Reforming US’ high-skilled guestworker program

Russia Tomorrow Dec 12, 2025

The Russian economy in 2025: Between stagnation and militarization 

By Elina Ribakova, Lucas Risinger

The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorrow series examines the Russian wartime economy.
Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia
Reforming US’ high-skilled guestworker program

Issue Brief Dec 4, 2025

A stronger, safer, and more prosperous hemisphere: The case for investing in democracy in the Americas

By Antonio Garrastazu and Henrique Arevalo Poincot

This issue brief is the fourth in the Freedom and Prosperity Center’s “Future of democracy assistance” series, which analyzes the many complex challenges to democracy around the world—and highlights actionable policies that promote democratic governance.
Civil Society Democratic Transitions
Reforming US’ high-skilled guestworker program

Issue Brief Dec 12, 2025

In Southeast Asia, the promise and pitfalls of tariff diplomacy are on full display 

By Amy Searight

US President Donald Trump’s high-profile intervention in the Thai-Cambodian border dispute delivered a cease-fire, but its violation exposes the fragility of tariff diplomacy and raises questions about the durability of coercive US diplomacy in the region.
Indo-Pacific Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Content

Report

Jan 15, 2019

Reforming US’ high-skilled guestworker program

By Ron Hira and Bharath Gopalaswamy

The H-1B visa program is one of more than twenty US guest worker programs, but it has arguably been in the spotlight more than any other. While the H1-B was originally intended to attract foreign workers to satisfy unmet demand for skilled labor, the current system undercuts opportunities for US workers and enables the exploitation […]

Economy & Business
India

Global Energy Forum

Jan 8, 2019

From Paris to Beijing: Implementing the Paris Agreement in the People’s Republic of China

By Craig A. Hart

Hart’s analysis makes the case for greater transparency at all levels of government, the elimination of subsidies—with the exception of low-carbon energy and technology, the alignment of climate policy with China’s trade stance, and inclusion of the Chinese public on climate policy debates.

China
Climate Change & Climate Action

Global Energy Forum

Jan 8, 2019

Meeting Asian LNG demand

By Jean-François Seznec

There are many ways in which demand for LNG has had an impact on shipping routes, as well as trade issues between the suppliers and importers of natural gas. This is the story of LNG transport against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions and diplomatic relations.

East Asia
Energy & Environment

Global Energy Forum

Jan 8, 2019

Ready for takeoff? Aviation biofuels past, present, and future

By David Hitchcock

The importance of powering the aviation sector (both military and commercial) through sustainable fuels cannot be overstated. This report provides a keen look at the history of biofuels, current uses of biofuel, and investments in research and development that will yield future dividends.

Energy & Environment
Renewables & Advanced Energy

Global Energy Forum

Jan 8, 2019

Sovereign investors: A means for economic diversification?

By Bina Hussein

Transparency metrics and measures in governance will help sovereign investors build partnerships in a wide range of industries, bolstering countries’ efforts to move beyond reliance on oil.

Energy & Environment
Energy Transitions

Global Energy Forum

Jan 8, 2019

The future of shale: The US story and its implications

By Ellen Scholl

Over the last ten years, the United States has become the world’s leading producer of oil and gas, going from energy import dependence to energy dominance. What are the factors which enabled the rise of oil and gas production from shale deposits and what are the lessons learned?

Energy & Environment

Global Energy Forum

Jan 5, 2019

Navigating the energy transition: International oil company diversification strategies

By David Koranyi

As energy markets and technologies rapidly change, international oil companies (IOCs) are facing a set of interconnected challenges that will fundamentally affect their business models. From changes in the supply and demand picture, to shifts in how energy is produced and consumed, to public pressure to decrease greenhouse gas footprints, companies have a wide range of issues to consider as they decide how to prepare for an unpredictable future.

Energy & Environment
Energy Transitions

Issue Brief

Jan 5, 2019

Navigating the energy transition: International oil company diversification strategies

By David Koranyi

As energy markets and technologies rapidly change, international oil companies (IOCs) are facing a set of interconnected challenges that will fundamentally affect their business models. From changes in the supply and demand picture, to shifts in how energy is produced and consumed, to public pressure to decrease greenhouse gas footprints, companies have a wide range of issues to consider as they decide how to prepare for an unpredictable future.

Energy & Environment
Energy Transitions

Report

Dec 20, 2018

Prospects for US-South Korean-Japanese trilateral security cooperation

By Chung Min Lee

Although assessing the intensity and depth of trilateral security cooperation or a lack thereof is hardly a new issue, the stakes are arguably the highest since the outbreak of the North Korean nuclear crisis in the early 1990s.

Defense Policy
Japan

Report

Dec 19, 2018

Turkey’s energy nexus: Discoveries and developments

By Atlantic Council IN TURKEY

As the fastest growing energy market in the OECD over the past decade and a country dependent on imports for almost all of its hydrocarbon demand, Turkey’s energy sector carries regional implications. Securing a reliable and affordable source of energy, through diversification and increased domestic production, has formed the cornerstone of Turkey’s energy policy.

Energy & Environment
Energy Markets & Governance
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