The Atlantic Council is hosting an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring Succès Masra, prime minister of the Republic of Chad, on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 10:15am ET. The prime minister will be in conversation with Rama Yade, senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center. The unexpected appointment of Masra as the prime minister of Chad in January 2024 […]
Please join the Europe Center for a public panel on “Can the EU become a reliable defense actor?” This event will take place virtually on Wednesday, February 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. ET. Ukraine’s fight for its sovereignty and territorial integrity against Russia’s full-scale invasion continues into a third year. Since the start of the war, the European Union (EU) and its members […]
Please note the start time for this event is 9:00-10:00AM ET and 2:00-3:00PM GMT With over twenty elections expected across the African continent this year, democracy is on the ballot in 2024. Over the past four years, Africa has seen coups and military transitions across Gabon, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, Sudan, Mali and Sudan. […]
On the morning of February 24, 2022, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine changed the fragile balance of power in Europe. The largest armed conflict on the continent since World War II, Russia’s assault on Ukraine in both the kinetic and information domains encapsulates the complexities of how modern warfare is waged in the digital age. […]
This event has unfortunately reached capacity. Registration is now closed. As the world marks two years since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, it must also recognize ten years since Russia illegally annexed Crimea. This decade of aggression has had a major impact on Ukraine and its people, especially in Crimea. To mark both of […]
The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and Our Secure Future: Women Make the Difference, hosted a hybrid public event, “Women, Peace, and Security in a shifting security landscape,” on Monday, March 4, 2024, from 10:30 – 11:30 am ET. On the margins of International Women’s Day, the United States and its […]
In recognition of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, the Atlantic Council, in partnership with Vital Voices Global Partnership, is convening a day-long conference exploring the pivotal role of women and girls in tackling the world’s most pressing challenges. Through insightful conversations and expert perspectives, the conference will delve into various facets of women’s […]
The Atlantic Council and the US Department of State’s Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues will co-host a public panel discussion featuring 2024 International Women of Courage award recipients from Belarus, Cuba, and Iran. The discussion will center on the unjust imprisonment of women globally and the international ramifications of this injustice. Women who are […]
Please join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense program for an event on “Special Operations in a New Era of Strategic Competition.” This event will take place on Thursday, March 7, from 12:30 – 1:30 pm ET in-person at the Atlantic Council’s headquarters (1030 15th Street, 12th Floor, NW, Washington, DC 20005) and […]
International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the progress made toward gender equality and a yearly call for action to address the challenges women still face around the world. Latin America and the Caribbean countries made important strides improving the political representation of women, and currently women make up a record-high presence in national parliaments. […]
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been fought on multiple fronts over the last two years, including against Ukraine’s energy sector, which has been strategically targeted in efforts to optimize harm to the civilian population. Despite Moscow’s cruel efforts, Ukraine, with help from allies, has kept its lights on, securely transited gas to European markets, […]
Please join the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and GeoEconomics Center on Monday, March 11 at 10:00 a.m. ET for a virtual discussion on mobilizing private investment in climate mitigation and adaptation in the Global South. Speakers will explore how public and private sector financial institutions can expand the use of guarantee instruments to accomplish this goal. They will […]
