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Jan 7, 2021

The EastWest Institute’s Balkan Dialogues initiative to migrate to Atlantic Council

The EastWest Institute today announced that its Balkan Dialogues initiative is migrating to the Future Europe Initiative at the Atlantic Council. The Atlantic Council and its Future Europe Initiative are delighted to integrate this impressive body of work into its ongoing efforts to promote regional cooperation and advance a Euro-Atlantic future for the Western Balkans. […]

The Balkans

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Dec 14, 2020

Nadereh Chamlou joins the Atlantic Council

Former Senior Advisor at the World Bank joins the Middle East Programs Future of Iran Initiative.

Economy & Business
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Dec 10, 2020

Atlantic Council Announces Launch of Strategic Litigation Project

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Atlantic Council

New effort from Middle East Programs and the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative seeks to inject fresh thinking into how governments and practitioners can apply legal tools to further foreign policy interests and advance human rights and democracy around the world.

Human Rights
International Norms

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Dec 1, 2020

Christine Lagarde headlines launch of Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center

Groundbreaking new program will bridge the divide between finance, foreign policy, and economics

Economy & Business

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Nov 23, 2020

Coronavirus: An update from our President and CEO

Dear Atlantic Council Community, In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Atlantic Council is extending its period of remote work to March 1, 2021. During this period, Atlantic Council staff will have limited use of our Washington headquarters, based on voluntary, on-demand, and approved access only, for special purposes and in accordance with local […]


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Nov 10, 2020

Lieutenant General Charles W. Hooper joins Atlantic Council

Former director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency will serve as nonresident senior fellow in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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Nov 9, 2020

Former and Acting Secretaries of Homeland Security sign open letter on consolidating congressional jurisdiction over DHS

Over the course of 2020, the Atlantic Council’s Future of DHS Project engaged in an intensive review of what needs to be done to refocus the mission and fix the problems at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). We were advised by a Senior Advisory Board of former Secretaries and Acting Secretaries of Homeland […]

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Nov 4, 2020

Atlantic Council to host premiere screening of VETERANS DAY 2020

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Forward Defense

Short film based on the play “War Words” and created in partnership with Arena Stage will air November 11

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Oct 20, 2020

George T. Frampton joins Atlantic Council

Former chair of White House Council on Environmental Quality will lead Global Energy Center’s new Transatlantic Climate Policy Program

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

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Oct 19, 2020

Tallinn summit marks significant progress in Three Seas Initiative

Infrastructure fund raises over $1.3B, including a $300 Million USG investment

Central Europe

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Jan 17, 2019

Atlantic Council Names Benjamin Haddad, top French analyst, to lead Europe work

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Benjamin Haddad, a leading French analyst and author, as the new director of its Future Europe Initiative (FEI). He will lead the Initiative at a pivotal time for the future of Europe, for its place in the world, and for the transatlantic relationship. Two of Haddad’s immediate […]

Global Energy Forum

Jan 13, 2019

Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum 2019 Highlights the Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation

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Abu Dhabi – The third-annual Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum concluded today in Abu Dhabi. As part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the Forum convened regional and global policymakers and industry leaders to discuss the geopolitical and economic impact on the energy agenda. This year’s Forum focused on four major themes: the future of oil, […]

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Jan 12, 2019

Third Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum Addresses Geopolitical and Sustainability Challenges

Abu Dhabi – As part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the Atlantic Council officially launched its third-annual Global Energy Forum in the UAE capital today. The three-day premier event gathers international and regional industry leaders in Abu Dhabi to address the geopolitical, energy and sustainability challenges and opportunities of the future. The Forum is hosted under […]

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Jan 11, 2019

Atlantic Council Responds to Statement from the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Oslo, Norway

On January 10, 2019, the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Oslo released a statement on Facebook reiterating erroneous claims that the Government of Norway funded the Atlantic Council report, The Kremlin’s Trojan Horses 3. The embassy claimed that the author of the report’s Norwegian chapter, Øystein Bogen, was “generously sponsored by Norwegian state agencies, […]

Global Energy Forum

Jan 7, 2019

Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum to be held in Abu Dhabi on January 11-13, 2019

International and regional industry and political leaders to focus on key geopolitical and technology challenges that will drive energy markets in 2019 and beyond  WASHINGTON, DC – The third annual Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum will be held in Abu Dhabi on January 11-13, 2019. The premier event gathers international and regional political, industry, and thought leaders to set the global energy agenda for the year and […]

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Jan 2, 2019

Atlantic Council Announces Cyber Conference in Warsaw

Conference part of Council’s “100 Years Together” initiative aimed at forging the next century of Polish-American partnership WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council and PKO Bank Polski announced today a major cyber conference “A New Initiative for Poland: A Future Global Leader in Securing the 4th Industrial Revolution” to take place in Warsaw on January […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

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Dec 14, 2018

Atlantic Council and PZU SA Announce Strategic Partnership

WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, December 14, 2018, the Atlantic Council and PZU SA signed a multi-year strategic partnership agreement at the Council’s Annual Forum in Washington DC. PZU, a publicly-traded Polish insurance company, is the largest insurance group in Poland and stands among the largest financial institutions in Central Europe. Through this partnership, PZU […]

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Dec 14, 2018

Atlantic Council Names John F.W. Rogers as Chairman of the Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today that John F.W. Rogers, a Goldman Sachs executive and government service veteran, has been elected as Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2019. Rogers succeeds General James L. Jones USMC (ret.), who served as Atlantic Council Chairman from 2007 to 2009 and again since 2017.  Rogers […]

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Dec 12, 2018

Mark Linscott, Previously Assistant USTR For South and Central Asian Affairs, Joins Atlantic Council as a Senior Fellow

By Mark Linscott

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center today named Mark Linscott as a senior fellow. Most recently, Linscott served as Assistant United States Trade Representative (USTR) for South and Central Asian Affairs. Linscott will lead the South Asia Center’s US-India Trade Initiative, aimed at convening thought leadership and policy-makers in an effort to maintain focus on the importance […]

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Nov 9, 2018

Atlantic Council Statement on the Appointment of J. Peter Pham as Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa

Washington – Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe today issued the following statement on Secretary of State Pompeo’s decision to appoint J. Peter Pham, Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives and Director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, as United States Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa: “The Atlantic Council […]