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What we work on

Research programs

Energy & Climate

Markets, corridors and the politics of transition — grounded in field data.

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Reports38Fellows9Since2019

Regional Security

Conflict dynamics, de-escalation architecture and the actors that shape both.

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Reports44Fellows12Briefings120+

Economy & Trade

Growth, investment and the institutions a modern economy runs on.

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Reports27Fellows8Since2020

Governance

Public administration, rule of law and the craft of reform that lasts.

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Reports19Fellows6Partners5
Featured report

State of the Region 2026: Energy Security After the Transition Decade

Our flagship annual assessment draws on new system modelling and more than forty expert interviews to map how the region can keep energy affordable, secure and on track for its climate commitments — and what each year of delay will cost.

Published
March 2026
Pages
148
ISBN
978-92-95111-08-4
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Publications

Reports, policy briefs and commentary — searchable by program and year.

6 publications

Impact

Founded on the conviction that good policy starts with good evidence, the institute now counts four programs and a growing fellowship across the region.

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Policy reports120+Published since founding
Resident & visiting fellows40Across four programs
Briefings delivered300+To public institutions
Partner institutions12On three continents
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From the institute

Research that reaches the table where decisions are made

Our analysts spend as much time with policymakers as they do with datasets. The result is work that answers the questions governments are actually asking — delivered while the decision is still open. Every publication passes the same editorial bar: transparent methods, named authors, and evidence a critical reader can retrace.

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People

Our experts

Researchers and practitioners with deep regional experience.

Dr. Elena Marsh

Dr. Elena Marsh

Director, Energy & Climate

Carbon pricing and grid decarbonisation in emerging markets.

Prof. Daniel Okafor

Prof. Daniel Okafor

Senior Fellow, Regional Security

Maritime security and the region’s evolving alliance architecture.

Dr. Ingrid Halvorsen

Dr. Ingrid Halvorsen

Head of Economy & Trade

Supply-chain resilience and industrial policy after the subsidy race.

Tomás Rivera

Tomás Rivera

Research Fellow, Governance

Anti-corruption frameworks and durable institutional reform.

Commentary

Latest analysis

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8 July 2026 · Dr. Elena Marsh · Director, Energy & Climate

The grid is the climate policy

Targets are abundant; transmission is not. Until permitting and interconnection move at the speed of the projects waiting in queue, every net-zero pledge remains a press release rather than a plan.

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24 June 2026 · Prof. Daniel Okafor · Senior Fellow, Regional Security

Deterrence needs a supply chain

Credibility is measured in shipyards and stockpiles, not communiqués. The region’s security debate keeps mistaking procurement announcements for capability — and adversaries can count.

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12 June 2026 · Dr. Ingrid Halvorsen · Head of Economy & Trade

Trade policy after the subsidy race

Industrial policy is back, and with it a quiet erosion of the rules that made open markets predictable. There is still a route between naivety and protectionism — but it must be negotiated, not assumed.

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Good policy is not a matter of opinion. It is a matter of evidence — patiently gathered, honestly read, and argued in public.
Dr. Eleanor MarshDirector, Atlas Institute
From the 2026 annual lecture
Our history

Milestones

A decade of independent research, in brief.

  1. 2016

    The institute is founded

    Established as an independent, non-partisan research body with a founding grant and a staff of four.

  2. 2018

    First flagship report

    The inaugural State of the Region report is cited in three national legislatures within its first year.

  3. 2021

    The policy lab opens

    A dedicated unit pairs researchers with serving officials to test policy before it reaches the floor.

  4. 2023

    A regional network

    Partner institutes in four capitals begin publishing joint analysis under a shared editorial standard.

  5. 2026

    A decade of evidence

    One hundred and forty publications, sixty closed-door briefings, and a research archive opened to the public.

Convening

Events

Roundtables, briefings and public lectures.

  1. Annual Policy Forum 2026

    9:00 – 17:30Institute Hall & online

    A full day of panels on the season’s defining policy questions, closing with the annual lecture and a public reception.

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  2. Roundtable: Energy Security After the Transition

    14:00Round Room, second floor

    An off-the-record session with ministry officials, grid operators and our energy programme fellows.

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  3. Evening Lecture: The Next Trade Order

    18:30Main auditorium

    A public lecture followed by audience questions and conversation in the reading room.

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Presence

Where we work

The institute works where the questions are decided — resident teams in three regions, one editorial standard.

Middle East

  • Erbil
  • Baghdad
  • Amman

Regional headquarters and field research

Europe

  • Brussels
  • Berlin
  • Warsaw

Policy liaison and institutional partnerships

North America

  • Washington, D.C.
  • New York

Outreach, development and convening

In the field
  • Paris
  • Brussels
  • Washington
  • Chicago
  • New York
  • Istanbul
  • Amman
Across the network
Network

Partners & funders

Independent research depends on independent funding. We are grateful to the foundations and institutions that make our work possible.

  • Aldermont Foundation
  • Civic Futures Fund
  • Bosphorus Policy Forum
  • Northsea Institute
  • Karta Research Trust
  • Halcyon Endowment
Coverage
  • The Ledger
  • Meridian Wire
  • The Continental Review
  • Signal & State
  • The Morning Dispatch
  • Harbourline
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