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Dec 22, 2025
Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project supports landmark criminal complaint in Argentina seeking accountability for crimes against humanity during Iran’s “Woman, Life, Freedom” Protests
BUENOS AIRES / WASHINGTON, DC — December 22, 2025 —The Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project supported the filing of the first-ever criminal complaint targeting Iranian officials for crimes against humanity during the “Women, Life, Freedom” protest movement.
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Dec 16, 2025
Atlantic Council launches Revitalizing US Shipbuilding Task Force to bolster US maritime industrial base
Task Force brings together leaders across government, industry, labor, and academia to advance a bold vision for US naval shipbuilding and maintenance WASHINGTON, DC – December 16, 2025 – The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense program announced today the launch of the Revitalizing US Shipbuilding Task Force in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL). Galvanized by momentum in the shipbuilding sector, the Task Force […]
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Dec 5, 2025
Nate Swanson to head the Atlantic Council’s Iran Strategy Project
WASHINGTON, DC – December 5, 2025 – The Atlantic Council today announced that Nate Swanson has joined its Middle East Programs as resident senior fellow and director of the Iran Strategy Project. Swanson brings two decades of experience in US policy toward Iran, having served in a series of senior roles at the US Department […]
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Nov 25, 2025
Atlantic Council’s DFRLab delivers the G7 RRM Digital Transnational Repression Detection Academy
TORONTO — November 25, 2025 — The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), a global leader in open-source research and digital capacity building, in partnership with Global Affairs Canada’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM Canada), officially launched the 2025 G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (G7 RRM) Digital Transnational Repression (DTNR) Detection Academy—a first-of-its-kind initiative to strengthen […]
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Nov 18, 2025
Atlantic Council launches ReForge Commission to rebuild America’s defense industrial base
Commission headed by leaders across government, industry, and academia to design a blueprint for nation-wide defense industrial mobilization WASHINGTON, DC – November 18, 2025 — The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense program announced today the launch of the ReForge Commission. Building on the legacy of the “Freedom’s Forge” mobilization during World War II, the Commission will assess the defense production demands of modern warfare and develop a roadmap […]
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Nov 5, 2025
Atlantic Council launches GeoTech Commission on Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 5, 2025 – The Atlantic Council today announced the launch of the GeoTech Commission on Artificial Intelligence, the Council’s flagship initiative to shape the global AI agenda. The Commission brings together bipartisan Congressional leaders, top industry executives, and innovators across the AI ecosystem to ensure the United States maintain its leadership […]
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Nov 4, 2025
Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announces six new senior fellows
WASHINGTON, DC — NOVEMBER 4, 2025 — The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announced today the appointment of six distinguished experts as senior fellows: Dana Banks, Neil Ford, Rebecca Katz, Rose Keravuori, Deneyse Kirkpatrick and Maisie Pigeon. These appointments strengthen the Center’s leadership in shaping policy and fostering partnerships across Africa in areas including health security, […]
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Oct 6, 2025
José Manuel Restrepo joins Atlantic Council as nonresident senior fellow
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 6, 2025 – The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) announced today the addition of José Manuel Restrepo, president of Universidad EIA (Escuela de Ingeniería de Antioquia) and former Colombia minister of finance and public credit, as nonresident senior fellow. Restripo will use his expertise on foreign trade, investment […]
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Sep 29, 2025
Atlantic Council and Atlantik-Brücke to cohost fourth annual Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM– SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 – The Atlantic Council and Atlantik-Brücke will cohost the fourth Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics on September 30, 2025, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm in Brussels, Belgium. Featuring senior policymakers, business leaders, and economics experts, this year’s Forum will focus on the United States – European Union relationship amidst […]
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Sep 25, 2025
Atlantic Council announces Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense to join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Move extends the reach of the Commission to other countries threatened by biological weapons, accidents, and epidemics WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 – The Atlantic Council announced today that the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will join the Council as an initiative within the Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, continuing the commission’s mission […]
