During the 2024 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, we hosted 20 finance ministers and governors, representing over 30% of global GDP. Thanks to Latin America Center, Atlantic Council Europe Center, Eurasia Center, Africa Center, South Asia Center, Global Energy Center, Arsht-Rock Resilience Center, and The Atlantic Council Middle East Initiatives for co-hosting!

What a week at the 2024 IMF & World Bank Spring Meetings! Proud of the Africa Center work hosting finances ministers Nadia Fettah, Enoch Godongwana, Niale KABA, Nicolas Kazadi and of course Macky Sall for his first public appearance after he left Senegal as 4P special envoy

“I came to Washington to open a new chapter in the relationship between Iraq and the US,” said 🇮🇶 Iraqi Prime Minister محمد شياع السوداني at an #ACFrontPage event last week.

Read the highlights of his conversation with The Atlantic Council Middle East Initiatives’s Dr. Abbas Kadhim:
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WATCH | The last 80 years of the Bretton Woods institutions are important, and we should recognize them, but it’s time to focus on the next 80, says Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center’s Josh Lipsky at the close of the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington.

“The EU AI Act is a watershed moment in the global AI governance and regulatory landscape, with far-reaching implications for US AI companies and policymakers,” writes GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council’s Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir.

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By helping Ukraine, the Japanese are helping themselves vis-à-vis China, says Eurasia Center’s Debra Cagan.

There’s a change going on in Japan right now in the defense industry and computer chips, she explains.

What are the roles of China and India in the relationship between Iran and Russia?

China wants to be able to work with everyone, explains Mark N. Katz.

India has been more supportive of Israel than many other Global South countries—an interesting geopolitical development.

The ridiculousness of having Russia as a guarantor of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement was beyond my comprehension, says Eurasia Center’s Debra Cagan.

“Russia cheats. Iran cheats. Why are we doing this?”

What is the United States’ interest in supporting both Israel and Ukraine?

The connective tissue in these fights are Hamas, Iran, and Russia, says Jason Brodsky.

They are deepening their partnerships, and we need to be doing the same with Ukraine and Israel, he adds.

Russia has not designated Hamas as a terrorist organization, says Jason Brodsky.

Putin views Russia’s relationship with Hamas as a way to bolster his relations and standing in the Global South, he tells Eurasia Center’s John Herbst.

.Mark N. Katz: With the delay in the delivery of Russian Su-35 jets to Iran, Tehran must be wondering why it doesn’t have more leverage with Moscow.

Part of the answer is that Moscow treats its adversaries and partners with contempt, he tells Eurasia Center’s John Herbst.

“Iran is looking increasingly East, viewing Asia as a growing power and the West as a waning power,” Jason Brodsky tells Eurasia Center’s John Herbst.

“Russia has played a historically very important role in Iran’s nuclear industry,” he adds.

LIVE | A new nexus: How can we understand Russia and Iran’s unprecedented cooperation? | Eurasia Center and The Atlantic Council Middle East Initiatives co-host a discussion featuring Jason Brodsky, Debra Cagan, and Mark N. Katz, moderated by John Herbst. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

US special operations forces (USSOF) will continue to have a central role in the era of renewed strategic competition—but only if there is a broader appreciation and application of its capabilities, writes Scowcroft Center’s Alyx Marine.

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🗓️ TOMORROW | 🕙 10:00 am ET

How should Ukraine and its Western partners prioritize reforms as reconstruction begins to take shape? Timothy Ash, Erin McKee, Nick Bias, and Mykhailo Zhernakov join Eurasia Center’s John Herbst to discuss.

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🇺🇸 April 24 | 🕒 3:00 pm ET

Scott Nathan joins Foreign Policy’s Amelia Lester for an #ACFrontPage on the DFCgov’s role in US efforts to advance global energy security and other strategic US priorities.

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🗓️ TOMORROW | 🕧 12:30 pm ET

Join Atlantic Council Europe Center for a fireside chat with former Portuguese Prime Minister and European Commission President José Manuel Durão Barroso on the legacy of the Carnation Revolution.

Register now. ⬇️
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🗓️ TOMORROW @ 10:30AM ET | Eurasia Center & The Atlantic Council Middle East Initiatives co-host a discussion on the increasing cooperation between Russia and Iran.

Jason Brodsky, Debra Cagan, & Mark N. Katz join John Herbst to discuss the new nexus between Tehran and Moscow. atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-new-ne…

🌔 On April 2, the The White House directed NASA and other federal agencies to develop standard ways of keeping 🕕 time on the Moon and beyond.

Read Lloyd Whitman’s analysis on why it is necessary to know the time on the Moon and elsewhere in space:
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