Elections

Elections

Atlantic Council experts are analyzing political dynamics around the globe and their ramifications for security, economics, democracy, and more.

Six ways for the US to put democracy back on the global agenda in 2024

New Atlanticist May 7, 2025

What will Labor’s landslide mean for Australia’s foreign policy?

By Peter J. Dean

While Australian voters clearly rejected the Trump administration, both the country’s leaders and electorate still support close US ties.
Australia Elections
Six ways for the US to put democracy back on the global agenda in 2024

New Atlanticist May 6, 2025

Is Merz’s double-take chancellor vote a sign of things to come in Germany?

By Jörn Fleck and Jurek Wille

It took two rounds of voting in the Bundestag to elect Friedrich Merz chancellor, a sign of division unprecedented in modern German history.
Defense Policy Elections
Six ways for the US to put democracy back on the global agenda in 2024

New Atlanticist May 1, 2025

Foreign policy was a hot topic in Canada’s election. Now it’s on Carney to make it last.

By Imran Bayoumi, Maite Latorre Yerou

The campaign is over. Now, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faces several important choices, from how to increase defense spending to what a new relationship with the United States should look like.
Elections Politics & Diplomacy

Transatlantic Horizons

Charting an ambitious agenda for the United States and Europe for 2025 and beyond.

Six ways for the US to put democracy back on the global agenda in 2024

Inflection Points Today Feb 24, 2025

History’s clock is ticking (again) in Germany

Likely incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s election-night mention of the need for “independence” from Washington signals the stakes of this moment for Germany and Europe.

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Six ways for the US to put democracy back on the global agenda in 2024

New Atlanticist Feb 4, 2025

The next German chancellor must lead from the front, not the middle, on European security

By Rachel Rizzo, James Batchik

From support for Ukraine to defense spending, German leaders would be wise to take the phrase Führung aus der Mitte permanently out of their vocabulary.
Elections Germany
Six ways for the US to put democracy back on the global agenda in 2024

New Atlanticist Feb 19, 2025

Germany’s economy has gone from engine to anchor. Here’s what the next chancellor faces.

By Piotr Arak

Revitalizing growth in Germany’s economy, which appears increasingly mired in stagnation, will demand urgent action from the next chancellor.
Economy & Business Elections

Content

New Atlanticist

Jan 2, 2024

Six ways for the US to put democracy back on the global agenda in 2024

By Patrick Quirk

As 2024 begins, the Biden administration must take urgent steps to put its pro-democracy rhetoric into action in key theaters around the world.

Africa Americas

In the News

Jan 2, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Lev Nachman quoted in Nikkei Asia

By Lev Nachman

On December 21, GCH Nonresident Fellow Lev Nachman was quoted in NikkeiAsia on the upcoming Taiwan presidential election candidates’ approach to public housing.

Elections Indo-Pacific

In the News

Dec 31, 2023

GCH Nonresident Fellow Lev Nachman quoted in Financial Times

By Lev Nachman

On December 31, GCH Nonresident Fellow Lev Nachman was quoted in the Financial Times on Xi Jinping’s new year message to Taiwan.

East Asia Elections

New Atlanticist

Dec 19, 2023

What to know about China’s meddling in Taiwan’s upcoming election

By Lev Nachman, Wen-Ti Sung

China's approach to spreading misinformation to influence Taiwan's upcoming elections has become more subtle and, perhaps, more effective.

Elections Taiwan

In the News

Dec 9, 2023

Sullivan quoted in Voice of America on Egyptian elections
Economy & Business Elections

In the News

Dec 7, 2023

Melcangi in ISPI Online: Egypt, ten years of Al-Sisi: mirages of grandeur and failed objectives

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 7, 2023

McCord interviewed by MSNBC on Trump trial

By Atlantic Council

Democratic Transitions Elections

MENASource

Dec 7, 2023

President Sisi’s third term will be his biggest challenge—not the upcoming Egyptian election 

By Shahira Amin

While it is certain that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will win a third term, it is uncertain what will happen after the vote and when the Gaza war is over.

Elections Middle East

New Atlanticist

Dec 5, 2023

Meet Taiwan’s presidential candidates and their running mates

By Wen-Ti Sung, Lev Nachman

Expect to see these vice-presidential candidates front and center as the three parties change how they frame and run their campaigns.

Elections Taiwan

New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2023

The shocking Dutch election is done. The political maneuvering is just beginning.

By Lisa Homel

The victory of Geert Wilders’s far-right party sent shockwaves. Here are the challenges the PVV leader will face in forming his government.

Elections European Union
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Experts

Fellow

Dean Jackson

Nonresident Fellow

Digital Policy Elections

Fellow

Adrian Karatnycky

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Ukraine Democratic Transitions
Maite Gonzalez Latorre

Staff

Maite Latorre Yerou

Assistant Director

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Americas Economy & Business

Staff

Jacqueline Malaret

Former Assistant Director

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Disinformation Elections

Staff

Jason Marczak

Vice President and Senior Director

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Americas Argentina

Fellow

Brian Mefford

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Ukraine Elections
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Events

Public Event Wed, May 20, 2026 • 12:15 pm ET

Senator Bernie Moreno on Colombia’s 2026 elections
Americas Colombia Elections Latin America
Public Event Tue, May 26, 2026 • 9:30 am ET

Security challenges and paths to stability in the Sahel
Democratic Transitions Economy & Business Elections Extremism