Forward Congressional Fellowship. The delegation met with government officials, opposition party leaders, and civil society actors in each country to discuss domestic, regional, and […]