Press Release
Sep 21, 2012
Atlantic Council Inaugurates Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security
By
Jason Harmala
NEW YORK – The Atlantic Council has officially launched its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, a center that will vastly expand the Council’s capacity to address the security demands of a fast-changing world.
Press Release
Aug 30, 2012
Yemen’s Transition Hangs in the Balance
By
Jason Harmala
More than half of Yemen’s 25 million people are on the verge of starvation, according to aid agencies that have been sounding the alarm over the past several months regarding Yemen’s growing food crisis. Next week, at a donors’ conference on September 4 and 5 in Riyadh, attention will turn to the dire economic and […]
Press Release
Aug 30, 2012
US-Turkish Exchange Fostering Bilateral Relations and Dialogue
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council, in partnership with the Istanbul Policy Center, has launched its third annual Young Turkey/Young America two-week exchange program today. Funded by the US State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, this dynamic exchange program brings together thirty emerging leaders from Turkey and America to foster closer ties among youth […]
Press Release
Jul 24, 2012
Atlantic Council Expands Management Team with Two Development Executives
WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council announces today the expansion of its management team with the appointments of Paige Ennis as vice president for external relations and Dan Puls as vice president for advancement. Their appointments come on the heels of five years of extraordinary growth at the Council and represent a key part of the […]
Press Release
Jul 17, 2012
Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson Recommends New Framework for US-China Relations
By
Jason Harmala
In an Atlantic Council Issue Brief released today, Former US Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. argues that a new economic framework—reflecting the reality that China is no longer a “developing” economy but an increasingly established one—is needed to continue positive US-China economic relations and put the two economies on a path toward a more […]
Press Release
Jul 16, 2012
Suu Kyi, Kissinger, Ogata, and Jones to Receive High Atlantic Council Honor
By
Jason Harmala
NEW YORK, NY — The Atlantic Council on September 21 in New York will present its third annual Global Citizen Awards to two inspiring women: Burma’s opposition politician and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and Japan’s former UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata; to America’s legendary global strategist and Nobel laureate Henry Kissinger; […]
Press Release
Jun 28, 2012
US and EU Policymakers Are Missing the Challenge in the Middle East and North Africa
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON – A new Atlantic Council report argues that US and EU policymakers must leverage greater economic and political support for the transitioning countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to sustain democratic gains and prevent backsliding throughout the Arab world.
Press Release
Jun 26, 2012
Leading Experts Call for Recalibration of US Policy on Yemen in Letter to President Obama
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON — Twenty-seven leading foreign policy experts have sent a letter to President Obama, calling for a broader approach on US policy towards Yemen that “expands beyond the narrow lens of counterterrorism.” As US intelligence agencies point to the rise of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) activity making Yemen the next front in […]
Press Release
Jun 13, 2012
Rafik Hariri Center Adds New Experts on Middle East
By
Jason Harmala
The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East is pleased to announce the addition of three new senior fellows who will bring specialized expertise and analysis to the Center, contributing to its work on the Arab transitioning democracies. These experts are available to comment on recent events in the Middle East: Dr. Mohsin […]