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The US must lead with allies or risk becoming a bystander in a reshaped international financial system. As the global economy struggles to recover from COVID-19 and rising powers like China assert economic influence, this mission is critical to the long-term prosperity of the United States and its allies. Strong collaboration between the public and private sectors can help revitalize open markets for the twenty-first century.

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Dungan appears on Bloomberg to discuss France’s extended lockdown

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
Dungan appears on Bloomberg to discuss France’s extended lockdown

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
Dungan appears on Bloomberg to discuss France’s extended lockdown

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
Dungan appears on Bloomberg to discuss France’s extended lockdown

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
Dungan appears on Bloomberg to discuss France’s extended lockdown

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
Dungan appears on Bloomberg to discuss France’s extended lockdown

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

Dungan appears on Bloomberg to discuss France’s extended lockdown

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
Dungan appears on Bloomberg to discuss France’s extended lockdown

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
Dungan appears on Bloomberg to discuss France’s extended lockdown

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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Apr 17, 2026

Banque de France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau: ‘Europe and America will either win together or fall together’

By Atlantic Council

At an Atlantic Council event, the French central bank governor said that the US Supreme Court tariff decision “reminds us that American checks and balances might well be alive,” but it has “reopened legal uncertainty."

Economy & Business European Union

Econographics

Apr 14, 2026

The debt comes due—but there is no one to pick up the tab

By Bart Piasecki

Many of the IMF’s latest warnings center on the fallout of the Iran war. But another key message has focused on debt: because the world has neglected fiscal consolidation for more than two decades, the time to reverse course is now.

Economy & Business Macroeconomics

EconoGraphics

Apr 13, 2026

Inside the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings as leaders grapple with war and supply shocks

By Atlantic Council experts

Amid war in the Middle East and an unprecedented energy shock, we sent our experts to the IMF and World Bank headquarters for their insights on the future of the global economy.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment
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In the News

Apr 14, 2020

Dungan appears on Bloomberg to discuss France’s extended lockdown

On April 14, 2020, Nicholas Dungan spoke with Bloomberg’s David Westin on “Bloomberg: Balance of Power” about France’s extended lockdown.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia
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GeoTech Cues

Apr 13, 2020

Expert survey series: COVID-19’s potential impact on global technology and data innovation

By Stewart Scott

Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center submitted a questionnaire to more than 100 technology experts to record their expectations about the impact of COVID-19 on innovation in five key fields: the future of work, data and AI, trust and supply chains, space commercialization, and health and medicine.

Coronavirus Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 13, 2020

Brzezinski in The Hill: We need a US-European Partnership Recovery Program

By Ian Brzezinski

Ian Brzezinski co-published an op-ed on the need for a strong US and European economic partnership.

Coronavirus Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2020

War in peacetime: The state comes roaring back

By Ajay Chhibber

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has brought the state roaring back. As the virus has spread around the world, state control over all aspects of life is now well accepted—just as in a wartime economy—except this time the enemy is an invisible, silent killer disease.

Coronavirus G20

In the News

Apr 13, 2020

Younus in his podcast “Pakistonomy,” episode 13: What Caused the Sugar and Wheat Crises?

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Human Rights

In the News

Apr 13, 2020

Linscott interviewed in the Observer Research Foundation: COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Implications for Global Free Trade

By Atlantic Council

China Coronavirus

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2020

The IMF and World Bank need to protect smaller countries during the Spring Meetings

By Hung Tran

While many larger economies have passed significant coronavirus relief packages, many middle- and low-income countries are in dire straits—suffering the full impact of the pandemic and global economic crises. World leaders in their meetings need to make decisions to significantly increase the lending capacity of the IMF to meet the urgent needs of these countries.

Coronavirus International Financial Institutions

In the News

Apr 11, 2020

Hudson in allAfrica: Sudan’s revolution one year after the fall of the dictatorship

By Atlantic Council

Africa Democratic Transitions

In the News

Apr 10, 2020

Sherman in WIRED: The US Is Waging War on Digital Trade Barriers

By Atlantic Council

AS DIGITAL TRADE barriers rise throughout the world, so do swings at knocking them down. In the past two months, the US Trade Representative released two reports on China and Russia’s World Trade Organization compliance. Just last week, the European Union opened its landmark General Data Protection Regulation to public comments, many of which will surely attack perceived trade barriers. “Barriers to […]

Digital Policy Politics & Diplomacy

UkraineAlert

Apr 10, 2020

Breadbasket Ukraine must not prohibit grain exports

By Anders Åslund

Ukrainian policymakers are reportedly discussing the prohibition of grain exports. This could have a disastrous impact on the economy while also damaging ties with Ukraine's international partners.

International Financial Institutions Trade and tariffs
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Experts

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Arianit Pllana

Capital Markets Analyst, Freyr Battery

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Northern Europe

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Fred Post

Senior Portfolio Strategist, Bridgewater Associates

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business

Fellow

Kenneth Propp

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

European Union Digital Policy

Fellow

Iria Puyosa

Senior Research Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Americas Civil Society

Millennium fellow

Jeanette Quick

Deputy Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Treasury

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Sintia Radu

Communication Adviser, AI, Emerging Technology for Development, The World Bank

Millennium Leadership Program

Artificial Intelligence Digital Policy
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Flagship Event Fri, December 11, 2026 • 8:30 am ET

2026 Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics

The Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics is an annual flagship convening focused on issues at the nexus of economics, finance, foreign policy, and national security.
Digital Policy Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia European Union