Freedom and Prosperity Center

Official account of @AtlanticCouncil's Freedom and Prosperity Center.
Exploring the relationship between freedom & prosperity in developing & developed nations

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

🌍 Yesterday, US Special Envoy @BestFutureGen (@StateDept) joined our senior director James Mazzarella for a fireside chat on expanding education and technology for young people worldwide.

Kathleen Fox (@UNICEFUSA), Elissa McConkie Gifford (@Ch_JesusChrist), and Ann Austin (@WTA Foundation) joined our senior advisor @patrickwquirk (@SavetheChildren) for a panel on building child nutrition programs that last.

Thank you to our speakers and to our co-host @UNICEFUSA!🤝

Missed it? Watch the full recording ➡️ https://t.co/jG5EHW3BiJ

[Special Envoy Charity Wallace @BestFutureGen]

Thank you @ACFPCenter for inviting me to discuss how governments, the private sector, and other partners can work together to equip the next generation with the education and technology they need to thrive.

I’m grateful for the opportunity to highlight @FLOTUS's Fostering the Future Together initiative and our work to turn commitments into lasting opportunities for children around the world. 🇺🇸

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

📢 Starting soon! Prosperity for the Next Generations begins at 2:30 p.m. ET today, featuring @BestFutureGen, as well as our co-hosts @UNICEFUSA and leaders from @Ch_JesusChrist, the @WTA Foundation, and @SavetheChildren.

View the live event ⬇️ https://t.co/jM7tyOz23W

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

📢 TOMORROW AT 2:30 P.M. | Register now to attend Prosperity for the Next Generations (in-person or virtual) ➡️ https://t.co/jM7tyOyueo

Co-hosted with @UNICEFUSA, the event will feature a fireside chat with @BestFutureGen, as well as a discussion with humanitarian leaders.

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

📢 Join us on Tuesday for Prosperity for the Next Generations, headlined by a fireside chat with @BestFutureGen. Click here to register and learn more ➡️ https://t.co/jM7tyOyueo

The event will also feature @UNICEFUSA, @Ch_JesusChrist, and the @WTA Foundation.

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

📢 Join us on Tuesday for a fireside chat with @BestFutureGen, as well as a panel discussion featuring leaders from @UNICEFUSA, @Ch_JesusChrist, and the @WTA Foundation.

Click to register and learn more ⬇️ https://t.co/jM7tyOyueo

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

📢 Join us on October 20th for "Prosperity for the next generations," an event co-hosted with @UNICEFUSA on advancing nutrition, education, and access to advanced technologies for children around the world.

Click to register and see featured speakers ⬇️ https://t.co/jM7tyOyueo

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

📽️ WATCH | Can the world meet the 2030 deadline to achieve the UN’s SDGs? Will Mortenson uses data from the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes to highlight where progress is lagging.

📈 Explore more data ➡️ https://t.co/dFsEuG14Hs

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

🏛️ Even though democracy has been losing ground globally, the economic case for it has not. On International Day of Democracy, our research shows that democracies deliver better economic outcomes than autocracies ⬇️ https://t.co/CLRrFdQFpH

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

📽️ WATCH | With 1.2 billion young people set to enter the global workforce in the next decade, Nina Dannaoui-Johnson uses data to break down why empowering women will be critical.

📑 Read our report on the youth bulge and women's economic empowerment ➡️ https://t.co/aoNn8xG2wU

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

🇺🇦 Ukraine’s fight is not only for survival against Russia, but also for the reforms it needs to secure its prosperity. ⚖️

In a new Dispatch from Kyiv, @jmazzarella, Tomás Gómez Revelo, and Charlotte Bertrand argue this year's protests are progress, not instability, and that EU accession is the best path for lasting reform.

But US support for the Ukrainians doing that work has been halved from $109 million to $54 million in a year.

Read the full piece ➡️ https://t.co/rXVQfJxfwR

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

📽️ WATCH | India's education minister recently resigned due to youth-led protests. With India and Albania being the most recent flashpoints for Gen Z protestors, Will Mortenson uses data to explore what is motivating them.

