Press Release

Mar 19, 2012

New Atlantic Council Report Outlines Political Turmoil Within Iran

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – With tensions increasing between Iran and the West, the Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force is releasing a new Issue Brief highlighting growing political turmoil within the country, and recommending steps the United States can take to boost Iranian political rights while containing advances toward nuclear weapons. Published today, "Iran’s Internal Politics: The Supreme […]

Press Release

Mar 13, 2012

Rudolph Atallah Joins Ansari Africa Center as Senior Fellow

By
Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center announced today that noted Africa counterterrorism and security expert Rudolph Atallah has been appointed a senior fellow.

Emerging Defense Challenges

Mar 12, 2012

Atlantic Council Names Steven Grundman as Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council has named Steven Grundman as its first M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges.

Press Release

Mar 9, 2012

Ambassador Matthew Bryza Joins Atlantic Council as Nonresident Senior Fellow

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today named Ambassador Matthew Bryza as a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center.

Press Release

Feb 8, 2012

Atlantic Council Names The Honorable Ellen Tauscher as Vice Chair of Scowcroft Center on International Security

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today appointed The Honorable Ellen Tauscher as Vice Chair-designate of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, which will be inaugurated later this year. The State Department announced yesterday that Tauscher has stepped down as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, but that she will continue […]

Press Release

Jan 18, 2012

Atlantic Council Covering One-Year Anniversary of Egyptian Uprisings

By
Jason Harmala

As Egypt’s transition continues to unfold one year later, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East is providing critical, real-time analysis and commentary on Egypt’s political and economic challenges. Marking the one-year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution on January 25, the Hariri Center will post new online resources direct from Cairo and […]

Press Release

Jan 4, 2012

National Bestseller Berlin 1961 Released in Paperback Today

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON — Berkley Books, an imprint of Penguin Group, today released the trade paperback of Atlantic Council President Frederick Kempe’s national bestselling book, Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth.

Press Release

Dec 15, 2011

CEOs, Government Officials, and Higher Ed Leaders Convene to Address Growing Skills Gap

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON — On December 15, leaders from across the private sector, government, and the higher education community debated options for closing the growing skills gap to foster better economic development and competitiveness in the US. Called “Building the Employment Agenda: New Solutions to Close the Skills Gap,” the roundtable hosted by the Atlantic Council and […]

Press Release

Dec 14, 2011

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Stresses Need for Political Compromise in Washington in Time of Crisis

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – At a celebration honoring former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft on Tuesday night, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates lamented the political gridlock preventing Washington’s leaders from solving the most difficult challenges facing the United States and its allies today, saying that compromise has become akin to selling out. “I’m deeply concerned about […]

Press Release

Dec 12, 2011

New Atlantic Council – Bertelsmann Foundation Report Argues for TARP-style Intervention in European Union

By
Adrienne Chuck

WASHINGTON – As European leaders meet to decide the future of the Eurozone, Julie Chon argues in a new Atlantic Council — Bertelsmann Foundation policy brief that Europe must learn from the United States’ TARP experience, and match a sizeable bazooka with a clear and transparent process for markets to understand how financial mechanisms will […]

Content

Press Release

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 […]

Press Release

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 […]

Press Release

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 […]

Press Release

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 […]

Press Release

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 […]

Press Release

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 […]

Press Release

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, […]

Press Release

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.

Press Release

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 […]

Press Release

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. […]

Syria