Press Release

Jun 6, 2022

Thom Shanker joins Atlantic Council as Nonresident Senior Fellow

Thom Shanker, director of Project for Media and National Security at George Washington University & former New York Times deputy Washington editor, will serve within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security as nonresident senior fellow

Press Release

Jun 3, 2022

Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center partners with State Department for US-Mexico border study

The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center announced a new partnership with the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), the Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) in Tijuana to enhance security and economic growth in the United States and Mexico.

Mexico
Migration

Press Release

Jun 1, 2022

Atlantic Council Launches Freedom and Prosperity Center

Council’s 16th center will advance awareness of socioeconomic opportunities in developing countries; launch to be marked by release this month of groundbreaking indexes examining the relationship between freedom and prosperity in 174 countries 

Press Release

Jun 1, 2022

In new Atlantic Council book, US and Colombia influencers propose new vision for US-Colombia ties

The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center published its first book, Allies: Twenty-Seven Bold Ideas to Reimagine the US-Colombia Relationship, that outlines a new vision for US-Colombia relations amid the bicentennial of diplomatic relations and as new local and global challenges call for a reimagined partnership.

Colombia
Economy & Business

Press Release

Jun 1, 2022

The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center announces the 2022 Veterans Advanced Energy Summit

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 1, 2022 – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center announced today the 2022 Veterans Advanced Energy Summit (VAES) will be hosted August 9 in Chicago, Illinois. The interactive learning and networking event is dedicated to veterans and military spouses working to strengthen US national security through careers in the advanced energy industry. […]

News

May 31, 2022

Atlantic Council Names Dr. Racha Helwa Director of empowerME Initiative

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Atlantic Council

Senior economist deepens bench to advance the Atlantic Council’s work unlocking the economic and human potential of the Middle East.

Economy & Business
Middle East

Press Release

May 31, 2022

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

Fellows with diverse energy sector experience will gain unparalleled professional development and networking opportunities

Press Release

May 31, 2022

Atlantic Council announces 2022 Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 31, 2022 – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center today announced the seventh annual Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference will be held June 14, 2022, in Washington, D.C. in cooperation with the Visegrád Group. This year’s conference returns to an in-person format for the first time since 2019, while […]


Article

May 26, 2022

Atlantic Council and Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Launch Global Tech Security Commission

Keith Krach and former Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid will lead nonpartisan commission of international leaders to develop global tech security strategy to counter techno-authoritarianism Washington, DC, May 26, 2022 – The Atlantic Council and Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue announce the launch of the nonpartisan Global Tech Security Commission to safeguard freedom from technological […]

Press Release

May 24, 2022

Declaración por la igualdad de género en el proceso de construcción de la democracia y la paz en Venezuela

Following the “Venezuela Women’s Leadership Summit,” a network of social activists, democratic political actors, and non-governmental organizations inside and outside Venezuela, propose an action plan to secure the full and effective participation of Venezuelan women in decision-making processes and in their leadership in the redemocratization and sustainable political change in Venezuela.

Civil Society
Democratic Transitions

Content

Press Release

Nov 19, 2015

Afghanistan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Finalizes Totimaidan Exploration Negotiations with Turkiye Petrolleri, Bayat Energy, and Calik Enerji Consortium

By Atlantic Council

Kabul, Afghanistan and Istanbul, Turkey – The Afghanistan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced today the successful conclusion of Hydrocarbon Tender Agreement negotiations with a consortium of energy companies: Türkiye Petrolleri, Bayat Energy and Calik Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., (the “Consortium”). Upon approval of the agreement by Afghanistan’s Cabinet, the Consortium may begin natural […]

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Nov 12, 2015

The Emerging Leaders of Pakistan Welcomes the 2015 Fellows

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center welcomed fifteen Pakistani civil society leaders, the 2015 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan, to the United States last month. From October 17 to November 8, the fellows visited New York City; Washington DC;  Austin, Texas; and the San Francisco Bay Area. The ELP Fellowship aims to identify, cultivate, and support […]

Pakistan

Art of Future Warfare

Nov 9, 2015

World War Z Author Max Brooks to Join the Atlantic Council’s Art of Future Warfare Project

By Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today the appointment of Max Brooks as a Nonresident Senior Fellow for the Art of Future Warfare Project, which is an initiative of the Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. Brooks is the acclaimed author and screenwriter of works such as World War Z: An Oral History […]

Crisis Management National Security

Press Release

Oct 26, 2015

Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit to be Held in Istanbul on November 18-20

The 2015 Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on November 18-20. This year’s theme, “Building Global Stability and Business Resilience in Volatile Times”, will focus on examining business opportunities, economic and energy developments, and geopolitical challenges in a region that is currently at the crossroads of history.

Turkey

Press Release

Oct 8, 2015

Atlantic Council Announces Veteran Take Point Foreign Policy Challenge

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council will offer three of its Veteran Take Point fellows the chance to present their innovative policy projects before a live audience of “Challenge Voters” on Friday, October 23, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. At the end of the competition, dubbed the Veterans Take Point Foreign Policy Challenge, audience members will vote to determine […]

Press Release

Oct 6, 2015

Secretary Kerry and German President Gauck to Commemorate Arrival of Berlin Wall Segment and Celebrate Our Transatlantic Friendship

By Atlantic Council

Secretary of State John Kerry will host the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck at a ceremony to commemorate the arrival of a segment of the Berlin Wall at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Department of State. The wall will be displayed in the […]

Germany

Press Release

Oct 5, 2015

Completion of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Fortifies Strategic Partnerships and Enables Economic Prosperity, Affirm Atlantic Council Leaders

Following today’s announcement of an agreement on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by the United States and its eleven negotiating partners, Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe, and Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak, who has led much of the Council’s work on TPP, […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Press Release

Oct 2, 2015

Announcing the 2015 emerging leaders of Pakistan

By South Asia Center

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, US Embassy Islamabad, and Meridian International Center Welcome the 2015 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan WASHINGTON (September 29, 2015)—The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, US Embassy Islamabad, and Meridian International Center are pleased to announce the 2015 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan (ELP) Fellows. ELP seeks to empower the next generation […]

Press Release

Sep 17, 2015

The Atlantic Council and The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum Announce Partnership

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council and The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF) are very pleased to announce a new partnership, which takes the form of an incubation agreement. DEF is an independent, not-for-profit group of emerging defense leaders that strive to solve national security problems from the bottom-up by exposing Defense professionals to the techniques and experiences of […]

Press Release

Sep 15, 2015

Atlantic Council to Honor Santos, Draghi, Kissinger, Yu Long

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council will present its annual Global Citizen Awards on October 1 to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, and Music Director of the China Philharmonic Maestro Yu Long.