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Nov 21, 2023

Atlantic Council announces wide-ranging programming at COP28

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Arsht-Rock Resilience Center’s Global Ambassador for Heat, Health, and Gender, joins the Atlantic Council at COP28

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Nov 21, 2023

Atlantic Council and Digital Dollar Project announce full lineup for flagship central bank digital currency conference

This first-of-its-kind convening will gather international financial leaders and launch new research on critical areas in a rapidly developing field

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Oct 30, 2023

Atlantic Council and Delegation of the European Union to the United States to hold 2023 EU-US Defense & Future Forum

Transatlantic experts and policymakers come together November 14-15 to bolster EU-US cooperation on a growing list of global opportunities and challenges WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 30, 2023 – The Atlantic Council’s Europe Center, in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, hosts the third EU-US Defense & Future Forum at […]

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Sep 21, 2023

Atlantic Council and Atlantik-Brücke Release New Research on the Power and Potential of Economic Statecraft

Released at the Transatlantic Forum on Geoeconomics in Berlin, a multipart report sheds new light on the effects of sanctions, export controls, and other tools for shaping world affairs through economic means

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Sep 18, 2023

Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center names Andrew Michta as director of the Scowcroft Strategy Initiative

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 – The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security announced today that Andrew Michta, former dean of the College of International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and current Atlantic Council nonresident senior fellow, has been named director of the Scowcroft Strategy Initiative.

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Sep 13, 2023

Atlantic Council to honor transformational world leaders at twelfth Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards

Highlight of UN General Assembly week recognizes distinguished individuals who make unique contributions towards improving the world

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Sep 6, 2023

Atlantic Council announces 2023 Fellowship selection of Veterans in Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 6, 2023 – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center’s (GEC) Veterans Advanced Energy Project (VAEP) announced the twenty highly distinguished military veterans of the 2023-2024 VAEP Fellowship Program. This one-year fellowship offers veterans an immersive experience in the field of advanced energy, culminating in a policy proposal capstone that exemplifies VAEP’s motto, “energy security is national security.”

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Aug 8, 2023

Atlantic Council Welcomes 2023 Class of Millennium Fellows

The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program, a globally regarded program for emerging global leaders in international affairs, has selected thirty-five young global leaders to participate in its 2023 class of Millennium Fellows. The Millennium Fellowship aims to hone leadership acumen, foster community, and increase capacity for meaningful impact. This year’s highly competitive candidate pool drew applicants from 96 countries.

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Jul 11, 2023

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

Fellows with diverse energy and climate sector experience will gain unparalleled professional development and networking opportunities WASHINGTON, D.C. — July 11, 2023 — The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center announced today the selection of its fifth class of fellows for its Women Leaders in Energy and Climate Fellowship. The fellowship is a one-year, nonresident program […]

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Jul 11, 2023

N7 partners discuss in Bahrain establishing a regional free trade agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbors

MANAMA, BAHRAIN – JULY 11, 2023 – The N7 Initiative, a partnership between the Atlantic Council and the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, has concluded the N7 Conference on Trade, which was held on July 10-11, 2023, in Manama, Bahrain, with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The N7 Initiative […]

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Sep 22, 2016

Atlantic Council Releases Report on Major Global Risks

WASHINGTON, DC – Atlantic Council report projects that the risk of global conflict is at the “highest level since the Cold War.” Today, September 22, the Atlantic Council released a report on major global risks leading up to 2035. The world of 2035 will be fraught with risks both international and internal, as the breakdown […]

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Sep 13, 2016

Atlantic Council Explores Islamic Law and Human Rights in the Middle East

WASHINGTON, DC – The international media frequently features stories of Arab states and non-state actors committing human rights violations allegedly in the name of Islam. The application and understanding of Islamic jurisprudence is varied and controversial, whether such readings of the faith result in institutionalized state laws or actions committed by non-state actors, such as the […]

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Sep 12, 2016

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba Cancels Trip to United States

By Atlantic Council

The Ambassador of Gabon to the United States/Permanent Representative of Gabon to the United Nations has written to the Atlantic Council on behalf of President Ali Bongo Ondimba to communicate that the president will no longer be traveling to the United States this month due to the situation in his country. Therefore, he will not […]

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Sep 12, 2016

2016 Global Citizen Awards

By Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council will honor three recipients at its annual Global Citizen Awards, to be presented on the evening of September 19 in New York, NY: Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe; Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi; and American musician, composer, educator, and Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln […]

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Sep 9, 2016

Atlantic Council / Zurich Insurance Release Report on Global Demographic Risks

The Atlantic Council, in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group and the Pardee Center for International Futures, released a report today that examines the economic impacts of impending demographic changes. Authored by Mathew Burrows, this groundbreaking report, Reducing the Risks from Rapid Demographic Change forecasts possible future scenarios and asserts that demographics do not have to […]

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Sep 7, 2016

Peru’s Former Finance Minister and Ambassador to US Joins Atlantic Council

By Atlantic Council

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Names Luis Miguel Castilla as Senior Fellow WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council has appointed former Peruvian Ambassador and Finance Minister Luis Miguel Castilla as Senior Fellow for the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center. In this capacity, Ambassador Castilla will work on a host of issues, including Peru, the Asia-Pacific Economic […]

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Aug 3, 2016

Application Opens for Year Three of Atlantic Council Veterans Take Point Initiative

By Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council is now accepting applications for its third class of Veterans Take Point Initiative fellows. The Take Point Initiative provides world-class training, professional networking and mentorship, and grants to post-9/11 veterans seeking to become nonprofit and thought leaders in international affairs. All eligible veterans are encouraged to apply at www.takepointx.org before October 1, […]

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Jul 7, 2016

Atlantic Council Names Bilal Y. Saab as Middle East Peace and Security Initiative Director

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security named Bilal Y. Saab as the director of its Middle East Peace and Security Initiative (MEPSI). Previously, Saab served as MEPSI’s resident senior fellow. He has more than fourteen years of experience working as a political-military analyst, adviser, and corporate manager on the Middle East.

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Jul 7, 2016

Fabrice Pothier Named as Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council named Fabrice Pothier as a nonresident senior fellow with the Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. As a fellow, Mr. Pothier will contribute to the Scowcroft Center’s work on transatlantic security in an age of global turbulence and challenges. Among other things, Mr. Pothier will focus on the […]

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Jun 17, 2016

Frederic C. Hof’s Statement on State Department Internal Memo Critical of Obama Administration Policy in Syria

By Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – On June 16, 2016, The New York Times reported that more than fifty State Department diplomats had signed an internal memo critiquing the Obama administration’s Syria policy. The New York Times was provided a draft of the memo, which urges air strikes against the Assad regime in Syria. In response, Ambassador Frederic C. […]

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