Public Event Wed, September 18, 2024 • 9:00 am ET

Senator Joni Ernst on enhancing security and tech cooperation among N7 countries
Israel Middle East Security & Defense Technology & Innovation
Online Event Tue, May 7, 2024 • 10:00 am ET

Report launch: A plan for postwar Gaza
Israel Middle East Security & Defense
Public Event Wed, March 6, 2024 • 9:00 am ET

The International Women’s Day forum: How women are tackling global challenges
Africa Americas Europe & Eurasia Israel
Public Event Thu, February 15, 2024 • 3:30 pm ET

Setting the Global Energy Agenda for 2024
Africa Eastern Europe Energy Markets & Governance Energy Transitions
Online Event Mon, January 29, 2024 • 12:00 pm ET

Qatar’s prime minister on regional de-escalation, war in Gaza, and US-Qatar relations

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT – Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani presents his vision for Middle East security, integration, and peaceful coexistence.
Conflict Crisis Management Defense Policy Economy & Business
Online Event Tue, December 19, 2023 • 2:00 pm ET

President Isaac Herzog discusses the Israel-Hamas war and its impact on domestic and foreign policy

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT— President Isaac Herzog discussed the Israel-Hamas war, its humanitarian consequences, economic impact and influence on Israel’s regional and global relations.
Conflict Economy & Business Extremism Israel
Public Event Fri, December 8, 2023 • 9:00 am ET

Egypt’s foreign minister on his country’s leadership, the war in Gaza and related challenges

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT— Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed the Israel-Hamas War, Egypt’s regional leadership and other challenges.
Economy & Business Israel Middle East North Africa
Online Event Fri, November 17, 2023 • 10:00 am ET

David Petraeus on Israel, Ukraine, and the evolution of warfare

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT — A conversation with former CIA director and retired US Army General David Petraeus on Israel, Ukraine, and the evolution of warfare.
Europe & Eurasia Israel Middle East Security & Defense
Public Event Thu, November 16, 2023 • 12:30 pm ET

Deconstructing the Israel-Hamas disinformation war
Conflict Disinformation Extremism Israel
Public Event Mon, October 16, 2023 • 12:00 pm ET

Israel-Hamas War: The ground, information, and multilateral environment ahead
Disinformation Israel Middle East Security & Defense

Intellectual independence policy

The Atlantic Council and its staff, fellows, and directors generate their own ideas and programing, consistent with the Council’s mission, their related body of work, and the independent records of the participating team members. The Council as an organization does not adopt or advocate positions on particular matters. The Council’s publications always represent the views of the author(s) rather than those of the institution.

Read more

Government funding review process

The Atlantic Council enjoys a diversified donor base helping to ensure our credibility and integrity. As we grow, we increasingly are engaging governments which are interested in supporting programming at the Council. To protect our independence and reputation, we have established a process to obtain authorization to negotiate financing with a government or state-controlled entity.

Read more

Donor acceptance and disclosure policy

The Atlantic Council accepts funds from a broad range of sources provided they are for purposes that are in keeping with its mission. These contributions may be payable on an annual basis or over a period of time, or be given as in-kind goods or services. The Atlantic Council is grateful for the contributions it receives, which provides critical support that makes the Council’s work possible.

Read more

Modern Day Slavery and Anti Human Trafficking Policy

The Atlantic Council is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization whose staff must observe high standards of personal and professional integrity, candor, and honesty in communications and interactions with one another, our directors, our supporters, other organizations, government officials, the media, and the public.

Read more
Clintandra’s sandbox

AfricaSource Mar 26, 2020

A rough road ahead for Nigeria

By Aubrey Hruby

Africa’s giant, Nigeria, is awakening to a new economic and social reality as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The country of two hundred million has already recorded over fifty cases and its first COVID-related death. News of high-profile infectees is starting to drive social change and spur calls for stronger government action.
Africa Coronavirus
Clintandra’s sandbox

AfricaSource Mar 26, 2020

A rough road ahead for Nigeria

By Aubrey Hruby

Africa’s giant, Nigeria, is awakening to a new economic and social reality as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The country of two hundred million has already recorded over fifty cases and its first COVID-related death. News of high-profile infectees is starting to drive social change and spur calls for stronger government action.
Africa Coronavirus
Clintandra’s sandbox

AfricaSource Mar 26, 2020

A rough road ahead for Nigeria

By Aubrey Hruby

Africa’s giant, Nigeria, is awakening to a new economic and social reality as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The country of two hundred million has already recorded over fifty cases and its first COVID-related death. News of high-profile infectees is starting to drive social change and spur calls for stronger government action.
Africa Coronavirus
Clintandra’s sandbox

AfricaSource Mar 26, 2020

A rough road ahead for Nigeria

By Aubrey Hruby

Africa’s giant, Nigeria, is awakening to a new economic and social reality as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The country of two hundred million has already recorded over fifty cases and its first COVID-related death. News of high-profile infectees is starting to drive social change and spur calls for stronger government action.
Africa Coronavirus

The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center develops and promotes pragmatic and nonpartisan policy solutions designed to advance global energy security, enhance economic opportunity, and accelerate pathways to net-zero emissions.



