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Dec 5, 2025

Nate Swanson to head the Atlantic Council’s Iran Strategy Project

WASHINGTON, DC – December 5, 2025 – The Atlantic Council today announced that Nate Swanson has joined its Middle East Programs as resident senior fellow and director of the Iran Strategy Project.  Swanson brings two decades of experience in US policy toward Iran, having served in a series of senior roles at the US Department […]

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Nov 25, 2025

Atlantic Council’s DFRLab delivers the G7 RRM Digital Transnational Repression Detection Academy

TORONTO — November 25, 2025  — The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), a global leader in open-source research and digital capacity building, in partnership with Global Affairs Canada’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM Canada), officially launched the 2025 G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (G7 RRM) Digital Transnational Repression (DTNR) Detection Academy—a first-of-its-kind initiative to strengthen […]

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Nov 18, 2025

Atlantic Council launches ReForge Commission to rebuild America’s defense industrial base

Commission headed by leaders across government, industry, and academia to design a blueprint for nation-wide defense industrial mobilization  WASHINGTON, DC – November 18, 2025 — The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense program announced today the launch of the ReForge Commission.  Building on the legacy of the “Freedom’s Forge” mobilization during World War II, the Commission will assess the defense production demands of modern warfare and develop a roadmap […]

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Nov 5, 2025

Atlantic Council launches GeoTech Commission on Artificial Intelligence 

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 5, 2025 – The Atlantic Council today announced the launch of the GeoTech Commission on Artificial Intelligence, the Council’s flagship initiative to shape the global AI agenda. The Commission brings together bipartisan Congressional leaders, top industry executives, and innovators across the AI ecosystem to ensure the United States maintain its leadership […]

Artificial Intelligence

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Nov 4, 2025

Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announces six new senior fellows 

WASHINGTON, DC — NOVEMBER 4, 2025 —  The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announced today the appointment of six distinguished experts as senior fellows: Dana Banks, Neil Ford, Rebecca Katz, Rose Keravuori, Deneyse Kirkpatrick and Maisie Pigeon.  These appointments strengthen the Center’s leadership in shaping policy and fostering partnerships across Africa in areas including health security, […]

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Oct 6, 2025

José Manuel Restrepo joins Atlantic Council as nonresident senior fellow 

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 6, 2025 – The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) announced today the addition of José Manuel Restrepo, president of Universidad EIA (Escuela de Ingeniería de Antioquia) and former Colombia minister of finance and public credit, as nonresident senior fellow.  Restripo will use his expertise on foreign trade, investment […]

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Sep 29, 2025

Atlantic Council and Atlantik-Brücke to cohost fourth annual Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM– SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 – The Atlantic Council and Atlantik-Brücke will cohost the fourth Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics on September 30, 2025, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm in Brussels, Belgium.   Featuring senior policymakers, business leaders, and economics experts, this year’s Forum will focus on the United States – European Union relationship amidst […]

Economy & Business

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Sep 25, 2025

Atlantic Council announces Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense to join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security  

Move extends the reach of the Commission to other countries threatened by biological weapons, accidents, and epidemics WASHINGTON, DC  – SEPTEMBER 25, 2025  – The Atlantic Council announced today that the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will join the Council as an initiative within the Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, continuing the commission’s mission […]

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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 […]

Content

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Oct 7, 2021

Atlantic Council’s Africa Center to host high-level international summit on African creative industries

Inaugural event dedicated to advancing the African cultural agenda will feature African heads of state, senior US officials, and icons from arts, film & television, sports, fashion, and music industries WASHINGTON DC—October 7, 2021—The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center will host the inaugural Africa Creative Industries Summit on Friday, October 15, 2021. The summit will feature senior government officials, […]

Africa

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Oct 5, 2021

Atlantic Council and Rhodium Group release groundbreaking report on China’s economic trajectory​​​​

First-ever China Pathfinder Annual Scorecard finds China has made progress toward market economy norms but falls well short of promised reforms WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 5, 2021 – The Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center and Rhodium Group today released the first-ever China Pathfinder Annual Scorecard—a groundbreaking study and state-of-the-art data visualization tool examining whether China’s economy is converging or diverging […]

China
Fiscal and Structural Reform

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Oct 4, 2021

Atlantic Council’s Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge expands to South Africa

The University of Cape Town’s Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa joins as strategic partner for virtual competition

Cybersecurity

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Sep 23, 2021

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 […]

Technology & Innovation

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Sep 17, 2021

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

Defense Policy
Extremism

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Sep 16, 2021

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   

Energy & Environment
Renewables & Advanced Energy

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Aug 27, 2021

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

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Aug 6, 2021

Atlantic Council to honor General Brent Scowcroft with new strategy team

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

Security & Defense

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Aug 4, 2021

Atlantic Council welcomes 2021 class of Millennium Fellows

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

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Jul 28, 2021

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

Security & Defense