Bridging the Transatlantic Economy: TTIP in Historical Perspective

Issue Brief Mar 27, 2025

Canada needs an economic statecraft strategy to address its vulnerabilities

By Kimberly Donovan, Maia Nikoladze, Lize de Kruijf

To address threats from Russia and China and reduce trade overdependence on the United States, Canada’s federal government will need to consolidate economic power and devise an economic statecraft strategy that will leverage Canada’s economic tools to mitigate economic threats and vulnerabilities.
China Cybersecurity
Bridging the Transatlantic Economy: TTIP in Historical Perspective

Issue Brief Mar 26, 2025

Trade with Colombia is big business for US exporters—amid growing Chinese influence in Latin America

By Geoff Ramsey, Enrique Millán-Mejía

The United States maintains a trade surplus with Colombia, which is also the top destination for US agricultural exports in South America. However, growing Chinese influence and political tensions threaten the bilateral relationship. To protect mutual economic interests, the United States can leverage diplomatic channels and private sector engagement.
Colombia Economy & Business
Bridging the Transatlantic Economy: TTIP in Historical Perspective

Report Apr 16, 2025

Navigating the US-PRC tech competition in the Global South

By Cole McFaul, Peter Engelke

A landscape report analyzing China’s strategic tech engagements with the Global South and how the US can compete.
Africa Artificial Intelligence

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Dec 2, 2013

Bridging the Transatlantic Economy: TTIP in Historical Perspective

By Jordan Smith and Garrett Workman

Each year, the University of Virginia’s Miller Center hosts the Caplin Conference on the World Economy, which assembles scholars, experts, government officials, and leaders in business and finance to examine the impact of US economic policy at home and abroad. The 2013 Caplin Conference, held on December 2 at the National Press Club in Washington, […]

Economy & Business European Union

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Nov 26, 2013

India’s New African Horizons: An American Perspective

By J. Peter Pham

The forthcoming issue of Africa Review features an article by Atlantic Council Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on “India’s New African Horizons: An American Perspective.” Download PDF

Africa India

Books

Nov 21, 2013

A Eurasian Energy Primer: The Transatlantic Perspective

By David Koranyi

The Atlantic Council at its annual Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul (November 21-22, 2013) published a study book: ‘A Eurasian Energy Primer: The Transatlantic Perspective.’ Download PDF

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Nov 18, 2013

Lessons from Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

State Collapse, Insurgency, and Counterinsurgency In a monograph just published by the US Army War College, Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham argues that, after years as the world’s prime example of a failed state—one that gave rise to catastrophic humanitarian crises, a wave of maritime piracy, and Islamist militancy, including an al-Qaeda-linked insurgency—Somalia appears […]

East Africa Somalia

Report

Nov 18, 2013

The security of cities: ecology and conflict on an urbanizing planet

By Peter Engelke

A new report issued jointly by the Atlantic Council and the Stimson Center, The Security of Cities: Ecology and Conflict on an Urbanizing Planet, argues that the environmental security field has yet to incorporate global urbanization, the twenty-first century’s central demographic trend, fully into its purview.

Energy & Environment National Security

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Nov 15, 2013

IntelBrief: Barclays and the Somali Remittances Crisis

By Amy Calfas

Bottom Line Up Front Since 2011, Somalia has struggled to maintain one of its most important revenue streams—remittances from Somalis in the diaspora—as one Western bank after another cuts financial ties with the country. Inadequate regulatory regimes have made money transfer organizations vulnerable to exploitation by terrorist groups, and financial institutions doing business with Somalia […]

Somalia

Issue Brief

Nov 12, 2013

Morocco’s Vital Role in Northwest Africa’s Security and Development

By J. Peter Pham

In the Africa Center’s most recent issue brief, “Morocco’s Vital Role in Northwest Africa’s Security and Development,” Director J. Peter Pham outlines the country’s increasing reengagement with Africa and its emergence as a key political, security, and economic actor integral to the continent’s future. He argues that Morocco’s willingness to shoulder the challenges in the […]

Issue Brief

Nov 8, 2013

Resolving regional sources of instability

By Fatemeh Aman and Barbara Slavin

Iran, Afghanistan, and South Asia While attention focuses on US nuclear talks with Iran, an improved US-Iran relationship could have major benefits for another US priority: shoring up stability in Afghanistan during the 2014 withdrawal of most US and NATO forces. A new South Asia Center issue brief by Fatemeh Aman and Barbara Slavin, “Iran, […]

Afghanistan Iran

Issue Brief

Oct 31, 2013

Global trends and the future of NATO: alliance security in an era of global competition

By Barry Pavel and Magnus Nordenman

The latest issue brief by Barry Pavel, Atlantic Council VP and director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, and Magnus Nordenman, Brent Scowcroft Center deputy director, argues that global shifts in economic and military power, demographics, resource demand, and other critical megatrends will require NATO to overhaul its long-term strategy for the future. […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

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Oct 30, 2013

IntelBrief: South African Peacekeeping – Punching Below Its Weight

By Bronwyn Bruton and Sam Fishman

Bottom Line Up Front South Africa, one Africa’s more successful democracies and its largest economy, has mostly resisted Western pressure to intervene in other nations’ conflicts President Zuma has shown some enthusiasm for foreign engagement, but has been stymied by the poor condition of South Africa’s undersized and under-resourced military, with limited capability to project […]

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