Atlantic Council Freedom and Prosperity Center

Join the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center on September 12 for a panel discussion on the topic “Elections under threat: Priorities for 2024, 2025, and beyond” and the launch of a new report on global electoral integrity. The event will be held at the Atlantic Council Headquarters in Washington, DC. Our distinguished panelists will introduce the accompanying report and examine global threats to electoral integrity, the implications of democratic decline for the United States and the world, and strategies for addressing this challenge. #ElectingProsperity Register here. ⬇

📚 In our 2024 Atlas: Freedom and prosperity around the world, Johanna Kao of International Republican Institute discusses how, despite substantial growth in GDP, China has seen only modest gains across freedom and prosperity indices.   According to Kao, the CCP has failed to share the country’s economic gains equally among its citizens.    Read now: https://t.ly/e5GcW #FPAtlas24

In her chapter in our 2024 Atlas: Freedom and prosperity around the world, Vanessa Rubio-Marquez explains a variety of ways in which the independence of Mexico’s judiciary has declined in the past decade. New constitutional reforms proposed by outgoing Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador adds relevance to this discussion of Mexico’s courts. To read more about judicial independence in Mexico, click here: https://t.ly/dUvx_ #FPAtlas24

Yesterday was Women’s Equality Day in the United States! No indicator in our #FPIndexes has seen greater worldwide improvement since 1995 than Women’s Economic Freedom. While the US has consistently performed well above the global average in this area and made a notable jump in 2019, it remains below the standard set by other high freedom countries such as Denmark. Explore the Indexes 📊 here: https://lnkd.in/gQdwxUTg 

Today we mark International Day for Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. We honor those affected by religious violence and reaffirm our commitment to religious freedom. Check out our latest data highlighting the top three countries with the most significant improvements in the Minorities indicator of our #FPIndexes24, which captures discrimination against religious and other minorities in public services, state jobs, and business opportunities. Let’s keep working towards a world where everyone can practice their faith freely and safely. 🌍🕊️

While the Middle East is still gripped by crisis, our Prosperity Index 📊 indicates that the MENA region has made notable strides in certain areas. #FPIndexes24 In his chapter in our 2024 Country Atlas 📘, Rabah Arezki highlights important improvements and assesses areas for further regional growth: “Education is the best performing indicator for the region, with a score that has doubled in the period of analysis. Nonetheless, there is still room for improvement, as the level is still low (close to 45 points), relative to the global average.” Check out the full chapter here: https://t.ly/ps9zh

WATCH | As we honor aid workers and their efforts on World Humanitarian Day, Nina Dannaoui looks at the countries that have seen significant improvement in security and civil liberties, two indicators necessary for ensuring aid reaches those who need it. #DemocracyPulse Explore the Indexes 📊 here: https://t.ly/PV-5L

🗳 Voters across the United States will head to the polls on November 5. With campaigns intensifying, let's revisit James Storen's assessment of how the US has performed in our Prosperity Index over the past decade:

📚 Our 2024 Country Atlas provides insights on 14 different countries shared by 22 experts and explores data from the #FPIndexes. With less than three months until elections in the United States, check out Harvard University economist Edward Glaeser’s chapter on the state of economic freedom in the US: https://t.ly/z29Ra 

Earlier this year, our experts Joseph Lemoine, Nina Dannaoui, and Yu-Lin (Annie) Lee analyzed how enhancing freedoms can drive Bangladesh to prosperity and long-term economic growth.  📈 The recent ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adds new relevance to their report, which you can access here: https://t.ly/OxU3w