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Jul 2, 2024

Doing as the Romans do: Recommendations for the infrastructure development agenda for Italy’s G7 presidency

By James Batchik, Rachel Rizzo, Nicholas O’Connell

The West's plans for infrastructure development, if done effectively, could be a strategic, economic, and geopolitical feat. The G7 now must take forward meaningful action to increase coordination and cooperation to turn this ambition into reality.

Africa Economy & Business

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Jun 13, 2024

Nicholas O’Connell quoted in Associated Press addressing the G7 summit

On June 13, 2024, The Associated Press published a piece titled “G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as EU’s traditional powers recalibrate.” This piece quoted Nicholas O’Connell, deputy director of deputy director for public sector partnerships at the Atlantic Council.

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Jun 10, 2024

Experts react: How the European Parliament’s right turn is playing out across the continent

By Atlantic Council experts

The centrist coalition remains in power, but the far right made striking gains across the continent. What will this mean for the EU's future?

Europe & Eurasia European Union
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Nick O’Connell is the deputy director for public sector partnerships at the Atlantic Council. Since joining the Council in March 2021, he has worked with the programs and centers on business development and partnerships with public sector funders. O’Connell now manages the Council’s US government funding portfolio by identifying opportunities, writing proposals, and negotiating awards, while ensuring compliance with federal regulations. He also contributes regularly to the Atlantic Council’s Italy project, a collaboration between the Europe Center and Middle East Programs.  

Before joining the Atlantic Council, O’Connell worked with the Iowa Democratic Party through the 2020 election cycle; a 2019 regional election in Emilia Romagna, Italy; and a Lampedusa-based nonprofit Migrants of the Mediterranean from 2017 to 2019. O’Connell graduated cum laude from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in history and international studies. He is fluent in English and Italian.