Italy is living through a period of relative political stability under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, write Jörn Fleck, Rachel Rizzo, Nick O'Connell, and James Batchik.

“In this period of steadiness at home, Rome can expand its leadership role abroad.”
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

LIVE | Enrico Letta presents his report on the future of the 🇪🇺 Single Market at the Quandt Distinguished Lecture hosted with BMW Center for German and European Studies (CGES) and the BMW Group. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

What an incredible moment to be in Washington.

All my thanks to Eurasia Center John Herbst Jacob Heilbrunn Shelby Magid and the whole team at the Atlantic Council.

Your advocacy for Ukraine helped to get this aid package to President Biden Biden’s desk. An historic achievement all around

#ICYMI | 'My sense is...that [the US aid package] will have a major effect,' Simon Shuster tells Jacob Heilbrunn.

'It wasn't clear that the world was still behind Ukraine, but now I think this is a big signal that indeed it is.'

Watch here ➡️ bit.ly/3xOARC2

How is what the US is doing with DFCgov different from what we see China doing?

We’re not lending money at the sovereign level for projects that are inappropriate for local laws and conditions, says Scott Nathan at an #ACFrontPage event.

Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/3UgtP0k

.Scott Nathan: “There is a strong demand signal for us to do more.”

“We have to show results, and I think we’re starting to do that,” he tells Foreign Policy’s Amelia Lester at an #ACFrontPage event.

“We did $9.3 billion of transactions last year across a full range of countries.”

“Good development is good foreign policy,” Scott Nathan tells Foreign Policy’s Amelia Lester at an #ACFrontPage event.

“It does help promote stability that’s in our national interest, but we can be more forward-leaning on risks than our predecessor agencies,” he explains.

“We’ve had the support of Congress for a very aggressive growth plan,” says Scott Nathan at an #ACFrontPage event.

“We needed to show up in the developing world and offer an alternative to what was being offered by authoritarian governments and our strategic competitors,” he adds.

.Scott Nathan: We are financing the private sector in commercially viable for-profit situations.

“That’s a big distinguishing feature for DFCgov,” he tells Amelia Lester.

We’re working on projects that add economic activity and development impact in the countries where we work.

“Part of our mission has been to support the private sector in 🇺🇦 Ukraine,” Scott Nathan tells Foreign Policy’s Amelia Lester at an #ACFrontPage event.

“We’ve provided in the last year nearly $500 million of financing into businesses in Ukraine,” he adds.

LIVE | Scott Nathan joins the Atlantic Council for an #ACFrontPage on DFCgov’s role in US efforts to advance global energy security and other strategic US priorities, with opening remarks from Fred Kempe. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🇺🇦 Ukraine will receive $61 billion in US aid. Does this aid give them what they need?

“This aid makes sure that Moscow’s offensive will not go very far this spring,” Eurasia Center’s John Herbst tells Michel Martin:
npr.org/transcripts/12…

Tune in today at 3PM ET as I discuss how DFCgov is driving development and advancing key U.S. strategic priorities in a variety of sectors.

Foreign Policy’s Amelia Lester will moderate the Global Energy Center conversation.

#ACFrontPage

atlanticcouncil.org/event/ceo-scot…

.Jonathan Panikoff: “The threat posed by China to US national security, and to Americans’ individual data, is acute.”

“The good news is the United States can deal with these challenges, but it will take more than just banning TikTok,” he wrote in March 2023.
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

Last night, the Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation forcing #TikTok 's divestment, but barring the app from US shores could take months or even years — if it actually happens. The road ahead is complicated and could potentially bolster American rivals. shorturl.at/hsHM7

🇲🇽 “As Mexico prepares for this year’s historic election, there is a unique opportunity to prioritize the issue of gender-based violence and enact meaningful change,” write Latin America Center’s Charlene Aguilera and Isabel Chiriboga.

Read more. ⬇️
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

LIVE | A fireside chat with Simon Shuster, TIME correspondent and author of The Showman featuring Simon Shuster in conversation with Eurasia Center’s Jacob Heilbrunn. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Following US House's security assistance to Ukraine on April 20, pro-Kremlin media ramps up portrayal of Russia's aggression as self-defense, with false claims of NATO, EU, US declaring war on Russia abound— a coordinated effort recently used in Bulgaria: shorturl.at/exKLZ

🇺🇸 TODAY | 🕒 3:00 pm ET

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

Register here. ⬇️
atlanticcouncil.org/event/ceo-scot…

🗓️ TOMORROW | 🕜 1:30 pm ET

Cyber Statecraft hosts a public virtual panel discussion about the Secure by Design (SBD) initiative from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, featuring Jack Cable, Dan Lorenc, Lauren Zabierek, and sarahnovotny.

Register here. ⬇️ bit.ly/49VV6uJ