Program Impact Stories

Notes for the Board

Nov 5, 2019

Lauren Speranza in DefenseOne

By Atlantic Council

“A lot of what you hear in the context of the NATO conversation is this question about core values…the question of democracy and freedom, the rule of law, and human rights that are fundamental to alliance. And when you see those degrade, that opens the door to Russian influence,” said Speranza, deputy director of the Transatlantic Security Initiative at the Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.

Notes for the Board

Nov 5, 2019

Jason Marczak in the Miami Herald

By Atlantic Council

The rising frustration with crime and corruption is dovetailing with another phenomenon: people willing to take to the street to force change, said Jason Marczak, the director of the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center. This is the case, or has been in recent months in Ecuador, Venezuela, Guatemala, Puerto Rico and Haiti. “I see a common thread of popular disenchantment with the status quo and people feel empowered to do something about it,” Marczak said.

Insights & Impact

Nov 5, 2019

Unleashing US-Mexico Opportunities: Featuring H.E. Arturo Herrera, Mexico’s Secretary of Finance

By Atlantic Council

The future of Mexico and the United States are intertwined. In recently presenting Mexico’s 2020 budget to Congress, President López Obrador highlighted macroeconomic stability and financial certainty—both key goals for Secretary of Finance Herrera. Prosperity in Mexico and certainty in the trajectory of the bilateral commercial relationship bring important wins on both sides of the […]

Insights & Impact

Nov 5, 2019

The Belt and Road in Latin America: Where does the future lie?

By Atlantic Council

Over the past six years, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has expanded across the globe, drawing varied reactions ranging from full-on support to deep-running skepticism. Latin America and the Caribbean, long considered peripheral to the BRI, is increasingly engaging with the initiative – 19 countries have already signed on. As BRI continues to evolve, […]

Notes for the Board

Nov 5, 2019

Matt Burrows in Axios

By Atlantic Council

The U.S. has so far been unwilling to adapt to the changing global reality, Burrows tells Axios. No other country would imagine it could "only ensure national security through primacy," he says.

Insights & Impact

Nov 5, 2019

Report Launch: Present at the Re-Creation: A Global Strategy for a World at Risk

By Atlantic Council

How can the rules-based international system be re-created for the 21st century? Can and should the US re-build a liberal, rules-based international system? What goals should the US, and its allies, pursue in a changed world, where emerging risks and enduring challenges persist? Those were some of the key questions which animated the event Present […]

China European Union

Notes for the Board

Nov 5, 2019

Dr. Alexis Crow in the Wall Street Journal

By Atlantic Council

“Investors are trading on a hope for some sort of lasting trade peace, which https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-markets-are-rising-despite-a-trade-war-brexit-and-impeachment-threats-11571418451after 18 months, appears to be elusive,”

Insights & Impact

Nov 5, 2019

Report Launch: New risks to global financial stability

By Global Business & Economics Program

In “New Risks to Global Financial Stability” author Hung Tran, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Business & Economics program, assesses the global financial system weaknesses and outlines steps to promote financial stability.

United States and Canada

Insights & Impact

Nov 5, 2019

The Global Business and Economics Center Hosts H.E. Nadia Calviño, Minister of Economy and Business of Spain

By Global Business & Economics Program

The Spanish Minister of Economy and Business, Nadia Calviño, shared her thoughts on Spain’s economic prospects and necessary reforms at the EU level.

European Union Trade and tariffs

Notes for the Board

Nov 5, 2019

Aubry Hruby in Project Syndicate

By Atlantic Council

“Smart companies will invest in local subsidiaries instead of trying to maintain strong central control, and they will embrace mobile technology to connect with consumers and build bridges to the informal sector.”

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