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The Atlantic Council Technology Programs comprises five existing efforts—the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), the GeoTech Center, the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, the Democracy + Tech Initiative, and the Capacity Building Initiative. These operations work together to address the geopolitical implications of technology and provide policymakers and global stakeholders necessary research, insights, and convenings to address challenges around global technology and ensure its responsible advancement.

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MENASource

Jun 29, 2026

The new non-alignment: How the Middle East is carving out room to maneuver in AI

By Bilal Baloch

Middle Eastern countries are no longer just playing the wealthy customer, but increasingly shaping the AI future.

Artificial Intelligence Technology & Innovation

UkraineAlert

Jun 25, 2026

The West can learn from Ukraine’s AI future vision beyond the battlefield

By Andrew D’Anieri

The US and Europe are already looking to Ukraine for the next generation of defense technologies. As Western countries debate their own AI strategies, they would likewise do well to examine Ukraine as a similar starting point for further innovation, writes Andrew D’Anieri.

Artificial Intelligence Conflict

Issue Brief

Jun 24, 2026

Perspectives from the 2026 CEO Dialogue

By Nour Dabboussi, Joze Pelayo, Manal Fatima, David Maloney, Khalid Azim

The Atlantic Council’s MENA Futures Lab hosted a group of more than thirty business leaders, academics, analysts from international organizations, and policymakers for the CEO Dialogue in the lead up to the World Governments Summit in Dubai. The insights shared there reflect trends in AI, supply chain resilience, and more.

Artificial Intelligence Economy & Business

Report

Jun 23, 2026

Balancing openness and control: Cross-border health data and AI governance in China

By Kenton Thibaut

In China, health data is no longer just a medical resource—it is a strategic asset at the center of AI competition.

Artificial Intelligence China

Dispatches

Jun 16, 2026

New AI models are pushing open-source security to its limits. Their developers must step up.

By Sara Ann Brackett

Frontier artificial intelligence labs should contribute in meaningful ways to ongoing efforts to harden open-source software.

Artificial Intelligence Politics & Diplomacy

Inflection Points

Jun 15, 2026

There are a trillion reasons why this was a weekend to remember

By Frederick Kempe

Among a spectacle on the South Lawn, a deal with Tehran, and a tech leader's wealth reaching new heights, one stands out as an inflection point of our time.

Artificial Intelligence Politics & Diplomacy

Dispatches

Jun 12, 2026

Seven charts that will define France’s G7 summit

By GeoEconomics Center experts

As world leaders gather in Évian-les-Bains for the Group of Seven summit, issues from energy to artificial intelligence will be on the agenda.

Artificial Intelligence Economy & Business

Issue Brief

Jun 5, 2026

Countering terrorist propaganda in the age of AI

By Danielle Cosgrove, Doug Livermore, Erin K. McFee, Morgan Tadych, Timothy “Tito” Torres

More people are being exposed to violent propaganda online, and the time between seeing such content, recruitment by a terrorist organization, and action is getting shorter. Counter-terrorism today thus must mean limiting the spread of terrorist content.

Artificial Intelligence Politics & Diplomacy

Dispatches

Jun 5, 2026

Agentic AI opens the door to weaponizing financial systems

By John James, Alia Brahimi

AI-enabled financial operations are extending the bounds of modern irregular warfare, targeting systemic vulnerabilities rather than battlefield positions.

Artificial Intelligence Financial Regulation

Dispatches

Jun 3, 2026

Reading between the lines of Trump’s new executive order on AI

By Atlantic Council experts

Atlantic Council experts dig into the details of US President Donald Trump’s recently signed executive order on artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence Technology & Innovation

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