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Sep 17, 2025

Atlantic Council launches MENA Futures Lab to harness innovation and human capital, appoints Khalid Azim as inaugural director

WASHINGTON, DC – September 17, 2025 – The Atlantic Council announced today the launch of the MENA Futures Lab, a flagship initiative of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East advancing innovation, entrepreneurship, and human capital to build a more prosperous future for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The Council has appointed […]

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Sep 15, 2025

Atlantic Council and Antenna Group announce first ever Alliance for Europe – Gulf Geopolitics & Investments Summit (AEGGIS)

WASHINGTON, DC – September 15, 2025 — The Atlantic Council and Antenna Group, announced the Alliance for Europe – Gulf Geopolitics & Investments Summit (AEGGIS), a unique initiative to strengthen economic relations between European and Gulf countries and enhance consensus on global geopolitical challenges. The Summit will be launched at an exclusive gathering of distinguished […]

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Sep 11, 2025

Atlantic Council announces 2025 class of Millennium Leadership Intensive participants

WASHINGTON, DC –  SEPTEMBER 11, 2025  – The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program (MLP) selected thirty-five rising leaders for its 2025 class of the Millenium Leadership Intensive.  The Millennium Leadership Intensive (MLI) is a hybrid, three-month program designed to equip rising professionals with the leadership prowess, global perspective, and supportive network needed to drive meaningful […]

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Sep 3, 2025

Sherri Goodman named Distinguished Fellow at Atlantic Council 

By Atlantic Council

Sherri Goodman joins the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment Resilience & Society

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Aug 21, 2025

Kevin K. Sullivan and Antonio Ortiz-Mena join Atlantic Council as nonresident senior fellows

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 21, 2025 – The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) announced today the addition of Ambassador Kevin K. Sullivan, former US ambassador to Nicaragua and former deputy assistant secretary for South America at the US Department of State, and Dr. Antonio Ortiz-Mena, president and CEO at AOM Advisors and […]

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Aug 14, 2025

Atlantic Council and Florida International University forge strategic alliance to tackle key challenges in the Americas

WASHINGTON, DC –   AUGUST 14, 2025 –  The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) and Florida International University (FIU) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore joint initiatives that advance consensus building, research, and engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean.  FIU will leverage the ongoing leadership […]

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Aug 12, 2025

Atlantic Council welcomes 2025 class of Millennium Fellows

WASHINGTON, DC –  AUGUST 12, 2025  – Today, the Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program is excited to announce the 2025-26 class of Millennium Fellows.  The Millennium Fellowship, a year-long, high-impact program for emerging global leaders in international affairs aims to hone leadership acumen, foster community, and expand fellows’ capacity for meaningful impact. Through immersive leadership […]

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Jul 29, 2025

The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center launches Transatlantic Project on the Middle East, led by UK Ambassador Jon Wilks

WASHINGTON, DC – July 29, 2025 — The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East announced today the launch of the Transatlantic Project, a timely initiative aimed at strengthening US-European cooperation on the most critical opportunities and challenges facing the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The project will be led by Ambassador […]

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Jul 28, 2025

Victoria Taylor to head the Atlantic Council’s Iraq Initiative

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 28, 2025 – The Atlantic Council announced that Victoria J. Taylor, former deputy assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran, will be the new director of the Iraq Initiative within its Middle East Programs.  Taylor brings a distinguished background as a national security leader with over two decades of experience in […]

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Jun 30, 2025

Atlantic Council expands global presence with a new regional office in Bucharest

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – JUNE 30, 2025 – The Atlantic Council, one of the most influential and globally active think tanks in the United States, announced today the opening of a new regional office in Bucharest. This new office will foster bilateral and transatlantic cooperation on key priorities including energy, security, infrastructure, economics, and advanced technology, […]

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May 1, 2023

Atlantic Council announces 2023 Distinguished Leadership Award honorees

World Trade Organization Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to be honored with International Distinguished Leadership Awards Adena T. Friedman, Chair and CEO of Nasdaq, will receive the Distinguished Business Leadership Award General Laura J. Richardson, commander of US Southern Command, will be recognized with the Distinguished Military Leadership Award […]

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Apr 18, 2023

<strong>Senators Hagerty and Cardin named honorary co-chairs of Atlantic Council’s US-Colombia Advisory Group</strong> 

Distinguished group to advance a renewed strategy to deepen US-Colombia ties.

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Apr 4, 2023

Atlantic Council convenes formalized task force focused on Black Sea security

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 4, 2023 – The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, in partnership with the Romanian National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNPSA), convened its first formal task force meeting on Black Sea security last week. As the task force continues to meet […]

Europe & Eurasia

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Mar 13, 2023

N7 Initiative convenes Arab and Israeli experts to deliberate actionable policy and programming in regional agriculture, food, and water security

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—MARCH 14-16, 2023—The N7 Initiative, a partnership between the Atlantic Council and the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation working to strengthen and deepen Arab-Israeli normalization in the wake of the Abraham Accords, will host the N7 Conference on Agriculture, Water & Food Security March 14-16 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This […]

Middle East

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Mar 6, 2023

Atlantic Council’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Adds Nine New Fellows

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 6, 2023 – The Atlantic Council’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) announced today the addition of a diverse group of nine new fellows, as the new initiative rapidly expands its breadth of regional expertise. The initiative, housed in the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, focuses on Indo-Pacific strategy, alliances, and […]

Indo-Pacific

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Mar 2, 2023

Top foreign policy lawmakers bolster support for Global Tech Security Commission

New honorary co-chairs expand bipartisan sponsorship for tech security strategy WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 2, 2023 – The Global Tech Security Commission announced today the naming of four federal lawmakers representing both parties and both houses of Congress as new honorary co-chairs. Senator Todd Young (R-IN), Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL) and […]

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Feb 27, 2023

<strong>Atlantic Council’s Africa Center releases twin reports on Russia’s growing influence in Africa</strong> 

At the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Africa Center shines spotlight on Russian campaign to curry favor on the African continent.

Africa Russia

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Feb 27, 2023

Atlantic Council, US Department of Energy, Croatian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, and American-Central European Business Association to hold fourth meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC)

Public and private industry leaders will convene in Zagreb, Croatia, for two days of discussions on how transatlantic cooperation can advance low-carbon energy security in Central and Eastern Europe.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – FEBRUARY 27, 2023 – The fourth meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) will be held March 1-2, 2023, […]

Central Europe Eastern Europe

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Feb 21, 2023

<strong>Kimberly Donovan joins the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center as the Director of the Economic Statecraft Initiative</strong>

Senior FinCEN leader will spearhead the Atlantic Council’s work to advance US economic security policy and deliver cutting-edge research on ways the government and private sector can use the tools of economic statecraft wisely and effectively.

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Feb 14, 2023

Atlantic Council’s inaugural Rafik Hariri Awards to honor Arab leaders in business, social entrepreneurship, and arts

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 14, 2023 – The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East today announced the honorees for the inaugural Rafik Hariri Awards, who will be celebrated at a gala dinner on February 14. As the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center celebrates its tenth anniversary, the awards will honor outstanding figures […]

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