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Featured Analysis

Oosterveld on Channel 4 News about US-UK Trade

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
Oosterveld on Channel 4 News about US-UK Trade

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
Oosterveld on Channel 4 News about US-UK Trade

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
Oosterveld on Channel 4 News about US-UK Trade

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
Oosterveld on Channel 4 News about US-UK Trade

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
Oosterveld on Channel 4 News about US-UK Trade

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

Oosterveld on Channel 4 News about US-UK Trade

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
Oosterveld on Channel 4 News about US-UK Trade

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
Oosterveld on Channel 4 News about US-UK Trade

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 20, 2026

To bridge the transatlantic productivity divide, Europe needs structural reforms—and AI

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Hung Tran</span>

Policymakers and investors should actively incentivize laggard firms to adopt productivity-enhancing practices and technologies.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia
ACFP-Trade-feature

Podcast

Feb 19, 2026

Inside the Trump trade strategy with USTR’s Jamieson Greer

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >the Atlantic Council</span>

An AC Front Page conversation with Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy
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Podcast

Feb 19, 2026

2026 Predictions: Washington vs. Wall Street

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >the GeoEconomics Center</span>

Josh Lipsky and Sophia Busch test the GeoEconomics Center’s predictions for the 2026 global economy with Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius.

Economy & Business
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Content

In the News

Nov 1, 2019

Oosterveld on Channel 4 News about US-UK Trade

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

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Economy & Business English

In the News

Nov 1, 2019

Oosterveld joins channel 4 News to discuss US-UK trade deal negotiations

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Nov 1, 2019

Argentina’s election: The international implications of a Fernández government

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Frederico Fróes</span>

Supporters of President Mauricio Macri hope that the new Fernández government will follow a moderate and pragmatic agenda, yet there is no doubt that it will be a departure from the current course, with regional and international repercussions

Argentina Elections

In the News

Nov 1, 2019

Hudson joins the CSIS Into Africa podcast to discuss Sudan’s transition

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Africa Democratic Transitions

UkraineAlert

Oct 31, 2019

Mariupol forum puts eastern Ukraine on investors’ maps

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Andy Hunder</span>

Zelenskyy and his team delivered a clear and concise message in Mariupol: they are committed to their people in eastern Ukraine.

Economy & Business Macroeconomics

New Atlanticist

Oct 30, 2019

Transforming the international order: US leadership or bust

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Jasper Gilardi</span>

While many nations throughout the globe have seen new levels of peace and prosperity under the rules-based order that the United States and its allies built in the wake of the Second World War, “not everybody accepts those principles and values that have been the foundation of that system,” according to former US National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley.

China International Financial Institutions

In the News

Oct 30, 2019

Slavin quoted in The Independent on Iranian access to humanitarian goods

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Human Rights

In the News

Oct 30, 2019

Pfaff quoted in VOA on Iraq’s economic woes

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Corruption Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 30, 2019

Samet in The Diplomat: China, Not Iran, Is the Power to Watch in Iraq

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

China Economy & Business

Past events

Oct 29, 2019

Financing The Energy Transition

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Global Business & Economics</span>

EIB President, Werner Hoyer, and a panel of experts discussed the importance of the clean energy alternatives, the obstacles the global economy faces and some new policy proposals introduced to ease the transition

Economy & Business Energy & Environment
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Experts

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

Fellow

Nikhil Raghuveera

Nonresident Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Digital Currencies Economy & Business
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Events

Public Event Tue, February 24, 2026 • 3:00 pm ET

Unlocking new opportunities in US-Guatemala trade and investment
Americas Central America Economy & Business Latin America
Public Event Wed, March 4, 2026 • 3:00 pm ET

EXIM Bank Chairman John Jovanovic on US priorities for global competitiveness

AN AC FRONT PAGE EVENT—John Jovanovic, president and chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, discusses EXIM’s role in supporting US manufacturing, strengthening supply chains, and recalibrating trade.
Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia Geopolitics & Energy Security Trade and tariffs
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