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Jun 18, 2025

Energy security is only achievable through global partnerships

By Elena Benaim, Paddy Ryan

The Atlantic Council’s flagship Global Energy Forum concluded its programming in Washington, DC, today. What emerged as a central theme throughout was the undeniable need for any single country to engage in international partnerships to achieve energy and national security, whether speakers were discussing divergent transatlantic views, nuclear power, or critical mineral supply chains.

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EnergySource

Jun 17, 2025

The energy system is more complex than ever: navigating AI, competitiveness, and growth

By Elena Benaim, Paddy Ryan

The Atlantic Council’s flagship Global Energy Forum opened today in Washington, DC, bringing together top energy and policy leaders at a critical moment for global energy strategy. These experts and policymakers weighed in on the increasingly complex landscape of energy policies amid intense competition to win the artificial intelligence (AI) race, rising geopolitical tensions, and divergent national priorities.

Africa Americas

EnergySource

Jun 16, 2025

US global leadership in the age of electricity

By Robert F. Ichord, Jr.

Amid shifting geopolitics and the emerging “age of electricity,” the United States has an opportunity to assert global leadership in energy and security. Through foreign policy, the Trump administration can leverage US strengths in natural gas, nuclear power, and emerging energy technologies to engage allies in building a secure and resilient global electricity system.

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Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Jan 12, 2024

Welcome to 2034: What the world could look like in ten years, according to nearly 300 experts  

To survey the future, we polled global strategists and foresight practitioners on our most burning questions about the biggest drivers of change over the next decade. Check out their forecasts on everything from the likelihood of war over Taiwan to the future of AI.

China Climate Change & Climate Action

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Jan 12, 2024

The Global Foresight 2024 survey: Full results

In the fall of 2023, the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security surveyed the future, asking leading global strategists and foresight practitioners around the world to answer our most burning questions about the biggest drivers of change over the next ten years. Here are the full results. 

China Climate Change & Climate Action

China-MENA Podcast

Jan 10, 2024

China’s Role and Impact on MENA’s Air Domain

By Atlantic Council

Assaf Heller and Sarah-Masha Fainberg explore Chinese technological transfers and arm exports and its implications on the air domain and military capabilities in MENA, Chinese weapon systems, China's military-civil fusion concerns, and Beijing's growing technological influence on the region.

China East Asia

In the News

Jan 8, 2024

Tran quoted in TIME on Red Sea shipping disruptions

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Economy & Business International Markets

In the News

Jan 5, 2024

Wald featured in Bloomberg Surveillance podcast discussing potential for oil supply risk amid recent Houthi attacks and avoiding the Red Sea

Energy Markets & Governance Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Jan 5, 2024

Wald quoted in Bloomberg on the potential disruption to the oil trade amid Red Sea attacks

Energy Markets & Governance Middle East

In the News

Dec 29, 2023

Wald and Shaffer quoted in S&P Global Commodity Insights on Iranian sanctions, ties to Houthis, and crude oil supplies

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In the News

Dec 28, 2023

Wald featured in Bloomberg Surveillance podcast discussing global oil markets in Middle East geopolitics

Energy Markets & Governance Geopolitics & Energy Security

Atlantic Debrief

Dec 21, 2023

#AtlanticDebrief – How do China’s economic trends impact Europe? | A Debrief from Niels Graham

Rachel Rizzo sits down with Niels Graham to discuss his report on Chinese manufacturing overcapacity and impacts to EU and global green goods trade.

China Economy & Business

China-MENA Podcast

Dec 21, 2023

Performative or Substantive Engagement? China & Russia in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

Li-Chen Sim and Mark Katz join us to explore the growing collaboration between China and Russia and its impact on the Middle East, including the amplification of influence through media collaboration as a force multiplier.

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