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Featured Analysis

Transfer of EU user data to the United States halted

New Atlanticist Aug 11, 2025

The US-EU trade agreement is not set in stone. This presents pitfalls and opportunities.

By Charles Lichfield

The trade and tariff deal recently struck in Scotland has several important elements that are yet to be determined.
Economy & Business European Union
Transfer of EU user data to the United States halted

New Atlanticist Aug 4, 2025

Trump’s review of US membership in the IMF offers a rare chance for reform

By Martin Mühleisen

The institution needs its major shareholders aligned to tackle new challenges, and it deserves a management team qualified to lead it on this new path.
Economy & Business International Financial Institutions
Transfer of EU user data to the United States halted

New Atlanticist Aug 1, 2025

How Donald Trump remade global trade

By Josh Lipsky

The US president has smashed the system, but the speed and scale of the smashing owes to a system that had been growing increasingly brittle for years. 
Economy & Business Macroeconomics
Transfer of EU user data to the United States halted

Econographics Jul 31, 2025

Beijing extends and pretends to deal with its mountain of local government debt

By Jeremy Mark

Beijing’s three-year local debt restructuring plan fails to actually address the trillions of dollars weighing on local governments and will only cause greater problems down the road.
China Economy & Business
Transfer of EU user data to the United States halted

Econographics Aug 22, 2025

Trump’s challenges to the Fed’s independence loom over Jackson Hole Symposium

By Alisha Chhangani

As Trump tests the limits of what he can do, the credibility of the Fed—and by extension, global financial stability—is increasingly at risk.
Economy & Business Macroeconomics
Transfer of EU user data to the United States halted

New Atlanticist Jul 17, 2025

What Ancient Greece can teach the United States about defending against cyber attacks

By Carole House

Applying lessons from the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC to present-day cyber warfare is surprisingly instructive.
Cybersecurity Iran

In-Depth Research

Transfer of EU user data to the United States halted

Issue Brief Jun 6, 2025

How Japanese economic statecraft has shifted from promotion to protection

By Charles Lichfield

Japan is in a geopolitically challenging neighborhood and is witnessing the basic tenets of its foreign policy—from alignment with the United States to fostering a rules-based environment—come under unprecedented stress.
East Asia Economy & Business
Transfer of EU user data to the United States halted

Issue Brief Apr 28, 2025

Modernizing the tools of economic statecraft to meet the challenges of today

By Lesley Chavkin, Eitan Danon, Kimberly Donovan, Andrew Gallucci, and Caroline Hill

As the current administration revisits the functions and mechanics of government, near-term steps can be taken, under existing statutory authorities, to modernize how the United States uses its economic strength to combat national security threats and promote American interests.
Economy & Business Financial Crimes & Illicit Trade
Transfer of EU user data to the United States halted

Issue Brief Mar 3, 2025

Financing the future: Unlocking private capital for global infrastructure and climate goals

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou, Nisha Narayanan, Hung Tran

MDBs and international financial institutions alone cannot bridge the climate and development financing gaps.
Economy & Business Financial Regulation

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Econographics

Feb 12, 2026

Despite US exemptions, the show goes on for a global minimum corporate tax

By Jeff Goldstein

The United States may have carved out protections for its multinationals, but the global minimum tax continues to move forward. With more than sixty-five countries implementing the OECD framework, policymakers are betting imperfect progress will prevent a relapse into corporate tax competition.

Economy & Business
Europe & Eurasia

Econographics

Feb 10, 2026

China’s warning on US Treasuries—and why its timing matters

By Jeremy Mark, Josh Lipsky

Beijing has joined the conversation on the dollar. It was leaked this week that Chinese regulators have been urging domestic financial institutions to cut back on US Treasuries, and this timing is no coincidence.

China
Dollar Dominance

Podcast

Feb 10, 2026

Is a dollar vibe shift under way?

By the GeoEconomics Center

This episode breaks down how the greenback impacts trade, investment, national security, and the average consumer, as we try to answer the question: is the dollar having a vibe shift?

Dollar Dominance
Economy & Business
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Content

GeoTech Cues

Sep 25, 2020

Transfer of EU user data to the United States halted

By Richard J. Cordes

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, an EU privacy regulator, has issued a preliminary order to Facebook Inc. that demands a suspension of the transfer of EU user data to the United States, where regulations on user data are less stringent.

Digital Policy
European Union

In the News

Sep 24, 2020

Hunter: Businesses don’t operate in a financial vacuum — don’t hamstring pension managers

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business
United States and Canada

In the News

Sep 24, 2020

Herbst and Cagan in Morning Consult: Opposition to Nord Stream 2 sanctions is misguided

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
Germany

In the News

Sep 24, 2020

Slavin quoted in Jewish News Syndicate US relations with Iran
Economy & Business
Iran

In the News

Sep 24, 2020

Hunter in The Hill: Businesses don’t operate in a financial vacuum —don’t hamstring pension managers
Economy & Business
United States and Canada

Press Release

Sep 23, 2020

Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Announces First-of-its-Kind Caribbean Initiative

​​As Caribbean nations face urgent challenges, new initiative will propose groundbreaking solutions to accelerate prosperity outlook

Caribbean
Economy & Business
Demographic Dividends - Img

Press Release

Sep 23, 2020

Atlantic Council launches empowerME

New effort from Rafik Hariri Center will be driving force for economic and human prosperity in the Middle East

Economy & Business
Middle East

Article

Sep 23, 2020

Dohner quoted in MENAFN on remarks on China’s BRI

By Atlantic Council

On September 23, Robert Dohner, nonresident senior fellow at the Asia Security Initiative and former deputy assistant secretary at the US Department of the Treasury, was quoted in an article titled “China’s Lack of Transparency is Creating ‘Antisynopathy’” by MENAFN for his comments on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, originally published in an Atlantic Council […]

China
East Asia

In the News

Sep 22, 2020

Hruby in Foreign Policy: Africa’s creative industries are ripe for US investment

By Atlantic Council

Africa
Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 22, 2020

Riaz quoted in Nikkei Asian Review on U.S.-Bangladesh relations

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh
Defense Policy
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Experts

European Leadership Accelerator Participant

Kipkorir Koskei

2025 European Leadership Accelerator participant

Millennium Leadership Program

Africa Energy Markets & Governance

Fellow

Richard Hurowitz

Nonresident senior fellow

Europe Center

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Millennium fellow

Chloe Demrovsky

Executive in Residence in Global Economy and Adjunct Assistant Professor, New York University

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Education

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Geoffrey Lien Zhou Han

Business Strategist, Fixed Income & Multi Asset (Chief Operating Officer's Office), GIC Private Limited

Millennium Leadership Program

East Asia Economy & Business

Fellow

Frank Talbot

Nonresident Senior Fellow, North Africa Program

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Economy & Business English

Fellow

Christine van den Toorn

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Iraq Initiative Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Economy & Business
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Events

Public Event Tue, February 17, 2026 • 10:00 am ET

Turkey’s evolving role in a new global geopolitical and security order
Conflict Europe & Eurasia Iran Iraq
Online Event Thu, February 19, 2026 • 9:30 am ET

Unlocking Africa’s single market: AfCFTA’s impact on business and investment
Africa Economy & Business
Public Event Fri, February 20, 2026 • 9:00 am ET

2026 US-Caribbean Maritime and Ports Forum
Americas Artificial Intelligence Caribbean Climate Change & Climate Action
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