Press Release

Sep 10, 2014

Atlantic Council Statement on Donor Policy

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Atlantic Council

For more than a half century since its founding in 1961, the Atlantic Council has focused on publishing research and convening communities of influence to craft and promote policies that tackle a full range of global challenges. Our mission is that of renewing the Atlantic community and improving the state of the world through more […]

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Sep 4, 2014

SACEUR Breedlove: NATO must deploy a new strategy to curb Russian aggression

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Phillip M. Breedlove today called on the need for NATO to counter Russia’s “hybrid military model, especially as it relates to the Ukraine crisis and further aggression, with a new strategy. 

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Sep 4, 2014

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Delivers Keynote Remarks at Atlantic Council Future Leaders Summit

Calls Wales Summit “one of the most important Summits in the history of our Alliance.” NEWPORT, WALES – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen today called the Wales Summit “one of the most important Summits in the history of our Alliance” as members grapple with a host of challenges including aggression in Europe’s east and […]

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Aug 26, 2014

NATO Secretary General Rasmussen to Headline Atlantic Council Future Leaders Summit in Wales, Sept. 4

NEWPORT, WALES – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will deliver the opening keynote address at the Atlantic Council’s Future Leaders Summit at Celtic Manor in Wales on September 4. He will preview the official NATO Summit agenda. The Future Leaders Summit is the premier public diplomacy event alongside the NATO Summit in Wales, and […]

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Aug 20, 2014

Atlantic Council Statement on the Passing of Dinu Patriciu

Dinu Patriciu, founder of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and a member of the Council’s International Advisory Board, died yesterday at age sixty-four due to complications related to lymphatic cancer.

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Aug 6, 2014

Tunisia’s Transition Under Threat Without Counterterror Support

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Atlantic Council

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In a public address at the Atlantic Council, Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki urgently called on the United States and its Western partners to support his country’s fight against terrorism. He warned that without their help to secure the country in the run-up to elections, terrorists will seek to destabilize the country, […]

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Jul 31, 2014

Argentina Defaults: Atlantic Council Experts Comment

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Atlantic Council

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Argentina failed to meet its deadline for interest payments on $13 billion of securities bonds due in 2033, resulting in the country’s second default since 2001. Reaction from Atlantic Council experts: “Nearly a decade ago, Argentina and 93 percent of its bondholders agreed to a deal that Argentina has so far respected. […]

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Jul 24, 2014

Atlantic Council Names Salam Fayyad as Distinguished Statesman

Atlantic Council Names Salam Fayyad as Distinguished StatesmanFayyad to speak on Gaza crisis at July 31 Atlantic Council event in DC  WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today named Dr. Salam Fayyad, former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, as Atlantic Council distinguished statesman in its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. Dr. Fayyad will address issues […]

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Jun 16, 2014

Iran Task Force on Unwinding US and EU Sanctions on Iran

As negotiations resume today in Vienna between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, the Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force introduces two papers that outline options for unwinding US and European sanctions against Iran—a key element of any long-term agreement curbing Iran’s nuclear program.  “Easing US Sanctions on Iran ,” […]

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May 29, 2014

Algeria Needs Reform Strategy to Avoid Upheaval

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A new Atlantic Council report warns that although the Algerian government has effectively maintained the status quo and avoided its own Arab Spring, it risks future instability if it does not commit to serious political and economic reforms.  In “No Arab Spring for Algeria,” Mohsin Khan and Karim Mezran, senior fellows at […]

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Aug 7, 2019

Atlantic Council Announces Councilors Program to Advance Public-Private Leadership

WASHINGTON, DC- The Atlantic Council announced today the launch and inaugural members of its nomination-only Councilors Program, an initiative aimed at convening a results-oriented group of private sector leaders dedicated to more actively exploring and acting on issues at the intersection of business, foreign policy, and politics that will shape the global future.   “This […]

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Aug 6, 2019

Atlantic Council Statement on the Appointment of Christopher Porter as National Intelligence Officer for Cyber at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

"The Atlantic Council is proud to have one of our own, Christopher Porter, selected to serve as the top intelligence officer for cyber in the US government."

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Aug 2, 2019

Atlantic Council Global Energy Center to Host Veterans Advanced Energy Summit

CHICAGO, IL – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center will host its inaugural Veterans Advanced Energy Summit on Tuesday, August 13 in Chicago, Illinois. The Summit will feature cutting-edge presentations and conversations at the intersection of advanced energy and national security.  The Summit will feature business and military leaders, policymakers, and others with insight into […]

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Jul 26, 2019

Atlantic Council Response to the Decision of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

On Thursday, July 25, The Atlantic Council was designated an “undesirable organization” by the Russian Ministry of Justice. The Atlantic Council has released the following statement by its President and CEO, Frederick Kempe: “We have seen reports that the Russian Prosecutor General added the Atlantic Council to its list of ‘undesirable organizations,’ which would mean that our […]

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Jul 24, 2019

Atlantic Council Announces Strategic Partnership With GLOBSEC

WASHINGTON DC—The Atlantic Council and GLOBSEC announced today a strategic partnership to reiterate the US commitment to a Europe whole and free with Central Europe an integral part of it and to develop an agenda for US-Central European ties for the future. “During times in which our democratic societies are facing unprecedented challenges, we cannot […]

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Jul 18, 2019

Atlantic Council Announces Trey Herr as Director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative

The Atlantic Council today announced Trey Herr as Director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative in its Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. Dr. Herr will be central to further strengthening the Initiative’s continued work on cyberspace as a tool of statecraft in an era of expanding great-power competition where geopolitics and cybersecurity increasingly overlap.

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Jul 11, 2019

Atlantic Council Names Adnan Amin as Distinguished Fellow with the Global Energy Center

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today announced that Adnan Amin, Director-General Emeritus of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), has joined the Council as a Distinguished Fellow with the Global Energy Center.  “We’re honored to have Adnan join the Global Energy Center team,” said Randy Bell, Director of the Global Energy Center. “His remarkable […]

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Jul 1, 2019

Georgetown’s Nooruddin to direct Atlantic Council South Asia Center

WASHINGTON DC—The Atlantic Council this week named Irfan Nooruddin, Georgetown University professor and director of the school’s India Initiative, as the new head of its South Asia Center. “In Irfan, we are adding to our leadership team a proven institution-builder and an impressive, widely published intellect to the Council,” said Frederick Kempe, Atlantic Council President […]

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Jun 1, 2019

360/OS Summit to Explore Open Source, Digital Forensics, and Disinformation

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The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) will host its 360/OS Summit on June 20-21, 2019 in London, England.

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May 30, 2019

D-10 Strategy Officials Meet in Berlin to Advance a Rules-Based Order

BERLIN, GERMANY—Top strategy officials from ten of the world’s leading democracies gathered yesterday in Berlin to discuss key challenges facing the rules-based international order.  At the seventh meeting of the D-10 Strategy Forum, policy planning and strategy officials and experts from North America, Europe, and Asia focused on the rise of autocratic challenges  and how […]