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IMF’s Tobias Adrian on a multilateral solution to the world’s cross-border payment woes

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Despite the geopolitical fragmentation around the world, countries can come together on a multilateral approach to the financial system, Adrian told the Atlantic Council.

BIS Innovation Hub head Cecilia Skingsley unveils new project with the World Bank to speed up and secure development lending

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Skingsley announced the project—led by the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and Bank for International Settlements—at a convening on central bank digital currencies hosted by the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center.

Our experts explain what US policymakers should know about deterring Russia’s and China’s nuclear threats

The fellows of Forward Defense’s Nuclear Strategy Project met at a roundtable to discuss how to deter nuclear powers Russia and China from expanding their capabilities and from giving nuclear weapons a greater role in Moscow's and Beijing's defense strategies.

Analyzing the Pentagon’s 2023 China Military Power Report

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Department of Defense’s Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Ely Ratner, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, Michael Chase discussed this year's China Military Power Report.

US Senator Joe Manchin on hydrogen’s role in the clean energy transition

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US Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia discussed US industrial competitiveness and global leadership in the hydrogen sector.

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai: ‘Global trade today is not happening on a level playing field’

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At the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai unpacked the latest news in US-EU trade relations.

German economy minister: The shifting tides of globalization are creating new challenges for market economies

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At the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics, Robert Habeck spoke about strengthening Europe's economic sovereignty and the increased US focus on China.

Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Sigrid Kaag on how the EU can use geoeconomic tools to ‘assert itself on the international stage’

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At the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics, the Dutch finance minister also laid out the "significant effect" that sanctions have had on Russia's economy.

Full transcript: The 2023 Global Citizen Awards honor leaders who build bridges in the face of unprecedented crises

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The Atlantic Council celebrated world leaders, US officials, and others who embody global citizenship.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dedicates his Global Citizen Award to the brave people of Ukraine and those killed by ‘Russian terrorists.’ Read his full remarks.

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The Ukrainian president dedicated his award to the men and women on the frontlines of the war, the teachers and doctors who kept working despite the threat of missiles, and the children who have been killed.