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Past Projects

PAST PROJECTS Emerging Technologies and Society “The Emerging Technologies and Society project is a collaboration between Singapore’s Risk Assessment Horizon Scanning Programme Office (RPO) in the National Security Coordination Secretariat (NSCS) and the Atlantic Council Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Strategic Foresight Initiative (SFI). Initiated by RPO, the project focuses on the political, economic, […]

Future of Authoritarianism

Future of Authoritarianism The world is in the throes of a nearly decade-long global democratic recession. Democratic breakdowns in strategically important countries like Russia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Venezuela are cause for serious concern, as are reversals in Turkey and Hungary. Using a combination of repression and noncoercive tools, governments are shutting down space for civil […]

Government Reform

Government Reform Through collaborative research, the Atlantic Council’s Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative explores how the National Security Council and the interagency process can – and should – adapt to face the world’s evolving challenges. Shepherded by Ambassadors David Miller, Chester Crocker, and Thomas Pickering, this project proposes bold recommendations for our government’s leaders to […]

US Role in Syrian Reconstruction

America’s Role in the World: The Start of a New U.S. Foreign Policy

US-India Trade Initiative

US-India Trade Initiative An Initiative by the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center  The United States and India have established a solid basis for security cooperation in the greater South Asia region, but a burgeoning trade relationship has yet to materialize. Recognizing the imperative of bolstering the trade relationship between the world’s largest economy and the […]

Trump Administration and South Asia

What Trump’s Presidency Means for South Asia By: Bharath Gopalaswamy and Ben Polsky Donald Trump’s presidency is likely to bring about drastic changes in US foreign policy. The impact of these changes on the world and regional orders, particularly in South Asia, could well be dramatic. While it is almost impossible to estimate the full impact […]

Liwa Ballroom – Day 2