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Press Release

Sep 12, 2013

2013 Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards, September 26

NEW YORK – The Atlantic Council is pleased to announce the recipients of its annual Global Citizen Awards onSeptember 26 in New York City: President of the Republic of Poland Bronisław Komorowski, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and world-renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa.

Libya Working Group

Sep 10, 2013

Foreign Policy Experts Call on Secretary Kerry to Actively Support Democratic Transition in Libya

One year ago this week, an attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya tragically claimed the lives of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. Ambassador Stevens was widely respected as a champion of serious US commitment to Libya and broad engagement with its people. In the year since his death, however, the United […]

Libya

News

Sep 9, 2013

J. Peter Pham Addresses Global Town Hall on Countering Violent Extremism from Dakar

J. Peter Pham, director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, was a featured speaker at a Global Town Hall on “Countering the Narratives of Violent Extremism” organized by the Qatar International Academy for Security Studies (QIASS) in conjunction with the release of the results of its yearlong worldwide investigation into countering violent extremism (CVE).

Press Release

Sep 9, 2013

Atlantic Council Names Mathew J. Burrows to Lead Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council has named one of the world’s leading experts on global trends analysis, Mathew J. Burrows, as its new Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative director in its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.

Emerging Defense Challenges

Aug 29, 2013

New Nonresident Senior Fellow for Defense in Brent Scowcroft Center

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council is pleased to welcome James Hasik, a new senior fellow for defense with the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. In this capacity, Mr. Hasik will be responsible for research and analysis on the transatlantic defense industry, defense-industrial policy, military procurement, and the role of emerging technologies in international security.

News

Aug 28, 2013

New Developments in Syria

From Obama’s “red line” to confirmation of the use of chemical weapons, events in Syria are developing quickly. Atlantic Council experts are appearing in the media daily and posting analysis as events unfold.

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Press Release

Jul 29, 2013

Transformational Moment for the Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council is proud to announce the opening of its brand new headquarters.

Congressional Relations

Jul 25, 2013

At Senate Egypt Hearing, Contentious Aid Issue Looms Large

By Stefanie Hausheer

Should the United States sidestep its laws and continue to provide aid to Egypt given the events of July 3? If the United States suspends assistance, will we lose our vital security partnership with Egypt? These questions were fiercely debated at today’s Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on the crisis in Egypt that featured […]

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Congressional Relations

Jul 19, 2013

Top News: Proposed US House Bill Keeps Egypt Military Aid at $1.3 Billion

Leaders of the US House of Representatives panel in charge of aid to Egypt proposed on Thursday that military aid be kept at $1.3 billion next year, subject to conditions including the government planning and holding elections.

Press Release

Jul 17, 2013

First-of-its-Kind Cyber History Book to Be Released Tomorrow

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council, in partnership with the Cyber Conflict Studies Association, will release tomorrow a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind book on the history of cyber conflicts. Edited by Atlantic Council Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey, A Fierce Domain: Conflict in Cyberspace, 1986 to 2012, looks back at the major “wake-up calls” that have forced […]

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