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Report Jun 26, 2018

The global innovation sweepstakes: a quest to win the future

By Robert A. Manning and Peter Engelke

The Global Innovation Sweepstakes: A Quest to Win the Future examines how emerging technologies will remake the global order and explores strategies for how the United States can retain its innovative edge.

Technology & Innovation United States and Canada

Webcasts Sep 22, 2016

Global Risks 2035: Search for a New Normal
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Report Sep 22, 2016

Global risks 2035: the search for a new normal

By Mathew J. Burrows

What will the world be like in 2035? The forecast seems dire. In the four years since Global Trends 2030 was published, the biggest change in the world is the increased risk of major conflict.
China NATO
In-Depth Research & Reports

Event Recap Sep 22, 2016

Global Risks 2035: The Search for a New Normal

By Strategy Initiative

In the four years since the National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends 2030 was published, the biggest change in the world is the increased risk of major conflict. In 2012, a large-scale US/NATO conflict with Russia or China was close to unthinkable. Now, the post-Cold War security order has broken down, and the consequences are immense, […]
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Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series Dec 11, 2017

Whither America

By John Raidt

The United States faces threats from outside its borders, but also from within. The political system that once created a strong, prosperous, and united nation now sows division. This report, written by John Raidt, unpacks how the fuel—money—drives the cartel’s machinations as it interacts with and exploits amplifying forces—legal, structural, media, technological, and social.
Political Reform Politics & Diplomacy

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Jan 11, 2017

Superpartner: a US strategy for a complex world

By Alex Ward

Being a “superpartner,” instead of a “superpower,” would allow the United States to achieve three strategic objectives: 1) Maintain American centrality in global affairs; 2) Promote constellation frameworks among state and nonstate actors; and 3) Mitigate global risk

Security & Defense United States and Canada

Issue Brief

Jan 11, 2017

Superpartner: a US strategy for a complex world

By Alex Ward

Being a “superpartner,” instead of a “superpower,” would allow the United States to achieve three strategic objectives: 1) Maintain American centrality in global affairs; 2) Promote constellation frameworks among state and nonstate actors; and 3) Mitigate global risk

Security & Defense United States and Canada

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Jan 10, 2017

A nonstate strategy for saving cyberspace

By Jason Healey

America’s future, and that of other nations and peoples, will be most secure in the long term with an emphasis on future prosperity unlocked by the Internet. Prosperity for the United States and the global economy is only assured if the United States and like-minded nations, civil society, and other nonstate actors all work toward a goal of making defense easier than attack.

Cybersecurity Technology & Innovation

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 6, 2016

A measured US strategy for the new Africa

By Dr. J. Peter Pham

Africa’s story is increasingly one of economic dynamism that is driven, in part, by political reform and improvements in governance. But, there are also very real security, humanitarian, and developmental challenges that remain to be confronted. The United States has a stake in helping to tackle these challenges, not least because it is in its own national interest to do so.

Africa East Africa

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Dec 1, 2016

Latin America and the Caribbean 2030: future scenarios

By Jason Marczak and Peter Engelke

A new Atlantic Council–Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report lays out six scenarios for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2030, underscoring how greater integration and better governance hold the key to greater prosperity.

Democratic Transitions Economy & Business

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Oct 19, 2016

A new strategy for US-Iran relations in transition

By Ellen Laipson

Framing a sustainable and achievable strategy toward Iran will be a high priority for the next administration. In the sixth Atlantic Council Strategy Paper, A New Strategy for US-Iran Relations in Transition, Ellen Laipson presents a new strategy to reduce prospects for a military confrontation with Iran; improve the regional security environment by working with trusted partners and with Iran; and, eventually, enable Iran and the United States to build cooperation in diverse areas of shared concern.

Iran Politics & Diplomacy

Issue Brief

Oct 14, 2016

History’s lessons for resolving today’s Middle East conflicts

By Mathew J. Burrows

In the spirit of the adage that “those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it,” History’s Lessons for Resolving Today’s Middle East Conflicts, by Mathew J. Burrows, examines past precedents for resolving highly complex conflicts, by delving into seven historic examples of peacemaking.

Conflict Middle East

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Sep 22, 2016

Global risks 2035: the search for a new normal

By Mathew J. Burrows

What will the world be like in 2035? The forecast seems dire. In the four years since Global Trends 2030 was published, the biggest change in the world is the increased risk of major conflict.

China NATO

Report

Sep 9, 2016

Reducing the risks from rapid demographic change

By Mathew J. Burrows

In Reducing the Risks from Rapid Demographic Change, Dr. Mathew Burrows explores how longer life expectancies, aging workforces, and high birthrates will affect the future economic growth and development of countries around the world.

Africa China

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Aug 23, 2016

Toward global water security

By Peter Engelke and David Michel

Toward Global Water Security, a report produced by the Atlantic Council and US Water Partnership, outlines a process for forging a stakeholder-driven, “Whole of America” water grand strategy.

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