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Aug 12, 2024

Atlantic Council welcomes 2024 Class of Millennium Fellows

The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program, a year-long, high-impact program for emerging global leaders in international affairs, has selected thirty-six young global leaders as its 2024 class of Millennium Fellows.  

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Aug 1, 2024

Statement from Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe on release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich 

"We at the Atlantic Council are overjoyed and relieved that Evan has been released after 491 days of wrongful imprisonment in Russia," Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe said.

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Jul 5, 2024

A Concert for NATO’s 75th Anniversary: Celebrating Unity through Music

WASHINGTON, D.C. – JULY 5, 2024 – The American Pops Orchestra (APO), in partnership with the Atlantic Council, proudly announces an historic concert commemorating NATO’s 75th Anniversary. This landmark event will feature student musicians, composers, and singers representing each of the 32 NATO member countries, joining forces with members of the American Pops Orchestra for […]

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Jun 25, 2024

Atlantic Council launches 2024 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes

The Indexes collectively measure 164 countries on 19 different indicators of freedom and prosperity, including measurements of political and economic freedom and the rule of law, as well as health, education, and the environment.

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Jun 17, 2024

Atlantic Council announces 2024 cohort of Women Leaders in Energy and Climate Fellowship

The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center announced today the selection of its 2024 cohort of fellows for its Women Leaders in Energy and Climate Fellowship. This one-year, nonresident fellowship is designed for early- to mid-career women leaders in the energy and climate sectors who aim to deepen their policy expertise and professional development.

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May 29, 2024

Atlantic Council names Romesh Ratnesar as its senior vice president of engagement

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 29, 2024 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Romesh Ratnesar, an accomplished media leader and former State Department official, will join the Atlantic Council as its senior vice president of engagement, leading the Council’s events and communications teams. Ratnesar most recently managed Bloomberg Opinion’s ten-person Editorial Board, where he conceived, […]

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May 21, 2024

Atlantic Council announces establishment of Atlantic Council Technology Programs

The Atlantic Council announced today the establishment of the Atlantic Council Technology Programs (ACtech), which will bring together five innovative Atlantic Council programs with technology as a core focus. 

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May 14, 2024

Atlantic Council launches Counterterrorism Project

Today, the Atlantic Council announced the launch of the Counterterrorism Project (CTP), the next iteration of its counter-terrorism work. With an increasing number of global counterterrorism-related challenges, the project is designed to take a deep dive into the future of global terrorism threats and counterterrorism efforts.

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May 1, 2024

Atlantic Council announces 2024 Distinguished Leadership Award honorees

Leading global think tank will honor Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Christopher G. Cavoli, and Academy Award-winning actress and producer Michelle Yeoh

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Apr 18, 2024

Atlantic Council launches AC @ G20: Road to Rio programming to support G20 priorities

The Atlantic Council has officially launched its programming around Brazil's 2024 presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20), under the banner “AC @ G20: Road to Rio.”

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Jan 12, 2026

Joseph Costa joins Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security as director of Forward Defense 

WASHINGTON, DC — January 12, 2026 — The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security announced today that Joseph Costa has been named director of Forward Defense. Costa served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for plans and posture, where he was the principal civilian advisor to Department of Defense leadership on war planning and overseas force posture. […]

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Dec 22, 2025

Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project supports landmark criminal complaint in Argentina seeking accountability for crimes against humanity during Iran’s “Woman, Life, Freedom” Protests 

BUENOS AIRES / WASHINGTON, DC — December 22, 2025 —The Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project supported the filing of the first-ever criminal complaint targeting Iranian officials for crimes against humanity during the “Women, Life, Freedom” protest movement.  

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Dec 16, 2025

Atlantic Council launches Revitalizing US Shipbuilding Task Force to bolster US maritime industrial base 

Task Force brings together leaders across government, industry, labor, and academia to advance a bold vision for US naval shipbuilding and maintenance  WASHINGTON, DC – December 16, 2025 – The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense program announced today the launch of the Revitalizing US Shipbuilding Task Force in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL).  Galvanized by momentum in the shipbuilding sector, the Task Force […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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