Experts

Fellow

Jade Doss 

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment

Fellow

Nizar El Fakih

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Corruption Human Rights

Fellow

Steven Grundman

Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Policy

Fellow

Adam Hammer

Nonresident Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Policy

Fellow

Sara Lechtenberg-Kasten

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment Renewables & Advanced Energy

Staff

Celeste Kmiotek

Staff Lawyer, Strategic Litigation Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Americas European Union
Load More

Content

Defense Industrialist

Jun 15, 2017

Is imported aluminum a threat to American national security?

By James Hasik

Indeed, price is the point. Whether by Chinese mercantilism or Canadian hydropower, the price of raw aluminum in the US has dropped about 20 percent in the past four years, benefiting American producers of automobiles, aircraft, and those trendy-again beer cans. So how is that not good?

Defense Industry Economy & Business

Rebuilding Syria

Jun 14, 2017

Amid continued instability, why are states investing in Syria?

By Reema Hibrawi

As the Syrian conflict escalated, preemptive plans to rebuild the country started as early as 2012. The United Nations and IMF estimate between $100-200 billion is currently needed to bring Syria back to its pre-war GDP. However, with the central government weak and trying to reestablish its legitimacy internationally, for other countries it is also […]

Syria
A rainbow U.S. flag is held up during a vigil for the Pulse night club victims in Orlando, Florida, U.S. on June 19, 2016. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo)

New Atlanticist

Jun 8, 2017

The Last Three Feet: Advancing LGBTI Rights Absent a Clear Presidential Mandate

By Erin Clancy

“The real crucial link in the international exchange is the last three feet, which is bridged by personal contact, one person talking to another.” – Edward R. Murrow US diplomats serving at embassies and consulates abroad are gearing up for June Pride celebrations with local LGBTI communities and their allies at a time of uncertainty […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 7, 2017

The United States Cannot Afford to Scale Back its Efforts to Advance LGBTI Rights Around the World

By James "Wally" Brewster

In recent years, the protection and advancement of the human rights of LGBTI people has become a hallmark of US foreign policy. In 2011, former President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum that, among other things, directed government departments and agencies working overseas to “combat discrimination, homophobia, and intolerance on the basis of LGBTI status […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 7, 2017

The Need for American Leadership in the World

By David N. Cicilline

For eight years, the United States led the world in the fight to advance LGBTI equality and ensure that all people could live free from the fear of discrimination, bigotry, and violence. More than any president before him, former President Barack Obama set the standard to inspire many around the world to follow. On Obama’s […]

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Jun 7, 2017

The American Brand is Wounded…But It Will Recover

By Daniel Baer

Every time I think the editorials, commentaries, tweets announcing the end of US global leadership have reached a crescendo, it seems that some new decision or announcement from the White House elevates concern again. I confess that I, too, have decried the abdication of a leading role for the United States on the world stage […]

Defense Industrialist

Jun 7, 2017

What’s the real effect of America First on the arms trade?

By James Hasik

Volvo’s sale of Renault Trucks Defense won’t be a test of anything. The report in Defense News this week on how “Three bidders emerge in battle to buy Renault Trucks Defense” contains a prediction of just who won’t win that auction. For some time, Volvo has been aiming to sell RTD, and bids are now in from […]

Defense Industry Economy & Business
20170619 0001 gec conference1

Energy Diplomacy Initiative

Jun 7, 2017

Energy Security in Central & Eastern Europe: New Challenges and Opportunities Conference

By Energy Diplomacy Initiative

On June 7th, the Energy Diplomacy Initiative within the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center held a half-day conference on Energy Security in Central & Eastern Europe: New Challenges and Opportunities, which brought together government officials, business leaders, and experts to discuss the implications of the changing global LNG market, progression of the European Energy Union […]

Europe & Eurasia

Future of Iraq Taskforce

Jun 6, 2017

The Role of Decentralization in Combatting Extremist Influence in Iraq

By Todd Diamond

Many governance experts see decentralization as a potential model to mitigate political and sectarian challenges in Syria, Libya, and Iraq and improve livelihoods in those countries by restoring basic services to local populations. But in countries with a long history of absolute control, central government officials frequently resist any reforms seen as weakening their influence, […]

Iraq

Cyber 9/12 Project

Jun 2, 2017

WannaCry Ransomware Attack: Dreams Should Not Come True

By Cyber Statecraft Initiative

On May 12, 2017, the world was shaken by a ransomware cyberattack called Wanna Crypt (also known as WannaCry) that spread like a network worm. The attack impacted over 45 National Health System (NHS) organizations across England and Scotland, forcing hospitals to cancel appointments and loose critical patient records, as well as the German S-Bahn.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
Load More

Events

Public Event Thu, May 8, 2025 • 9:30 am ET

General John Raymond on national security and the future of space commerce

An #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—Raymond, who served as the first chief of space operations of the US Space Force, talks about maintaining the US military edge as the space domain becomes increasingly contested and congested.

Space Space Security Technology & Innovation United States and Canada