Press Release

Dec 10, 2013

Atlantic Council Forum Addresses How to Harness Disruption for Global Prosperity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 10, 2013 CONTACTTaleen Ananianpress@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 WASHINGTON — The Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative hosted a two-day forum this week on Harnessing Disruption, highlighting ways in which the technology revolution is shaping government, business, and civil society. Many panelists focused on the effects of technology on individual empowerment and globalization, and the need […]

Press Release

Dec 10, 2013

New Study Warns of the Danger of Divergent Financial Regulations in the Transatlantic Community

WASHINGTON – A new report out today entitled The Danger of Divergence: Transatlantic Financial Reform & the G20 Agenda by the Atlantic Council, Thomson Reuters, and TheCityUK examines the state of financial regulatory reform in the United States and the European Union. It highlights the dangers that regulatory divergence can pose to both financial stability […]

Press Release

Dec 9, 2013

Atlantic Council Launches Next Report in Envisioning 2030 Series

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACTTaleen Ananianpress@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.788.4993 The Atlantic Council’s 2012 report Envisioning 2030: US Strategy in a Post-Western World, written as a companion piece with the US National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds, stated, “the keystone of national power remains US economic strength and innovation.” Building upon this statement, this year’s Envisioning 2030: US Strategy for the […]


Press Release

Dec 5, 2013

US-Ukraine Relations: Dealing with the Crisis and the Way Forward

This event has been cancelled The Atlantic Council invites the public to US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey R. Pyatt’s first on-the-record remarks on the crisis in Ukraine, the possible way forward, and US strategy toward the country.


Ukraine

Press Release

Dec 4, 2013

Yemen’s Political Transition at Risk without Progress on Economic Agenda

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2013 CONTACT:                                                                                                         Samia Yakub                                                                                        202.769.0724, press@AtlanticCouncil.org A new Atlantic Council report, Yemen’s Economic Agenda: Beyond Short-Term Survival, argues that if the Yemeni government fails to prioritize progress on the economic front, the country’s democratic transition risks derailment and may witness renewed conflict. Prioritizing […]


Yemen


Congressional Relations

Dec 4, 2013

Atlantic Council Hosts Colombian President Santos

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2013 CONTACT Taleen Ananianpress@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 WASHINGTON — The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center this evening hosted Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for a private dinner with US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker; US Congressmen Eliot Engel, and Gregory Meeks; and other decision-makers. The dinner was co-chaired by former […]


Colombia

Press Release

Dec 2, 2013

Atlantic Council Iran Task Force Applauds Nuclear Deal; Says More Remains to be Done

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 2, 2013 CONTACTTaleen Ananian press@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993  WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force, chaired by Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat and coordinated by Council Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin, issued a statement today that the agreement signed Nov. 24 in Geneva by Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany […]


Iran

Press Release

Nov 21, 2013

Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit Opens in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Nov. 21 – Ministers, business leaders, opinion makers, and industry experts convened in Istanbul this morning (21 November) for two days of talks on the geopolitics of the energy revolution shaping the 21st century.

Press Release

Nov 15, 2013

Registration CLOSED for the 2014 Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge

Registration is NOW CLOSED for the second scenario-driven, interactive competition to discuss the day-after response to a cyber incident organized by the Atlantic Council in cooperation with Leidos. The conference will be held on the American University Campus in Washington, DC on February 7 – 8, 2014.


Press Release

Nov 14, 2013

Damon Wilson to Outline a US Strategy for Europe’s East

Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson will testify before the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on European Affairs hearing today on A Pivotal Moment for the Eastern Partnership: Outlook for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.


Belarus


The Caucasus

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Press Release

Apr 19, 2016

Atlantic Council Announces Launch of US-India Trade Initiative

By Atlantic Council

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 […]

Press Release

Apr 8, 2016

Atlantic Council Names Joshua Corman as Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director

By Atlantic Council

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.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Press Release

Mar 18, 2016

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

By Atlantic Council

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.

Cyber 9/12 Project

Mar 14, 2016

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

By Atlantic Council

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.

Cybersecurity

Press Release

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).

Press Release

Feb 19, 2016

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Farkas Joins Atlantic Council as Nonresident Senior Fellow

By Evelyn Farkas

The Atlantic Council today named Evelyn Farkas, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia, as a Nonresident Senior Fellow with appointments in the Future Europe Initiative, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, and Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.

Middle East Strategy Task Force

Feb 19, 2016

Former US National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley Leads Atlantic Council Delegation to Abu Dhabi

Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST) Co-Chair Stephen J. Hadley, along with Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe, led an Atlantic Council delegation to Abu Dhabi on February 18 to consult with government officials including His Highness Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al Nayhan and His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, the […]

The Gulf

Middle East Strategy Task Force

Feb 17, 2016

Madeleine Albright and Stephen Hadley Lead Atlantic Council Delegation to Riyadh

Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST) Co-Chairs Madeleine K. Albright and Stephen J. Hadley led an Atlantic Council delegation to Riyadh on February 16 and 17 to consult with government officials including His Majesty King Salman, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, and Education Minister Ahmed al-Issa. Albright and Hadley, who were joined by Atlantic Council CEO […]

Saudi Arabia

Middle East Strategy Task Force

Feb 15, 2016

Albright and Hadley Visit Jordan for Middle East Strategy Task Force Initiative Consultations

Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST) Co-Chairs Madeleine K. Albright and Stephen J. Hadley visited Amman on February 14 and 15 to consult with political leaders, entrepreneurs, civil society organizers, and members of the refugee community and discuss the reverberating effects of the region’s continuing conflicts.

Middle East Strategy Task Force

Feb 14, 2016

Albright and Hadley Visit Egypt for Middle East Strategy Task Force Initiative Consultations

Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST) Co-Chairs Madeleine K. Albright and Stephen J. Hadley visited Egypt on February 13 and 14 to hear from a range of societal voices, including economic innovators, intellectuals, and private citizens. They also consulted with government officials, including President Abdelfattah el-Sisi and members of parliament. Discussions centered on how Egypt, […]

North Africa