Publications /
Book / Report

Back
Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders Vision 2025: Building an Atlantic Community
Authors
Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders
May 24, 2019

The concept of a “Wider Atlantic” has been finding its way into mainstream discourse, as it is progressively molding into an alternative to the present-day understanding of transatlantic relations. The attention is being refocused to a wider geographic area around the Atlantic basin, which includes Southern Atlantic states in the policy and opinion-shaping conversation (s). With 23 states now comprising the Western Atlantic Coast of Africa, this continent has an ever-growing role to play in the new geopolitical discussions pertaining to a “Wider Atlantic” region. Enlarging the exchange to include states that were previously perceived as the strategic backwater is therefore a reality aimed at engaging a wider range of Atlantic partners, who could potentially contribute to reshape and redefine the existing standards. Hence, the wider Atlantic encourages new forms of multilateralism, as well as a discursive and practical reconfiguration, that account for the change in underlying power dynamics and consequent modern global challenges.

During the 2018 edition of the Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders program, the 45 selected participants took part in a closed-door meeting to discuss and elaborate a strategy to push forward and reinforce the feeling of belonging to the Atlantic community, and they tackled the two following priorities:
- strengthening the transatlantic community as such
- adopting a common discourse to perhaps reach, or at least get closer to, the goals set by the UN 2030 Agenda

Throwback to the Emerging Leaders Plenary and closing remarks: Building Collective mindsets

RELATED CONTENT

  • January 20, 2025
    This paper (see pages: 182-186), included in the report 'Foresight Africa - Top Priorities for the Continent 2025-2030,' was originally published on brookings.edu   In an increasingly fragmented world grappling with common challenges such as the global climate crisis, the Atlantic Ocean can be leveraged for Africa’s climate action, continental integration, contribution to the provision of global public goods, development, improved participation to the global economy, international ...
  • January 9, 2025
    Transatlantic cooperation is key to addressing shared challenges like climate change, maritime security, and transnational crime. Initiatives such as the Atlantic Partnership and Zopacas emphasize sustainable development, the blue economy, and digital connectivity, highlighting the need...
  • Authors
    December 20, 2024
    Le bassin Atlantique est une zone très importante pour l’industrie internationale des hydrocarbures (pétrole et gaz naturel). Elle l’est en termes de réserves, de production et d’exportation de pétrole et de gaz. De plus, son potentiel est loin d’être complètement exploité, ce qui signifie qu’elle continuera à jouer un rôle majeur dans ce secteur pendant de longues années. La partie américaine du bassin Atlantique pose d’ailleurs un sérieux problème aux pays de l’OPEP+, une coalitio ...
  • Authors
    Under the supervision of Mohammed Loulichki
    December 12, 2024
    The 11 edition of Atlantic Currents explores the evolving dynamics within the Atlantic region. As the world grapples with profound transformations and unprecedented challenges, the Atlantic Basin emerges as a strategically significant area, transcending the traditional perception of marginalization. The 2024 edition highlights the intensifying political, economic, and societal exchanges across the region, showcasing its potential to address shared global challenges effectively and ...
  • December 11, 2024
    The Southern Atlantic is emerging as a pivotal region in global power dynamics, situated at the intersection of competing realist and liberal perspectives. Historically overlooked in favo ...
  • December 11, 2024
    The Atlantic Basin holds unique promise as a space for fostering liberal international cooperation amidst growing global fragmentation. Historically dominated by the Northern Atlantic, th ...