Press Release
Apr 19, 2016
Atlantic Council Announces Launch of US-India Trade Initiative
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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
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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.
Press Release
Mar 18, 2016
Atlantic Council Launches Chairman’s Legacy Society, Planned Giving Program
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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
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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.
Press Release
Mar 8, 2016
President Obama Nominates Chris Brummer to Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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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
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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
