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#AtlanticDebrief – What are the futures for Ireland? | A Debrief with Mary Lou McDonald

New Atlanticist Mar 14, 2023

What’s next for the US-UK-Australia submarine partnership?

By Atlantic Council experts

Dive into the details of the AUKUS submarine partnership just announced in San Diego by US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Australia Defense Technologies

Experts react Feb 27, 2023

Experts react: Will a new deal on Northern Ireland repair UK-EU relations?

By Atlantic Council experts

What would the deal mean for regional trade and diplomacy? What does it say about Sunak’s approach to foreign policy? Our experts ship off their answers.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist Feb 1, 2023

Boris Johnson: Stop worrying about Putin and ‘focus entirely on Ukraine’

By Katherine Walla

The former UK prime minister urged the West to stop tiptoeing around Putin’s threats and equip Ukraine with the weapons it needs to end the war.

Conflict Defense Industry

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Online Event Wed, February 1, 2023 • 11:30 am ET

A conversation with Boris Johnson: Sustaining support to Ukraine

Boris Johnson joins the Atlantic Council to discuss the importance of Western unity and support for Ukraine and what more can be done against the threat Russia poses.

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#BritainDebrief

#BritainDebrief is an interview series dedicated to taking on the debates of Britain’s role in the world after Brexit. Hosted by Europe Center senior fellow Ben Judah and joined by leading experts, policymakers, and officials, #BritainDebrief explores today’s key foreign policy issues affecting Britain and the world from Afghanistan to AUKUS, Brexit, COVID-19, China, kleptocracy, Russia, and more.

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Online Event Tue, July 12, 2022 • 9:00 am ET

Charting a new path in the world: The United Kingdom’s data protection reforms

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Online Event Thu, April 28, 2022 • 8:30 am ET

The future of UK banking and finance

A conference launching new research on UK financial competitiveness and the impact on the global economy featuring senior British, US, and European leaders across government, academia, and the private sector.

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Online Event Fri, March 18, 2022 • 12:30 pm ET

A structural response to Russia’s war

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Online Event Thu, March 10, 2022 • 3:30 pm ET

2022 Christopher J. Makins lecture – A conversation with UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT – UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss joined the Atlantic Council for the 2022 Christopher J. Makins Lecture for a special conversation about the British and Western response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Online Event Wed, February 9, 2022 • 11:00 am ET

Parliamentary perspectives: The Russia-Ukraine crisis

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The Europe Center promotes the transatlantic leadership and strategies required to ensure a strong Europe.

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Atlantic Debrief

Mar 16, 2023

#AtlanticDebrief – What are the futures for Ireland? | A Debrief with Mary Lou McDonald

Rachel Rizzo sits down with Mary Lou McDonald, President of Ireland’s Sinn Féin party and Leader of the Opposition in the Dáil to discuss the Good Friday Agreement, the Windsor Framework, and Ireland's future.

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2023

What’s next for the US-UK-Australia submarine partnership?

By Atlantic Council experts

Dive into the details of the AUKUS submarine partnership just announced in San Diego by US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Australia Defense Technologies

Experts react

Feb 27, 2023

Experts react: Will a new deal on Northern Ireland repair UK-EU relations?

By Atlantic Council experts

What would the deal mean for regional trade and diplomacy? What does it say about Sunak’s approach to foreign policy? Our experts ship off their answers.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Feb 9, 2023

The view from European capitals on Zelenskyy’s trip across the continent

By Atlantic Council experts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy zipped from London to Paris to Brussels this week. His message to leaders and lawmakers was more military aid is needed.

Crisis Management Defense Policy

Britain Debrief

Feb 3, 2023

#BritainDebrief – How grave is Britain’s stagnation? | A debrief from Dr. Adam Tooze

By Ben Judah

Ben Judah spoke with Professor Adam Tooze, Director of the European Institute and Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of History at Columbia University on how Britain's economic crisis looks from a historical perspective.

Eastern Europe Economy & Business

Britain Debrief

Feb 3, 2023

#BritainDebrief – How does the Western price cap on oil work? | A Debrief from Eddie Fishman

By Ben Judah

Ben Judah spoke with Eddie Fishman, Senior Policy Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, to discuss the price cap.

Conflict Eastern Europe

New Atlanticist

Feb 1, 2023

Boris Johnson: Stop worrying about Putin and ‘focus entirely on Ukraine’

By Katherine Walla

The former UK prime minister urged the West to stop tiptoeing around Putin's threats and equip Ukraine with the weapons it needs to end the war.

Conflict Defense Industry

UkraineAlert

Jan 25, 2023

Tanks are vital but Ukraine will need much more to defeat Putin’s Russia

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Shelby Magid

The decision by Germany and the United States to supply Ukraine with main battle tanks is an important landmark in international efforts to counter Putin's invasion but much more is required to defeat Russia.

Conflict Defense Industry

Report

Jan 24, 2023

Authoritarian kleptocrats are thriving on the West’s failures. Can they be stopped?

By Francis Shin, Ben Judah

A new, more dangerous form of kleptocracy has arisen since the end of the Cold War, and the transatlantic community—hobbled by outdated, cliched images of what kleptocracy looks like, and by siloed, reactive regulatory and enforcement systems—isn’t equipped to handle it. A Transatlantic Anti-Corruption Council could coordinate anti-corruption reforms.

Corruption Economic Sanctions

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Jan 20, 2023

Six ‘snow leopards’ to watch for in 2023

Atlantic Council foresight experts spot the underappreciated phenomena that could have outsize impact on the world, driving global change and shaping the future.

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