Press Release

May 17, 2022

Atlantic Council’s Matthew Kroenig Appointed to Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States

Director of Studies and Deputy Director of Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security will bring expertise in nuclear strategy and policy to high-level commission

Arms Control
Defense Policy

Press Release

May 17, 2022

Atlantic Council Announces Reopening of Warsaw Office

Atlantic Council deepens its commitment to Poland and Central Europe at a critical time for the region’s security and prosperity; office reopened with high-level public event in Warsaw

Europe & Eurasia

Press Release

May 9, 2022

Atlantic Council announces 2022 Distinguished Leadership Award Honorees

Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the People of Ukraine, CEO Claudio Descalzi and singer-songwriter Jamala will be honored at the 2022 Distinguished Leadership Awards.

Italy
Ukraine

Press Release

Apr 28, 2022

New report offers dozens of recommendations to ensure the UK remains at the center of global finance

The UK should move further and faster in reforming the framework for banking and finance and the wider ecosystem to reboot UK capital markets and improve the competitiveness of the City of London. The debate has moved on from alignment with the EU in exchange for future access; instead the UK should focus on closer […]

Press Release

Apr 26, 2022

Ambassador Riyad Insanally, Ambassador Kevin Whitaker, and Sally Yearwood join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center as nonresident senior fellows

New class of fellows to bring deep foreign policy experience and understanding of US-Caribbean and US-Colombia relations, as well as China’s role in the Western Hemisphere.

Caribbean
Colombia

Press Release

Apr 25, 2022

Atlantic Council Announces Partnership with Lockheed Martin on 21st Century Security

New project will advance dialogue on the innovative operational concepts and capabilities needed for the United States and its allies to deter and, if necessary, fight and win future wars.

China
National Security

Press Release

Apr 18, 2022

Jonathan Panikoff Named Director of Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

By
Atlantic Council

Veteran intelligence analyst will spearhead the Atlantic Council’s work to advance US national security interests across the MENA region.

Middle East
Politics & Diplomacy

News

Apr 1, 2022

Impact Philanthropist and Business Leader Adrienne Arsht Makes $25 Million Gift to Endow Atlantic Council’s Latin America Center

Washington, DC – April 1, 2022 – The Atlantic Council today announced a $25-million gift from leading American philanthropist and businesswoman Adrienne Arsht to endow the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC). The Center, which launched in 2013 with generous annual funding from Arsht, has become a leading nonpartisan voice in advancing new, innovative policy […]

English
Latin America

Press Release

Mar 28, 2022

Ambassador Daniel Shapiro Joins Atlantic Council

By
Atlantic Council

Daniel B. Shapiro, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, joins the Middle East Programs’ Israel Initiative.

Israel
Middle East

Press Release

Mar 17, 2022

Atlantic Council appoints Stephen J. Hadley as Chairman of International Advisory Board

21st U.S. National Security Advisor, who served under President George W. Bush, to lead high-level group of global business and political leaders

Content

Press Release

Mar 13, 2015

Atlantic Council Conference to Open in New Delhi on US-India Relations

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, in partnership with the US Embassy in New Delhi, Vivekananda International Foundation, and the Confederation of Indian Industry, will be hosting “India-US 2015: Partnering for Peace and Prosperity” from Monday, March 16 to Tuesday, March 17 at the Vivekananda International Foundation located in New Delhi, India.

India

Press Release

Mar 12, 2015

Atlantic Council Launches New Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative on America’s Role in the World

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council today launched a new strategy initiative aimed at helping the United States work with its allies and partners to lead in an increasingly turbulent world. The initiative, housed in the Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, will address strategic issues related to US leadership and help catalyze a national debate on […]

Press Release

Mar 10, 2015

Secretary of State John Kerry to Deliver Remarks at the Atlantic Council’s “Road to Paris Climate Series”

By Atlantic Council

US Secretary of State John Kerry will address an invitation-only audience at the Atlantic Council on March 12 at 9:00 a.m. to discuss the importance of the 2015 Conference of the Parties (COP21) climate change negotiations.

Press Release

Feb 19, 2015

Navy Pilot Ben Kohlmann Wins Top Prize in Inaugural Atlantic Council Take Point Initiative Competition, with former Marine Corps Captain Amanda Burke and 82nd Airborne Paratrooper Zachary McDonald as Finalists

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program, in partnership with the Bob Woodruff Foundation, is proud to announce Navy F/A-18 pilot Benjamin Kohlmann and his initiative, the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF), as the winner of the inaugural Take Point Initiative Competition. Selected by a panel of distinguished judges from the ten projects proposed by each of […]

Press Release

Feb 3, 2015

Atlantic Council Launches EconoGraphics: A Weekly Take on the Global Economy

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council is launching today the EconoGraphics series—a weekly take on important issues pertaining to the global economy. EconoGraphics, a project of the Council’s Global Business and Economics Program, aims to present complex economic and political ideas visually in a simple and intuitive fashion for policymakers and the media. Through this new medium, the […]

Press Release

Feb 2, 2015

Former Senior US Officials Urge US and NATO to Increase Military Assistance to Ukraine Including Defensive Arms

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council, the Brookings Institution, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs today released a report entitled, “Preserving Ukraine’s Independence, Resisting Russian Aggression: What the United States and NATO Must Do.” The report, authored by eight former senior U.S. diplomatic and military officials, urges the U.S. and NATO to bolster Ukraine’s defense and deter […]

Ukraine

Press Release

Jan 30, 2015

Flagship Atlantic Council Conference Tackles Challenges in Europe’s East

By Atlantic Council

Opinion leaders from government, media, academia, and the corporate world convened at the Atlantic Council today for its “Toward a Transatlantic Strategy for Europe’s East” conference to discuss the Ukraine crisis, Russia’s renewed assertiveness in Europe’s eastern neighborhood, and the security challenges facing the countries that remain on the margins of democratic transformation in Europe’s […]

Press Release

Jan 29, 2015

Latin America Center Experts Comment on Lifting Cuba Travel Ban

This morning, a bipartisan group of eight senators introduced a bill that would lift the US ban on travel to Cuba. The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center experts are closely monitoring this story. Their reactions: 

Cuba

Press Release

Jan 27, 2015

Atlantic Council Welcomes Abdoul Salam Bello as Africa Center Visiting Fellow

By Abdoul Salam Bello

The Atlantic Council named Abdoul Salam Bello, World Bank Group Adviser on African development and strategy, as a Visiting Fellow in its Africa Center.

Press Release

Jan 23, 2015

US Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken to Address Atlantic Council Flagship Conference on Europe’s East

By Atlantic Council

United States Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will address the Atlantic Council’s flagship conference on January 30 aimed at mobilizing the transatlantic community around an effective strategy for Europe’s East. For his first formal speech since being sworn in as Deputy Secretary of State, he will deliver on-the-record remarks which will be followed by […]

Eastern Europe Northern Europe