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Atlantic Council names Max Peterson, Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector at Amazon Web Services (AWS), as a co-chair of the GeoTech Commission

Washington, DC – September, 23, 2021 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Max Peterson, Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector at Amazon Web Services (AWS), will be the newest co-chair of the GeoTech Commission. The Commission is the core pillar of the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center, which launched in 2020 with the goal of […]

Mary McCord, Former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Joins the Atlantic Council as Nonresident Senior Fellow

By Atlantic Council

McCord will contribute extensive senior government experience to the Council’s leading work on counterterrorism, national security, the rule of law, and litigation

Atlantic Council Global Energy Center announces 2021-2022 Veteran Advanced Energy Fellows

Fellows will participate in a yearlong policy and leadership development program for high-potential, high-performing veterans in advanced energy   

Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security strengthens expertise with addition of new nonresident fellow

Cori Fleser will contribute to the Atlantic Council’s leading work on engaging a new community of champions for NATO and analyzing international security with a gender lens

Atlantic Council to honor General Brent Scowcroft with new strategy team

Announcement to advance Scowcroft’s legacy as a national security strategist

Atlantic Council welcomes 2021 class of Millennium Fellows

Incoming class of 32 young leaders selected from over 1,000 applicants from across the globe

Atlantic Council releases issue brief on security of defense trade

New analysis offers an inside look at defense trade agreements between the US and its allies, with recommendations for enhancing the security of these supply chains

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis announces Europe’s first Chief Heat Officer

The announcement comes as several European cities endorse focused action on extreme heat and the protection of vulnerable people, launched by the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center’s City Champions for Heat Action initiative

Atlantic Council releases new state-of-the-art Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker

New analysis shows over 90% of global economy exploring a central bank digital currency

Atlantic Council announces third cohort of the Women Leaders in Energy Fellowship

The Women Leaders in Energy Fellowship welcomes its largest and most geographically diverse cohort of young women professionals across various disciplines in the energy sector.