Press Release
Jul 7, 2016
Atlantic Council Names Bilal Y. Saab as Middle East Peace and Security Initiative Director
WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security named Bilal Y. Saab as the director of its Middle East Peace and Security Initiative (MEPSI). Previously, Saab served as MEPSI’s resident senior fellow. He has more than fourteen years of experience working as a political-military analyst, adviser, and corporate manager on the Middle East.
Press Release
Jul 7, 2016
Fabrice Pothier Named as Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security
WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council named Fabrice Pothier as a nonresident senior fellow with the Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. As a fellow, Mr. Pothier will contribute to the Scowcroft Center’s work on transatlantic security in an age of global turbulence and challenges. Among other things, Mr. Pothier will focus on the […]
Press Release
Jun 17, 2016
Frederic C. Hof’s Statement on State Department Internal Memo Critical of Obama Administration Policy in Syria
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Atlantic Council
WASHINGTON, DC – On June 16, 2016, The New York Times reported that more than fifty State Department diplomats had signed an internal memo critiquing the Obama administration’s Syria policy. The New York Times was provided a draft of the memo, which urges air strikes against the Assad regime in Syria. In response, Ambassador Frederic C. […]
Press Release
Jun 3, 2016
Wroclaw Global Forum Concludes with Calls for Productive NATO Summit
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Atlantic Council
WROCLAW – The second and final day of the seventh annual Wroclaw Global Forum opened with a discussion featuring US Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), US Representative Jan Schakowsky, and Atlantic Council Chairman Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. on US foreign policy after the 2016 election. The wide-ranging discussion recapped the 2016 primary season and looked […]
Press Release
Jun 2, 2016
Seventh Annual Wroclaw Global Forum Opens with Focus on NATO Summit, Security Concerns
WROCLAW – The seventh annual Wroclaw Global Forum opened in Wroclaw, Poland this morning, convening a global group of leaders from government, business, media, and civil society. Hosted by the Atlantic Council, the City of Wroclaw, and the Polish Institute of International Affairs, the Forum began with opening remarks from the three co-hosts: Atlantic Council […]
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Jun 2, 2016
Atlantic Council South Asia Center Releases White Paper on Megacity Strategy and Security
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Atlantic Council
WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s upcoming visit to the United States, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center announces the release of a white paper entitled Resilient Megacities: Strategy, Security, and Sustainability. Informed by the Atlantic Council’s Megacity Security Conference held in partnership with the US Consulate in Mumbai at the Taj Mahal […]
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May 10, 2016
US Foreign Policy Leaders Argue Brexit Would Diminish UK, “Dangerously Weaken” Europe
The Atlantic Council today released an open letter, signed by thirteen former Secretaries of State, Secretaries of Defense, and National Security Advisors, making a strong geopolitical case for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union.
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May 5, 2016
Premier Syria Expert Frederic C. Hof to Lead Atlantic Council’s Hariri Center
WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council named former State Department Special Adviser for transition in Syria, Frederic C. Hof, as Director of its Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. Hof has been a Senior Fellow for the Hariri Center since November 2012, and will assume his position as Director on May 11, 2016.
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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 […]
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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.