Press Release

Mar 14, 2025

Atlantic Council launches Realign For Palestine to redefine pro-Palestine advocacy and policy

The Palestinian-led project promotes a pragmatic vision for the future of Palestine. WASHINGTON, D.C. –MARCH 14, 2025 – The Atlantic Council today launched Realign For Palestine, a groundbreaking new project to challenge entrenched narratives in the Israel and Palestine discourse. The project aims to cultivate a generation of Palestinian voices committed to a renewed Palestinian […]

Middle East

Press Release

Mar 4, 2025

Atlantic Council to host inaugural Global Prosperity Forum

WASHINGTON, DC, March 4, 2025 – The Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center will convene its first ever Global Prosperity Forum on March 19, 2025, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Atlantic Council’s global headquarters in Washington, DC.   Serving as a bridge between research and policy, this flagship gathering will convene leading policymakers, […]

Freedom and Prosperity

Press Release

Feb 20, 2025

Atlantic Council’s N7 Initiative appoints new director and launches N7 Research Institute 

WASHINGTON, DC – February 20, 2025 – The N7 Initiative, a partnership between the Atlantic Council and the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, announces today the appointment of Ryan Arant as its director.    Arant brings extensive experience in foreign policy and national security, having held positions at the US Department of State, US Department of […]

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Jan 29, 2025

Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security names Tressa Guenov as its director of programs and operations and senior fellow

WASHINGTON, DC – January 29, 2025 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Tressa Guenov has been named director of programs and operations and senior fellow in the Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. Guenov served as principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs at the US Department of Defense from 2022 to […]

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Jan 24, 2025

Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense program launches Hypersonic Capabilities Task Force

WASHINGTON, JANUARY 24, 2025 — The Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense program has convened former government officials and industry leaders on a Hypersonic Capabilities Task Force to address the opportunities that hypersonic capabilities offer to the United States to enhance deterrence and the challenges posed by adversary hypersonic capabilities. 

China
Defense Policy

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Dec 6, 2024

Atlantic Council announces new European Leadership Accelerator program 

WASHINGTON, DC, – DECEMBER 6, 2024 – The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program is launching a new initiative to equip rising European leaders with the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to address critical challenges related to the digital and green transition. Launching in Spring 2025, the European Leadership Accelerator (ELA) builds on the Millennium Leadership Program’s core […]

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Nov 13, 2024

Atlantic Council unveils new global headquarters in Washington, DC 

New State-of-the-Art Building Highlights Organization’s Growth and Leadership  WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 13, 2024 – The Atlantic Council is proud to announce the opening of its new global headquarters at 1400 L Street, NW, in the heart of Washington, DC. This cutting-edge physical and technological platform showcases the Council’s remarkable growth and affirms its status as one […]

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Oct 31, 2024

Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announces eight new fellows

New fellows deepen the center’s expertise in finance, investing, security, sports, science, and technology on the world’s fastest-growing continent  WASHINGTON, DC — OCTOBER 31, 2024 —The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announced today the appointment of eight new fellows across a variety of sectors, increasing the center’s deep bench of regional expertise and strengthening the center’s […]

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Oct 24, 2024

Statement on the home raids of two Atlantic Council staff in Georgia

From Graham Brookie, the Atlantic Council’s vice president for technology programs and strategy, as well as the senior director of the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab): On the morning of October 24, officials from the Investigative Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance raided the homes of two staff members of the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic […]

The Caucasus

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Sep 27, 2024

Atlantic Council to host Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy in Istanbul on October 9 and 10 

ISTANBUL, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 – The Atlantic Council will host the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy in Istanbul on October 9-10, 2024. Building on the success of the Atlantic Council’s Regional Clean Energy Outlook Conference in 2022, the event will gather top government, business, and thought leaders in the Balkans, Caucasus, and Central […]

Turkey

Content

Press Release

May 31, 2022

Atlantic Council announces 2022 Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 31, 2022 – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center today announced the seventh annual Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference will be held June 14, 2022, in Washington, D.C. in cooperation with the Visegrád Group. This year’s conference returns to an in-person format for the first time since 2019, while […]

Article

May 26, 2022

Atlantic Council and Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Launch Global Tech Security Commission

Keith Krach and former Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid will lead nonpartisan commission of international leaders to develop global tech security strategy to counter techno-authoritarianism Washington, DC, May 26, 2022 – The Atlantic Council and Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue announce the launch of the nonpartisan Global Tech Security Commission to safeguard freedom from technological […]

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May 24, 2022

Declaración por la igualdad de género en el proceso de construcción de la democracia y la paz en Venezuela

Following the “Venezuela Women’s Leadership Summit,” a network of social activists, democratic political actors, and non-governmental organizations inside and outside Venezuela, propose an action plan to secure the full and effective participation of Venezuelan women in decision-making processes and in their leadership in the redemocratization and sustainable political change in Venezuela.

Civil Society
Democratic Transitions

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May 17, 2022

Atlantic Council’s Matthew Kroenig Appointed to Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States

Director of Studies and Deputy Director of Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security will bring expertise in nuclear strategy and policy to high-level commission

Arms Control
Defense Policy

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May 17, 2022

Atlantic Council Announces Reopening of Warsaw Office

Atlantic Council deepens its commitment to Poland and Central Europe at a critical time for the region’s security and prosperity; office reopened with high-level public event in Warsaw

Europe & Eurasia

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May 9, 2022

Atlantic Council announces 2022 Distinguished Leadership Award Honorees

Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the People of Ukraine, CEO Claudio Descalzi and singer-songwriter Jamala will be honored at the 2022 Distinguished Leadership Awards.

Italy
Ukraine

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Apr 28, 2022

New report offers dozens of recommendations to ensure the UK remains at the center of global finance

The UK should move further and faster in reforming the framework for banking and finance and the wider ecosystem to reboot UK capital markets and improve the competitiveness of the City of London. The debate has moved on from alignment with the EU in exchange for future access; instead the UK should focus on closer […]

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Apr 26, 2022

Ambassador Riyad Insanally, Ambassador Kevin Whitaker, and Sally Yearwood join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center as nonresident senior fellows

New class of fellows to bring deep foreign policy experience and understanding of US-Caribbean and US-Colombia relations, as well as China’s role in the Western Hemisphere.

Caribbean
Colombia

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Apr 25, 2022

Atlantic Council Announces Partnership with Lockheed Martin on 21st Century Security

New project will advance dialogue on the innovative operational concepts and capabilities needed for the United States and its allies to deter and, if necessary, fight and win future wars.

China
National Security

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Apr 18, 2022

Jonathan Panikoff Named Director of Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

By Atlantic Council

Veteran intelligence analyst will spearhead the Atlantic Council’s work to advance US national security interests across the MENA region.

Middle East
Politics & Diplomacy