Press Release

Aug 20, 2014

Atlantic Council Statement on the Passing of Dinu Patriciu

Dinu Patriciu, founder of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and a member of the Council’s International Advisory Board, died yesterday at age sixty-four due to complications related to lymphatic cancer.

Press Release

Aug 6, 2014

Tunisia’s Transition Under Threat Without Counterterror Support

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Atlantic Council

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In a public address at the Atlantic Council, Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki urgently called on the United States and its Western partners to support his country’s fight against terrorism. He warned that without their help to secure the country in the run-up to elections, terrorists will seek to destabilize the country, […]

North Africa

Press Release

Jul 31, 2014

Argentina Defaults: Atlantic Council Experts Comment

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Atlantic Council

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Argentina failed to meet its deadline for interest payments on $13 billion of securities bonds due in 2033, resulting in the country’s second default since 2001. Reaction from Atlantic Council experts: “Nearly a decade ago, Argentina and 93 percent of its bondholders agreed to a deal that Argentina has so far respected. […]

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Jul 24, 2014

Atlantic Council Names Salam Fayyad as Distinguished Statesman

Atlantic Council Names Salam Fayyad as Distinguished StatesmanFayyad to speak on Gaza crisis at July 31 Atlantic Council event in DC  WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today named Dr. Salam Fayyad, former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, as Atlantic Council distinguished statesman in its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. Dr. Fayyad will address issues […]


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Jun 23, 2014

2014 Future Leaders Summit

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Young Atlanticist Program

In 2014, the United Kingdom will become the center of the political world as it hosts the NATO Summit. Heads of state and government, top diplomats, military commanders, and other international leaders will convene to make decisions that will affect the global economy and geopolitical landscape. Building on years of experience convening emerging leaders at […]

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Jun 20, 2014

Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy (ELEEP) Network

Click Here to Apply for the 2016-2017 Fellowship Class The Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy (ELEEP) Network is an ongoing, outcome-oriented dialogue dedicated to sharing best practices in sustainable economic transformation across the Atlantic. The Atlantic Council and Ecologic Institute established ELEEP in 2011 as the first transatlantic network of its kind, with […]

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Jun 16, 2014

Iran Task Force on Unwinding US and EU Sanctions on Iran

As negotiations resume today in Vienna between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, the Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force introduces two papers that outline options for unwinding US and European sanctions against Iran—a key element of any long-term agreement curbing Iran’s nuclear program.  “Easing US Sanctions on Iran ,” […]

Iran

Press Release

May 29, 2014

Algeria Needs Reform Strategy to Avoid Upheaval

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A new Atlantic Council report warns that although the Algerian government has effectively maintained the status quo and avoided its own Arab Spring, it risks future instability if it does not commit to serious political and economic reforms.  In “No Arab Spring for Algeria,” Mohsin Khan and Karim Mezran, senior fellows at […]

North Africa

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May 28, 2014

Transition to Federalism in Yemen Hopeful but Not Without Challenges

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A new Atlantic Council issue brief maps key considerations as Yemen embarks on the next stage in its political evolution—the transition from a unitary to federal state system, as outlined by the final agreement from the multistakeholder National Dialogue Conference. In “The Challenge of Federalism in Yemen,” Rafat Al-Akhali, nonresident fellow at […]

Yemen


Press Release

May 27, 2014

Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Announces New Fellow for Brazil

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT AJ Ross, aross@AtlanticCouncil.org 202.864.2829 The Atlantic Council is pleased to announce Ricardo Sennes, one of the world’s leading experts on Brazil, as a new nonresident senior Brazil fellow at the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center. Sennes offers comprehensive analysis on the new Brazil, as well as the country’s strategic position within global […]

Brazil

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Press Release

Jan 30, 2015

Flagship Atlantic Council Conference Tackles Challenges in Europe’s East

By Atlantic Council

Opinion leaders from government, media, academia, and the corporate world convened at the Atlantic Council today for its “Toward a Transatlantic Strategy for Europe’s East” conference to discuss the Ukraine crisis, Russia’s renewed assertiveness in Europe’s eastern neighborhood, and the security challenges facing the countries that remain on the margins of democratic transformation in Europe’s […]

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Jan 29, 2015

Latin America Center Experts Comment on Lifting Cuba Travel Ban

This morning, a bipartisan group of eight senators introduced a bill that would lift the US ban on travel to Cuba. The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center experts are closely monitoring this story. Their reactions: 

Cuba

Press Release

Jan 27, 2015

Atlantic Council Welcomes Abdoul Salam Bello as Africa Center Visiting Fellow

By Abdoul Salam Bello

The Atlantic Council named Abdoul Salam Bello, World Bank Group Adviser on African development and strategy, as a Visiting Fellow in its Africa Center.

Press Release

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 […]

Eastern Europe
Northern Europe

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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.

Press Release

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.

Press Release

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.

Indo-Pacific

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.

Cybersecurity