Press Release
Sep 12, 2014
Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards to Honor Peña Nieto, Poroshenko, Peres, Lee, De Niro, and Sanchez-Werner, Sept. 21 in New York
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Atlantic Council
NEW YORK – The Atlantic Council is pleased to announce the honorees of its annual Global Citizen Awards taking place Sunday, September 21 in New York City: President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto; President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko; former President of Israel Shimon Peres; former Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew; Actor, director, producer […]
Press Release
Sep 11, 2014
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to Speak at the Atlantic Council
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Atlantic Council
WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will speak at the Atlantic Council on September 18 about his country’s confrontation with the Kremlin as part of his first official visit to the United States as Ukraine’s leader. He will address an invitation-only audience following his meeting with President Obama and his address to a Joint Session of […]
Press Release
Sep 10, 2014
Atlantic Council Statement on Donor Policy
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Atlantic Council
For more than a half century since its founding in 1961, the Atlantic Council has focused on publishing research and convening communities of influence to craft and promote policies that tackle a full range of global challenges. Our mission is that of renewing the Atlantic community and improving the state of the world through more […]
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Sep 4, 2014
SACEUR Breedlove: NATO must deploy a new strategy to curb Russian aggression
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Phillip M. Breedlove today called on the need for NATO to counter Russia’s “hybrid military model, especially as it relates to the Ukraine crisis and further aggression, with a new strategy.
Press Release
Sep 4, 2014
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Delivers Keynote Remarks at Atlantic Council Future Leaders Summit
Calls Wales Summit “one of the most important Summits in the history of our Alliance.” NEWPORT, WALES – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen today called the Wales Summit “one of the most important Summits in the history of our Alliance” as members grapple with a host of challenges including aggression in Europe’s east and […]
Press Release
Aug 26, 2014
NATO Secretary General Rasmussen to Headline Atlantic Council Future Leaders Summit in Wales, Sept. 4
NEWPORT, WALES – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will deliver the opening keynote address at the Atlantic Council’s Future Leaders Summit at Celtic Manor in Wales on September 4. He will preview the official NATO Summit agenda. The Future Leaders Summit is the premier public diplomacy event alongside the NATO Summit in Wales, and […]
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, […]
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. […]
Press Release
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 […]