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Nov 18, 2014

US Vice President Biden to Headline Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul

By Atlantic Council

United States Vice President Joe Biden will address a special closing session of the Atlantic Council’s sixth annual Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul on November 22, 2014, where he is expected to discuss the political, security, and energy challenges facing the transatlantic community and the wider Eurasian region.

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Nov 17, 2014

Richard Morningstar Named Founding Director of the Atlantic Council’s New Global Energy Center

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council today named Richard Morningstar―diplomat, businessman, lawyer, and scholar―as the founding director of its new Global Energy Center. Morningstar is the latest addition to an expert team the Council is assembling to build its groundbreaking energy initiative, including former Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs David Goldwyn as the chair of […]

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Nov 13, 2014

New Atlantic Council Report Shows Benefits of Transatlantic Trade Agreement for Small Businesses

By Atlantic Council

According to a new Atlantic Council report entitled The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Big Opportunities for Small Business, small and medium-sized enterprises in both the United States and European Union would benefit significantly from the implementation of an ambitious Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP). Using data from a targeted survey and interviews conducted […]

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Nov 13, 2014

Atlantic Council Welcomes Daniel Chiu as Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council named Dr. Daniel Chiu, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development in the Department of Defense (DoD), as deputy director of its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.

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Oct 29, 2014

Genetics and National Security Expert Jamie Metzl Named Atlantic Council Nonresident Fellow

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council named genetics and national security expert Jamie Metzl as a nonresident fellow for technology and national security in its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.

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Oct 28, 2014

Youth in the Arctic: A Breakout Session Connecting the Leaders of Tomorrow and Today

By Atlantic Council

Watch Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJSicv4S8hE The Arctic Climate Change Emerging Leaders Fellowship (ACCEL), Barents Regional Youth Council, Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy Network (ELEEP), Reykjavik University, and Youth Arctic Coalition invite you to participate in a question and answer session with Admiral Robert J. Papp, U.S. Special Representative for the Arctic and the top U.S. […]

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Oct 24, 2014

Andrea Montanino to Lead Atlantic Council’s Work on Prosperity and Competitiveness

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council today announced that Andrea Montanino, Italian economist and current executive director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will join the Atlantic Council in November as director of the Global Business and Economics Program. In that position, he will lead the Council’s work on economic growth, global trade, and finance. 

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Oct 24, 2014

The Atlantic Council Welcomes the 2014 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Meet the 2014 ELP Fellows Adiya Amjad | Aftab Waheed | Danial Shah | Dawar Shah Akhtar | Hassan Raza | Ifrah Faiz | Jalila Haider | Mahnoor Ijaz Rathore | Muhammad Dawood Sheikh | Mukesh Meghwar | Nazish Rahmani | Rafia Saleem | Rahim Shah | | Sehyr Mirza | Yasir Abbas WASHINGTON- The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, U.S. Embassy Islamabad, and Meridian International Center are pleased to announce the 2014 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan (ELP) Fellows. This Fellowship […]

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Oct 23, 2014

Atlantic Council Welcomes 2014 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, US Embassy Islamabad, and Meridian International Center are pleased to announce the 2014 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan (ELP) Fellows.  This fellowship supports and empowers the next generation of Pakistan’s civil society leaders by creating a sustainable forum of collaboration. 

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Oct 22, 2014

Kyiv-Based Brian Mefford Named Atlantic Council Senior Fellow

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council has named Brian Mefford, a Kyiv-based business and political consultant with more than fifteen years of experience in Eastern Europe, as a nonresident senior fellow in its Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center. Mefford will join the Council’s growing team supporting its Ukraine-in-Europe Initiative. A long-time observer of Ukrainian politics, Mefford will bolster the […]

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Jun 22, 2023

Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center and Rhodium Group release major report on sanctioning China in a Taiwan crisis

The new research analyzes China sanctions scenarios and costs to the global economy

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Jun 15, 2023

Atlantic Council wraps successful PACC 2030 Climate Resilient Clean Energy Summit

In partnership with RMI, the Caribbean Initiative at the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center convened top US officials, Caribbean leaders, US companies, civil society, and policy experts to forge solutions to the region’s clean energy challenges on the sidelines of Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to The Bahamas WASHINGTON D.C. – June 15, 2023 – […]

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Jun 15, 2023

Atlantic Council announces 2023 Women Innovators Fellowship recipients from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain

Building on the success of its inaugural cohort, the Women Innovators Fellowship (WIn) will include Bahrain and the UAE, in addition to Saudi Arabia, as it continues to empower more women entrepreneurs from the Middle East 

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Jun 15, 2023

Atlantic Council launches 2023 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes

Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center provides a comprehensive understanding of what leads to a free and prosperous society

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Jun 8, 2023

Atlantic Council to host PACC 2030 climate summit on sidelines of VP Harris trip to The Bahamas

The PACC 2030 Climate Resilient Clean Energy Summit will convene top US government officials, Caribbean governments, US and Caribbean companies, civil society leaders, and many more to tackle the impacts of climate change on the Caribbean

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Jun 6, 2023

Atlantic Council welcomes inaugural Climate Leadership Program participants

Program to convene top international climate-focused venture capital fund managers in Accra, Ghana in July.

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May 30, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored with Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE – May 30, 2023 – In recognition of his historic leadership during the Ukrainian people’s brave defense of their freedom, Atlantic Council Chairman John F.W. Rogers and President and CEO Frederick Kempe today presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the Atlantic Council’s highest honor, its Global Citizen Award, a recognition conferred on unique individuals who contribute toward improving the state of the world.  

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May 30, 2023

<strong>Atlantic Council announces eighth annual Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference</strong>

WASHINGTON, DC – May 30, 2023 – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center (GEC) will hold the eighth annual Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Washington, DC, in partnership with the Slovak V4 Presidency of the Visegrad Group. This year’s conference will be held in person at the Atlantic Council headquarters, while also streaming to a global virtual audience.

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May 16, 2023

Atlantic Council statement on alleged poisoning

  WASHINGTON, DC – May 16, 2023 – An independent Russian news website today reported on an alleged poisoning incident of John Herbst, the senior director of our Eurasia Center and former US ambassador to Ukraine. The news website Agentstvo, quoting several unnamed sources, reported that Ambassador Herbst was one of at least four people […]

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May 10, 2023

Atlantic Council announces new experts’ coalition to promote nonpartisan solutions to the United States’ border and immigration challenges

The Atlantic Council today announced the formation of a new coalition of experts in border and immigration security and cross-border trade who will work together to advance nonpartisan, pragmatic solutions to the United States’ border and immigration challenges.

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