Press Release

Nov 23, 2020

Coronavirus: An update from our President and CEO

Dear Atlantic Council Community, In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Atlantic Council is extending its period of remote work to March 1, 2021. During this period, Atlantic Council staff will have limited use of our Washington headquarters, based on voluntary, on-demand, and approved access only, for special purposes and in accordance with local […]


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Nov 10, 2020

Lieutenant General Charles W. Hooper joins Atlantic Council

Former director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency will serve as nonresident senior fellow in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Press Release

Nov 9, 2020

Former and Acting Secretaries of Homeland Security sign open letter on consolidating congressional jurisdiction over DHS

Over the course of 2020, the Atlantic Council’s Future of DHS Project engaged in an intensive review of what needs to be done to refocus the mission and fix the problems at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). We were advised by a Senior Advisory Board of former Secretaries and Acting Secretaries of Homeland […]

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Nov 4, 2020

Atlantic Council to host premiere screening of VETERANS DAY 2020

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Forward Defense

Short film based on the play “War Words” and created in partnership with Arena Stage will air November 11

Press Release

Oct 20, 2020

George T. Frampton joins Atlantic Council

Former chair of White House Council on Environmental Quality will lead Global Energy Center’s new Transatlantic Climate Policy Program


Climate Change & Climate Action


Energy & Environment

Press Release

Oct 19, 2020

Tallinn summit marks significant progress in Three Seas Initiative

Infrastructure fund raises over $1.3B, including a $300 Million USG investment


Central Europe

Press Release

Oct 15, 2020

The Atlantic Council, Emirates Policy Center, and Institute for National Security Studies announce strategic partnership to advance UAE-Israel relations

October 15, 2020 — The August 2020 announcement of the Abraham Accords marked a historic moment for relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The agreement is a significant and exciting accomplishment. In addition to normalizing relations, the UAE and Israel have opened the door for cooperation and collaboration across economic, political, and security […]


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Middle East

Distinguished Leadership Awards

Oct 14, 2020

Atlantic Council hosts 2020 Distinguished Leadership Awards

"Washington’s Oscars” celebrated global leaders and unsung heroes exemplifying courage and resilience amid the challenges of 2020

Press Release

Oct 13, 2020

Atlantic Council statement on State Department call for think tank funding transparency

The Atlantic Council enjoys a diversified donor base, which helps ensure our credibility, integrity, and sustainability. As such, the Council accepts funds from a broad range of sources—including non-US government donors—provided they are for purposes that are in keeping with our mission and adhere to our strict intellectual independence policy. The Council is grateful for […]

Distinguished Leadership Awards

Oct 9, 2020

Atlantic Council to honor “Unsung Heroes” at 2020 Distinguished Leadership Awards

Virtual ceremony will feature a tribute to inspirational men and women around the globe demonstrating extraordinary courage, resilience, and ingenuity

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Press Release

Feb 28, 2017

Atlantic Council Launches New Resilience Center in Face of Mounting Global Disruptions

By Atlantic Council

High Level Task Force Urges Long-Term Investment in Resilience Policies, Endorses Readiness Over Reconstruction from Large-Scale Crises Former TSA Administrator, former Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, former FEMA Assistant Administrator join as Senior Fellows  WASHINGTON, DC – At the inaugural meeting of the Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience, a high-level group of policymakers, experts, and local […]

Press Release

Feb 13, 2017

John E. Morton Joins Atlantic Council Global Energy Center as Senior Fellow

By Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today named John E. Morton a senior fellow with the Global Energy Center. Morton previously served as the White House senior director for energy and climate change at the National Security Council, where he had overall responsibility for coordinating the Obama Administration’s policies and strategies on international energy and […]

Press Release

Feb 10, 2017

Tallinn Manual 2.0 Clarifies How International Law Applies to Cyber Operations

By Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC — The Atlantic Council and the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCD COE), in partnership with the Embassy of the Netherlands, launched Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations, the most comprehensive analysis of how existing international law applies to cyber operations. The Manual is authored by […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Press Release

Jan 12, 2017

Atlantic Council Releases Report “Downstream Oil Theft: Global Modalities, Trends, and Remedies”

By Atlantic Council

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Today the Atlantic Council released a report titled Downstream Oil Theft: Global Modalities, Trends, and Remedies. The study, which is the most extensive examination of illicit downstream hydrocarbons activity ever published, was led by Dr. Ian Ralby, a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and Chief […]

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Jan 9, 2017

Former Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari Joins Atlantic Council as Distinguished Senior Fellow

By Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Atlantic Council announced that Manish Tewari, former union minister of state for information and broadcasting, will join the Atlantic Council as a distinguished senior fellow at the South Asia Center. Tewari was the minister of information and broadcasting from October 2012 to May 2014.

Press Release

Jan 9, 2017

Atlantic Council Global Energy Center Deepens Expertise with Addition of Charles K. Ebinger

By Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center today welcomed the addition of Charles K. Ebinger as a senior fellow. Ebinger served as the director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at the Brookings Institution from 2008 to October 2014 and then as a senior fellow until 2016.

Middle East Strategy Task Force

Nov 30, 2016

Atlantic Council Launches the Final Report of Co-Chairs Madeleine K. Albright and Stephen J. Hadley

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council releases today the Middle East Strategy Task Force: Final Report of the Co-Chairs by former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright and former National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley. The report presents: A Strategic Approach for the Middle East: a middle course between occupation and disengagement to break the debilitating cycle of […]

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Nov 23, 2016

Atlantic Council Global Energy Center Expands Scope, Announces New Staffing Changes

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council today announced several staffing changes within the Global Energy Center, designed to leverage the center’s expanding work and integrate it with the Council’s flagship events in the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Poland.   

Middle East Strategy Task Force

Nov 22, 2016

Atlantic Council Releases Video on Middle East Youth as an Opportunity Ahead of Nov. 30 Report Launch

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council releases today “Youth in the Middle East: Liability or Opportunity?” discussing the potential for youth in the region to be an opportunity to bring the region out of chaos given particular conditions. The video is part of the Council’s Middle East Strategy Task Force, a bipartisan initiative under Co-Chairs […]

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Nov 18, 2016

Atlantic Council Announces Management Changes to Meet Historic Challenges

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council announced several senior-level promotions and management changes today, designed to enrich and expand the organization’s innovative capacity, strategic communications, events production, and intellectual assets.