Learn more

Task Force Director Kat Duffy moderates a panel featuring Task Force members Alex Feerst, Nighat Dad, and Sarah Oh at TrustCon 2023 in San Francisco.

empowerME

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Africa Center

Eurasia Center

Europe Center

GeoEconomics Center

South Asia Center

ACTV examples

Experts react

The problem with India’s app bans

Watch this
Fast thinking

Your guide to the Taiwanese president’s trip to the US and Central America

Watch this
Inflection Points

Follow along with our coverage of the Summit for Democracy 2023

Watch this
1:27

The problem with India’s app bans

Watch
7:39

Your guide to the Taiwanese president’s trip to the US and Central America

Watch
0:29

Follow along with our coverage of the Summit for Democracy 2023

Watch
The problem with India’s app bans
View
Your guide to the Taiwanese president’s trip to the US and Central America
View
Follow along with our coverage of the Summit for Democracy 2023
View

The problem with India’s app bans

View

Your guide to the Taiwanese president’s trip to the US and Central America

View

Follow along with our coverage of the Summit for Democracy 2023

View

1:50

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

Watch

0:40

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

Watch

4:39

The problem with India’s app bans

Watch

The problem with India’s app bans

View

Your guide to the Taiwanese president’s trip to the US and Central America

View

Follow along with our coverage of the Summit for Democracy 2023

view

Homepage example

Topics

Politics and Diplomacy

Corruption
Democratic transitions
Elections
International organizations
International norms
Media
Political reform
Rule of law

Security & Defense

Arms control
Conflict
Crisis management
Defense industry
Defense policy
Defense technologies
Extremism
Infrastructure protection
Intelligence

Regions

Africa

East Africa
North & West Africa
South & Central Africa
General

Americas

United States & Canada
Latin America

ACTV

Democracy

Follow along with our coverage of the Summit for Democracy 2023

Read more

Experts react

Your guide to the Taiwanese president’s trip to the US and Central America

Read more

Technology

The problem with India’s app bans

The problem with India’s app bans

Read more

Europe

Hungary has approved Finland joining NATO. But its delays raise deeper concerns.

Hungary has approved Finland joining NATO. But its delays raise deeper concerns.

Read more

Donate to the Atlantic Council

We are a group of foreign policy change-makers committed to achieving real-world impact through world-class research paired with innovative methods and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders. Our mission has never been more urgent, our work has never been more crucial, and the global stakes have never been higher.

donate now

Spotlight

Security and Defense

Russia's war on Ukraine

A year after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, experts from across the Atlantic Council are assessing the conflict’s consequences for Ukraine’s sovereignty, Europe’s security, and the United States’ leadership.

Read More

New Atlanticist

One year, eight world-changing numbers. Quantifying Russia’s war in Ukraine.

by Atlantic Council experts

Experts from across the Atlantic Council have drawn up the figures they believe best illustrate all the ways this war has shaken the world.

Report

Narrative warfare

by Nika Aleksejeva, Andy Carvin

In the weeks and months leading up to Russia invading Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Kremlin and pro-Kremlin media employed false and misleading narratives to justify military action against Ukraine, mask the Kremlin’s operational planning, and deny any responsibility for the coming war. Dive into a full accounting of the road to war.

Upcoming events

Public Event Wed, December 11, 2024 • 8:30 am ET

The future of US counterterrorism policy
Central Asia Iraq Israel Middle East
Online Event Fri, December 13, 2024 • 10:00 am ET

Secretary of State Blinken on the Biden administration’s foreign policy legacy

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—US Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins the Atlantic Council to highlight the Biden administration’s foreign policy achievements, the challenges and opportunities facing the next US president, and the future of American global leadership.
Africa Americas Europe & Eurasia Indo-Pacific
Load More

Who we are

Through first-rate analysis and high-level convenings, the Atlantic Council promotes US cooperation with allies on the world’s defining challenges, delivers relevant insight at speed to policymakers and the public, and helps shape a peaceful and prosperous global future.

Learn more

About us

The Atlantic Council galvanizes US leadership and worldwide engagement, in collaboration with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges.

The Atlantic imperative


The Council launched in 1961, just as the Cold War threatened to turn hot.

650+

Staff and fellows worldwide

We generate ideas, foster debates, and leverage innovative approaches to develop practical solutions for today’s most pressing issues. By building consensus and mobilizing durable coalitions, we transform ideas into action.

^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ THE ABOVE IS FOR REVIEW ONLY ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^

Principal & Co-Chair

Adrienne Arsht
Goldman Sachs
Leonardo

Diamond & Co-Chair

Robert J. Abernethy
Airbus
Bank of America
Beretta
Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Briarcliff
Cafe Milano
Chevron – small
Edelman
Eni
Fincantieri
Ambassador C. Boyden Gray
Bahaa R. Hariri
Hunt Consolidated
The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
John and Susan Klein
KNDS
Krull
Lockheed Martin
Majid Al Futtaim
MAPA
William Marron
Mercer
News Corp
One American Bank
Ahmet M. Oren
Penguin Random House
Raytheon Technologies
SAIC
Squire Patton Boggs
Textron
Thales

Platinum

Accenture
Laurel Strategies
LexisNexis
MBDA
NIAF
RBC Capital Markets
Charles O. Rossotti
Warner Media Discovery
Zurich

Gold

  • SAAB

Silver

  • Brunswick Group
  • Envision
  • Anthony & Dierdre Scaramucci

Bronze

  • Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat
  • Laura M. Heery
  • Frederick Kempe & Pamela Meyer
  • Wendy W. Makins
  • Pirelli
  • Zenith Energy Ltd.