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Nov 11, 2021

Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center announces partnership with US Department of State

Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center partners with US Department of State to launch campaign for renewed hemispheric cooperation alongside the ninth Summit of the Americas

Americas
Climate Change & Climate Action

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Oct 21, 2021

Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Leadership Awards Gala to Honor Ursula von der Leyen, Dua Lipa, Albert Bourla, Ugur Sahin, and Özlem Türeci

November 10 ceremony at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC to celebrate exemplary leaders who have contributed to the Atlantic Council’s mission of shaping the global future together; awards mark Atlantic Council’s 60th anniversary

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Oct 20, 2021

Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr announces Africa’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

Climate Change & Climate Action
Resilience

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Oct 18, 2021

Seville Mayor Juan Espadas announces heatwave naming and categorization initiative

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

Climate Change & Climate Action
Resilience

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Oct 14, 2021

Atlantic Council Releases new report on international technology standards and geopolitics

This new GeoTech Center report finds that, while China is seeking to increase influence over technology standards setting, China is still a long way from unfairly dominating international standards organization.

Technology & Innovation

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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

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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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May 23, 2019

Atlantic Council Launches Nuclear Energy and National Security Coalition (NENSC)

WASHINGTON, DC –The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center has launched its Nuclear Energy and National Security Coalition (NENSC), led by co-chairs Ambassador Thomas Graham and Admiral Richard Mies (Ret.), leaders in nuclear energy policy. The Coalition, which includes former military leaders, senior diplomats, and national security experts, views nuclear energy as a pillar within the […]

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Apr 29, 2019

Atlantic Council Launches Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center

Adrienne Arsht’s $25-million Gift Creates Historic Opportunity For ‘Reaching One Billion People with Resilience Solutions by 2030’ WASHINGTON, DC (April 29, 2019)— The Atlantic Council today announced a $25-million gift from business leader and philanthropist Adrienne Arsht to endow the Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience. The Center, which recently received a $30-million grant from The […]

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Apr 18, 2019

Hacking Darwin: Atlantic Council’s Jamie Metzl Has a New Guide to Thriving in the Genetics Revolution

Parliamentarians anywhere in the world can request a free copy of the e-book The genetics revolution will transform our healthcare, the way we make babies, and the nature of the babies we make, extend our lifespans, and ultimately alter our evolutionary trajectory as a species. Sonner than most people realize, the idea of humans as […]

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Apr 11, 2019

Atlantic Council Announces 2019 Distinguished Leadership Awards

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council on April 30 will present its annual Distinguished Leadership Awards, one of the most significant honors for accomplishment in international relations to: the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); Adrienne Arsht, executive vice chair of the Atlantic Council; Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund; and Frederick W. Smith, Chairman and CEO, FedEx […]

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Apr 3, 2019

Vice President Mike Pence, NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg, Foreign Ministers and US Policymakers Discussed NATO’s Past, Present, and Future on Alliance’s 70th Anniversary

Washington, DC (April 3, 2019)– Today, US Vice President Mike Pence, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. Members of Congress, and Foreign Ministers from Germany, Turkey, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, Greece, and North Macedonia, convened at “NATO Engages,” a summit in Washington hosted by the Atlantic Council, German Marshall Fund, and Munich Security Conference.

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Mar 29, 2019

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to Speak at “NATO Engages” Summit on Wednesday, April 3 in Washington

Foreign Ministers of Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, North Macedonia, Turkey, Poland Among Speakers to Participate in Full Day Event Media Registration Open — RSVP Required Washington and Munich (April 2, 2019) — Vice President Mike Pence and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg are among those confirmed to speak at “NATO Engages: The Alliance at 70,” […]

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Mar 29, 2019

Atlantic Council Welcomes 2019 Class of Millennium Fellows

WASHINGTON, DC – On March 29th, the Atlantic Council announced it’s 2019 class of Millennium Fellows. An Italian entrepreneur bringing revolutionary vaccination technology to market to eradicate polio and measles rubella; a senior advisor to the Prime Minister of North Macedonia that led landmark legislation to change the country’s name in 2018; the chief-of-staff of […]

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Mar 8, 2019

Atlantic Council names Emerson T. Brooking as Resident Fellow at the Digital Forensic Research Lab

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The Atlantic Council announced today that author and defense analyst Emerson T. Brooking has joined as Resident Fellow at the Digital Forensic Research Lab.

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Mar 8, 2019

Atlantic Council Announces Inaugural Women Leaders in Energy Fellowship Class

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center announced today the selection of its inaugural class of fellows for its Women Leaders in Energy Fellowship. The Fellowship is a one-year, nonresident program for early to mid-career rising female leaders in the energy and climate field with an interest in policy. “The energy sector drives […]

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Feb 28, 2019

Atlantic Council names Andy Carvin as Senior Fellow at Digital Forensic Research Lab

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The Atlantic Council announced that Andy Carvin has joined the council as Resident Senior Fellow at the Digital Forensic Research Lab.

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