Elena Benaim

  • Deputy Director, Energy Security and Transatlantic Lead

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Jun 18, 2025

Energy security is only achievable through global partnerships

By Elena Benaim, Paddy Ryan

The Atlantic Council’s flagship Global Energy Forum concluded its programming in Washington, DC, today. What emerged as a central theme throughout was the undeniable need for any single country to engage in international partnerships to achieve energy and national security, whether speakers were discussing divergent transatlantic views, nuclear power, or critical mineral supply chains.

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EnergySource

Jun 17, 2025

The energy system is more complex than ever: Navigating AI, competitiveness, and growth

By Elena Benaim, Paddy Ryan

The Atlantic Council’s flagship Global Energy Forum opened today in Washington, DC, bringing together top energy and policy leaders at a critical moment for global energy strategy. These experts and policymakers weighed in on the increasingly complex landscape of energy policies amid intense competition to win the artificial intelligence (AI) race, rising geopolitical tensions, and divergent national priorities.

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EnergySource

Feb 27, 2025

Can the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal cut carbon and restore competitiveness? 

By Andrea Clabough, Andrei Covatariu, Elena Benaim, Carol Schaeffer

Atlantic Council experts share their analysis on the EU’s new industrial policy, its implications for European energy security, and how key partners may respond to the bloc’s evolving regulatory landscape.

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Elena Benaim is Deputy Director for Energy Security and Transatlantic Lead at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center. Her work focuses on advancing US – European energy cooperation to strengthen security of supply, transatlantic economic competitiveness, and resilient energy supply chains.

Prior to joining the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, Benaim was based in Brussels. Among her previous roles, she served as Policy Manager for the Energy Resilience Leadership Group, led transatlantic policy work at Third Way’s Europe Initiative, worked at the European Climate Foundation, and most recently advised companies on EU energy and industrial policy as a consultant.

She holds a Master’s degree in Global Economic Governance and Public Affairs from LUISS Guido Carli and the Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE), where she specialized in transatlantic energy security. She also holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Università degli Studi di Firenze, with a focus on international trade law.