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Sep 7, 2022

Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announces the addition of eight new fellows

New fellows deepen the center’s expertise in finance and investing, climate, security, and science and technology on the world’s fastest-growing continent WASHINGTON DC —SEPTEMBER 7, 2022—The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announced today the appointment of eight new fellows across a variety of sectors, increasing the center’s deep bench of regional expertise and strengthening the center’s […]

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Sep 7, 2022

Atlantic Council announces Regional Clean Energy Outlook Conference to be held October 10-11 in Istanbul

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 – The Atlantic Council today announced that the Regional Clean Energy Outlook Conference will be held in-person in Istanbul on October 10-11, 2022, in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The conference brings together leaders from government, business, and research communities to discuss clean, secure, […]

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Aug 22, 2022

Atlantic Council announces US-Iceland Clean Energy Summit to be held on September 21, 2022

The event will be held in partnership with the Embassy of Iceland and Green by Iceland. WASHINGTON, DC – August 22, 2022 – The Atlantic Council today announced that the US-Iceland Clean Energy Summit will be held September 21, 2022, for an in-person and virtual audience at the House of Sweden in Washington, D.C. The […]

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Aug 2, 2022

Maggie Feldman-Piltch joins the Atlantic Council as Nonresident Senior Fellow

WASHINGTON, DC – August 2, 2022 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Maggie Feldman-Piltch, Founder of #NatSecGirlSquad and Executive Managing Director of Unicorn Strategies, has joined the Atlantic Council as a nonresident senior fellow in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.  Maggie Feldman-Piltch is an influential change-maker in putting competent diversity front and center […]

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Aug 1, 2022

Atlantic Council Welcomes 2022 Class of Millennium Fellows

WASHINGTON, DC – August 1, 2022 – Following a highly competitive application process, the Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program has selected its 2022 class of Millennium Fellows. The Millennium Fellowship is one of the most sought-after programs in the world for future leaders in international affairs, and aims to sharpen Fellows’ leadership abilities, increase their capacity […]

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Jul 27, 2022

The Global Energy Center Announces Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi as a Speaker at the 2022 Veterans Advanced Energy Summit

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 27, 2022 – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center (GEC) announced today that Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi will speak at the 2022 Veterans Advanced Energy Summit (VAES) on August 9 in Chicago, Illinois. The learning and networking event is dedicated to veterans, reservists, and military spouses working to strengthen US national security […]

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Jul 1, 2022

Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo joins the Atlantic Council as distinguished fellow

The secretary general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will join the Global Energy Center upon completion of his term WASHINGTON, DC – July 1, 2022 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, secretary general for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), will join the Atlantic Council as […]

Cyber 9/12 Project

Jun 27, 2022

Atlantic Council’s Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge expands to Scotland

The Abertay University cyberQuarter joins as a strategic partner for Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge, the world’s only multidisciplinary cyber competition. WASHINGTON DC – JUNE 27, 2022 – The Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, in partnership with the Scottish Government, Dewar Cyber Consulting, and Abertay University, will host the inaugural edition of the Cyber 9/12 Strategy […]

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Jun 23, 2022

Former White House science and technology official Lloyd Whitman Named Senior Director of Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center

Experienced federal science and technology executive will connect government, industry, technology, and academic leaders to ensure new advances are applied to solving global challenges WASHINGTON, DC—June 23, 2022—The Atlantic Council announced today that former White House science and technology official Lloyd Whitman will become the next senior director of its GeoTech Center, which is dedicated […]

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Jun 21, 2022

Atlantic Council announces new commission to reform the defense innovation ecosystem

Commission chaired by Secretaries Mark T. Esper and Deborah Lee James to recommend actions for sharpening US defense-industrial edge.

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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 […]

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Jan 20, 2015

Leading Turkish Economist Defne (Sadiklar) Arslan to Head Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit

By Defne Arslan

Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe has named Defne Arslan, a long-time chief  economic and energy adviser at the United States Embassy to Turkey, as director of the annual Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit in Istanbul.

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Jan 15, 2015

Atlantic Council to Co-Host Caribbean Energy Security Summit

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center will partner with the Office of U.S. Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and the Council of the Americas to host the Caribbean Energy Security Summit in Washington, DC, on January 26, 2015. Caribbean heads of state will join the Vice President to chart a roadmap for […]

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Jan 15, 2015

Atlantic Council Welcomes 2015 Take Point Initiative Fellows

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program is pleased to announce the 2015 Take Point Initiative fellows. Funded with a grant from the Bob Woodruff Foundation, this fellowship is designed to prepare veterans who are thirty-five years old and younger for leadership positions in the nonprofit and policy fields, with a focus on international affairs and […]

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Jan 12, 2015

Top Presidential Adviser Heather Zichal to Add Strategic Foresight Expertise to Atlantic Council Global Energy Center

By Heather Zichal

The Atlantic Council today named one of the country’s leading policy experts on energy and climate change, Heather Zichal, as a senior fellow in its new Global Energy Center.

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Jan 12, 2015

Atlantic Council Announces Project on Shaping the Asia-Pacific Future

By Olin Wethington

The Atlantic Council today announced the launch of the Project on Shaping the Asia-Pacific Future, housed in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.  The project aims to formulate practical policy recommendations related to some of the most pressing and fundamental requirements for long-term security and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Cyber 9/12 Project

Dec 15, 2014

Atlantic Council Opens Registration for 2015 Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge

By Atlantic Council

The challenge remains the only student competition devoted to national security policy recommendations for responses during a major cyber incident. The competition is designed to offer students, across a wide range of academic disciplines, a better understanding of the policy challenges associated with cyber conflict.

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Dec 10, 2014

Atlantic Council Welcomes Constance Berry Newman as Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council named Constance Berry Newman, former US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, as a nonresident senior fellow in its Africa Center.

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Nov 25, 2014

Atlantic Council Iran Task Force Applauds Efforts to Negotiate Nuclear Deal; Urges Restraint While Talks Continue

By Atlantic Council

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 applauding the efforts of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany and Iran to negotiate a comprehensive nuclear deal. While the parties could not reach a […]

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Nov 22, 2014

US Vice President Biden and Turkish Prime Minister Davutoğlu Address Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul

ISTANBUL- Following highly publicized visits to the embattled countries of Ukraine and Iraq, US Vice President Joseph Biden and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu joined a special closing session of the sixth Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit at the Grand Tarabya Hotel in Istanbul to discuss why energy security is crucial for resolving the […]

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