Press Release

Mar 28, 2012

Promoting Transatlantic Values in International Engagement

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – A new Atlantic Council issue brief argues that the transatlantic community can transcend its current malaise and best address the challenges of a globalized world by putting the advancement of transatlantic values at the forefront of a more integrated policy of international engagement. Published today by Jeff Lightfoot and Simona Kordosova, respectively deputy […]

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Mar 23, 2012

Atlantic Council Report Calls for Europe to Share More of the Burden Following the US ‘Pivot’ to Asia

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – Europe will need to take on a greater share of the burden in leading crisis management and contingency operations in Europe and its periphery, argues a new Atlantic Council issue brief. Under this transatlantic bargain, the United States will remain steadfast in its Article 5 security commitments, but will focus more of its […]

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Mar 19, 2012

Atlantic Council Recommends Agenda for More Unified NATO Strategy Ahead of Chicago Summit

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – As world leaders prepare for the NATO Summit in Chicago this May, a new Atlantic Council report argues for renewed transatlantic leadership that will allow NATO to better address significant global issues with a unified voice—specifically in the greater Middle East and around cyber security—in order to remain relevant in today’s increasingly interconnected […]

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Mar 19, 2012

New Atlantic Council Report Outlines Political Turmoil Within Iran

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – With tensions increasing between Iran and the West, the Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force is releasing a new Issue Brief highlighting growing political turmoil within the country, and recommending steps the United States can take to boost Iranian political rights while containing advances toward nuclear weapons. Published today, "Iran’s Internal Politics: The Supreme […]

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Mar 13, 2012

Rudolph Atallah Joins Ansari Africa Center as Senior Fellow

By
Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center announced today that noted Africa counterterrorism and security expert Rudolph Atallah has been appointed a senior fellow.

Emerging Defense Challenges

Mar 12, 2012

Atlantic Council Names Steven Grundman as Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council has named Steven Grundman as its first M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges.

Press Release

Mar 9, 2012

Ambassador Matthew Bryza Joins Atlantic Council as Nonresident Senior Fellow

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today named Ambassador Matthew Bryza as a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center.

Press Release

Feb 8, 2012

Atlantic Council Names The Honorable Ellen Tauscher as Vice Chair of Scowcroft Center on International Security

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today appointed The Honorable Ellen Tauscher as Vice Chair-designate of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, which will be inaugurated later this year. The State Department announced yesterday that Tauscher has stepped down as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, but that she will continue […]

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Jan 18, 2012

Atlantic Council Covering One-Year Anniversary of Egyptian Uprisings

By
Jason Harmala

As Egypt’s transition continues to unfold one year later, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East is providing critical, real-time analysis and commentary on Egypt’s political and economic challenges. Marking the one-year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution on January 25, the Hariri Center will post new online resources direct from Cairo and […]

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Jan 4, 2012

National Bestseller Berlin 1961 Released in Paperback Today

By
Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON — Berkley Books, an imprint of Penguin Group, today released the trade paperback of Atlantic Council President Frederick Kempe’s national bestselling book, Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth.

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Oct 8, 2015

Atlantic Council Announces Veteran Take Point Foreign Policy Challenge

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council will offer three of its Veteran Take Point fellows the chance to present their innovative policy projects before a live audience of “Challenge Voters” on Friday, October 23, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. At the end of the competition, dubbed the Veterans Take Point Foreign Policy Challenge, audience members will vote to determine […]

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Oct 6, 2015

Secretary Kerry and German President Gauck to Commemorate Arrival of Berlin Wall Segment and Celebrate Our Transatlantic Friendship

By Atlantic Council

Secretary of State John Kerry will host the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck at a ceremony to commemorate the arrival of a segment of the Berlin Wall at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Department of State. The wall will be displayed in the […]

Germany

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Oct 5, 2015

Completion of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Fortifies Strategic Partnerships and Enables Economic Prosperity, Affirm Atlantic Council Leaders

Following today’s announcement of an agreement on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by the United States and its eleven negotiating partners, Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe, and Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak, who has led much of the Council’s work on TPP, […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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Oct 2, 2015

Announcing the 2015 emerging leaders of Pakistan

By South Asia Center

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, US Embassy Islamabad, and Meridian International Center Welcome the 2015 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan WASHINGTON (September 29, 2015)—The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, US Embassy Islamabad, and Meridian International Center are pleased to announce the 2015 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan (ELP) Fellows. ELP seeks to empower the next generation […]

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Sep 17, 2015

The Atlantic Council and The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum Announce Partnership

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council and The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF) are very pleased to announce a new partnership, which takes the form of an incubation agreement. DEF is an independent, not-for-profit group of emerging defense leaders that strive to solve national security problems from the bottom-up by exposing Defense professionals to the techniques and experiences of […]

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Sep 15, 2015

Atlantic Council to Honor Santos, Draghi, Kissinger, Yu Long

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council will present its annual Global Citizen Awards on October 1 to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, and Music Director of the China Philharmonic Maestro Yu Long.

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Sep 9, 2015

Atlantic Council / Zurich Insurance Report Finds the Global Benefits of Cyber Connectivity Expected to Outweigh Costs by $160 Trillion through 2030

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council, in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group and the Pardee Center for International Futures, released a report today that examines the economic impact of cyber costs versus the benefits of interconnectivity under an array of complex scenarios. Written by Jason Healey of the Atlantic Council and Barry B. Hughes of the University of […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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Sep 9, 2015

Atlantic Council Launches Network of Global Energy Center Fellows

By Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – Over the past several months, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center has been expanding its network of nonresident fellows, adding thirteen new thought leaders who bring to the Council wide-ranging expertise on today’s most pressing global energy challenges and opportunities.  

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Aug 18, 2015

D-10 Strategy Forum

The Forum brings together top policy planning officials and strategy experts from ten leading democracies at the forefront of building and maintaining the rules-based democratic order.

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Aug 3, 2015

Bharath Gopalaswamy Named Director of the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Bharath Gopalaswamy as the new Director of its South Asia Center, effective immediately.