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Oct 24, 2022

Atlantic Council and Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation to host President of Israel and launch next phase of N7 Initiative

Washington, DC—October 24, 2022—The Atlantic Council, in partnership with the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, will host President of Israel Isaac Herzog on Tuesday, October 25, to discuss his vision for regional cooperation and Israeli-Arab normalization. The event marks a major expansion of the N7 Initiative to support the growing diplomatic ties between Israel and the […]

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Sep 28, 2022

New Research Shows the Way Forward for US-European Economic Relationship

Four new reports offer concrete policy recommendations for future cooperation on trade, monetary policy, digital currencies and economic statecraft

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Sep 27, 2022

Ten-minute Reduction in Wait Times At US-Mexico Border Could Boost Economic Activity by $26 Million: Atlantic Council Study

The research was completed by the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, the University of Texas at El Paso, and Colegio de la Frontera Norte, in partnership with the US Department of State Washington DC – September 27, 2022 – A 10-minute reduction in wait times for northbound traffic at the US-Mexico border could lead […]

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Sep 22, 2022

Atlantic Council Launches Millennium Fellowship Alumni Board

WASHINGTON, DC – September 21, 2022 – Today, the Atlantic Council launched the Millennium Leadership Alumni Board to galvanize seven years of Millennium Leadership fellows around the program’s pillars of community, leadership, and impact. The Board, which will bring together fellows from 2015-2021, will focus on connecting previous Millennium Leadership Program (MLP) members to programming and […]

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Sep 22, 2022

Landon Derentz joins the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center as senior director

Career energy policy expert will connect government, industry, civil society, and public stakeholders to ensure new advances are applied in the ongoing energy transition. Washington, D.C. – September 21, 2022 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Landon Derentz, former director of Middle Eastern and African Affairs at the US Department of Energy, has joined […]

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Sep 20, 2022

Ahead of COP 27, the Atlantic Council and TRENDS Research and Advisory to host second annual conference on the Middle East’s climate challenges and prospects

The two-day hybrid in-person and virtual convening will offer insights and ambitious solutions on urgent climate challenges from regional experts and government officials from the US and across the Middle East WASHINGTON, DC – September 20, 2022 – The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative and TRENDS Research and Advisory—an independent research and advisory center based […]

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Sep 20, 2022

Ken Berlin joins the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center as Senior Fellow

Washington, D.C. – September 20, 2022 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Ken Berlin, former president and CEO of The Climate Reality Project, has joined the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center as a senior fellow to launch its Financing and Achieving Cost Competitive Climate Solutions Project. Throughout his tenure at Climate Reality, Berlin oversaw […]

Global Citizen Awards

Sep 19, 2022

Atlantic Council to honor heads of state, artistic and business leaders at eleventh Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards

Highlight of UN General Assembly Week honors individuals who make unique contributions towards improving the world NEW YORK –SEPTEMBER 19, 2022—The Atlantic Council today announced that the eleventh Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards will honor the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo; President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö; Prime Minister of […]

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Sep 12, 2022

Ambassador Marcy Grossman, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, joins the Atlantic Council as nonresident senior fellow

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Ambassador Grossman will contribute regional and government experience to the Council’s work on the Israeli-Arab normalization process and regional conflict resolution initiatives.

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Sep 7, 2022

Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announces the addition of eight new fellows

New fellows deepen the center’s expertise in finance and investing, climate, security, and science and technology on the world’s fastest-growing continent WASHINGTON DC —SEPTEMBER 7, 2022—The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announced today the appointment of eight new fellows across a variety of sectors, increasing the center’s deep bench of regional expertise and strengthening the center’s […]

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Jun 3, 2016

Wroclaw Global Forum Concludes with Calls for Productive NATO Summit

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WROCLAW – The second and final day of the seventh annual Wroclaw Global Forum opened with a discussion featuring US Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), US Representative Jan Schakowsky, and Atlantic Council Chairman Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. on US foreign policy after the 2016 election. The wide-ranging discussion recapped the 2016 primary season and looked […]

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Jun 2, 2016

Seventh Annual Wroclaw Global Forum Opens with Focus on NATO Summit, Security Concerns

WROCLAW – The seventh annual Wroclaw Global Forum opened in Wroclaw, Poland this morning, convening a global group of leaders from government, business, media, and civil society. Hosted by the Atlantic Council, the City of Wroclaw, and the Polish Institute of International Affairs, the Forum began with opening remarks from the three co-hosts: Atlantic Council […]

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Jun 2, 2016

Atlantic Council South Asia Center Releases White Paper on Megacity Strategy and Security

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WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s upcoming visit to the United States, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center announces the release of a white paper entitled Resilient Megacities: Strategy, Security, and Sustainability. Informed by the Atlantic Council’s Megacity Security Conference held in partnership with the US Consulate in Mumbai at the Taj Mahal […]

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May 10, 2016

US Foreign Policy Leaders Argue Brexit Would Diminish UK, “Dangerously Weaken” Europe

The Atlantic Council today released an open letter, signed by thirteen former Secretaries of State, Secretaries of Defense, and National Security Advisors, making a strong geopolitical case for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union. 

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May 5, 2016

Premier Syria Expert Frederic C. Hof to Lead Atlantic Council’s Hariri Center

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council named former State Department Special Adviser for transition in Syria, Frederic C. Hof, as Director of its Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. Hof has been a Senior Fellow for the Hariri Center since November 2012, and will assume his position as Director on May 11, 2016.

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Apr 19, 2016

Atlantic Council Announces Launch of US-India Trade Initiative

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today its new trade initiative, aimed at boosting trade relations between the United States and India. The initiative, housed in the Council’s South Asia Center, will build on the momentum of President Obama and Prime Minister Modi’s ambitious goal to increase the trade levels between the two countries […]

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Apr 8, 2016

Atlantic Council Names Joshua Corman as Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today that Joshua Corman will lead the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security as its new Director. Joshua Corman is a world renowned security researcher and leading cyber security strategist.

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Mar 18, 2016

Atlantic Council Launches Chairman’s Legacy Society, Planned Giving Program

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today the launch of its Chairman’s Legacy Society, a planned gift initiative. The Chairman’s Legacy Society provides Atlantic Council donors with a wide array of options of giving to the Atlantic Council on a timeline that best suits their needs.

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Mar 14, 2016

Atlantic Council Cyber Statecraft Initiative Concludes Fourth Annual Student Cyber-Policy Competition

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The Atlantic Council’s fourth annual Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge was held on March 11-12 at American University’s School of International Service in Washington, DC. Forty teams competed to offer their best national-security policy prescriptions for combating evolving cyber conflict scenarios.

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Mar 8, 2016

President Obama Nominates Chris Brummer to Commodity Futures Trading Commission

By Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama announced Thursday his intent to nominate Chris Brummer, C. Boyden Gray Fellow on Global Finance and Growth for the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program and Project Director and Founder of the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Finance Initiative, as a Commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).