📈 Explore #FPIndexes data ➡️ https://t.co/dFsEuG14Hs

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

⚖️ Can countries sustain prosperity if the rule of law begins to weaken?

At the launch of the 2026 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes, our Senior Fellow Nina Dannaoui-Johnson moderated a conversation with Senior Advisor Ignacio Campomanes examining what nearly 30 years of data reveal about the role of the rule of law in shaping long-term prosperity.

The discussion explored why the rule of law is more than a legal principle—it provides the stability, predictability, and confidence that allow citizens, entrepreneurs, and investors to plan for the future. It also highlighted how economic reforms are far more likely to succeed when they are supported by strong legal institutions, and why the recent global decline in rule of law should serve as an early warning sign for policymakers.

🎥 Watch the full conversation here: https://t.co/0uXudR7MfO

[UNHCR United States @UNHCRUSA]

This week, @UNHCRUkraine Representative Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth joined the Atlantic Council's @ACFPCenter.

She highlighted our humanitarian work and emergency response in Ukraine, prevention of displacement during the ongoing war, and our partnership with civil society.

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

LIVE | 2026 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes launch https://t.co/SL4syCdY2M

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

🚀 The 2026 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes report is now live!

📉 Since 2012, political freedom has been falling around the world. Now the rule of law is significantly eroding too. The report lays out what's at stake and what governments can do about it:

🔹 The rule of law is a prerequisite for prosperity: countries with weak rule of law rarely reach high-prosperity status.

🔹 Developing economies should treat it as a core development priority, investing in legal capacity and public-sector integrity.

🔹 Advanced economies must guard their own foundations by protecting judicial independence and legal predictability.

Read the full report ➡️ https://t.co/QHcIh6gBDy

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

⚖️ Join us tomorrow for the launch of the 2026 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes and discover what nearly 30 years of data reveal about the relationship between freedom, the rule of law, and long-term prosperity.

The data will be presented by our Senior Advisor and Navarra Center for International Development (NCID) Non-Resident Fellow Ignacio Campomanes and moderated by our Senior Fellow Nina Dannaoui-Johnson.

And later Colin Buckley of @BritishIntInv will speak to the case that without deeper rule-of-law and economic reforms, the foundations for economic growth don't hold up.

🗓️ Wednesday, July 15 1:30-3:00 p.m. ET | Washington, DC — virtual attendees welcome.

Register here ➡️ https://t.co/QEi0WRIXFP

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

🌍 Aid and investment can transform societies, but only when they actually work on the ground.

At this week's launch of the 2026 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes, our panel "From theory to practice: making aid and investment work" brings together leaders turning development theory into real results in some of the world's most challenging environments.

Honored to be joined by:
🔹 Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth from @UNHCRUkraine
🔹 Carrie Parrott Monahan from @MCCgov
🔹 Jim Richardson from @USGLC
🔹 Moderated by our Senior Director James Mazzarella

🗓️ Wednesday, July 15 | Atlantic Council, Washington, DC. Virtual attendees welcome.

Register here ➡️https://t.co/QEi0WRIXFP

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

📉 For the sixth time in seven years, the rule of law is declining worldwide, and the economic cost is steep. Rarely do countries with weak rule of law ever reach high prosperity status.

This analysis comes from the 2026 edition of our Freedom and Prosperity Indexes, which we're launching next week. The event will unpack what eroding rule of law means for freedom, security, and prosperity around the world. 🌍

🗓️ Join us Wednesday, July 15, 1:30-3:30 p.m. ET at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC! Virtual attendees welcome.

Register here ➡️ https://t.co/QEi0WRJvvn

[Freedom and Prosperity Center @ACFPCenter]

🌍 Democracy is retreating in the regions that matter most to US security and prosperity. But the tools to reverse it are proven, and they work.

In a new report closing out our Future of Democracy Assistance series, Nonresident Senior Fellow Patrick W. Quirk, Ph.D. lays out an actionable blueprint for US democracy assistance through 2028: how to counter global adversaries, shore up fragile democracies, and deliver real returns for American taxpayers.

📖 Read the report ➡️ https://t.co/oonNgpWYTD