Press Release

Jun 13, 2017

Atlantic Council, PISM Announce Global Forum in Warsaw

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Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council and the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) announced today that they will host their Global Forum in Warsaw on July 6-7.

Press Release

Jun 13, 2017

Former Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James Joins Atlantic Council as Board Director and Distinguished Fellow

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today that Deborah Lee James, former secretary of the air force, has joined the Atlantic Council as a board director and its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security as a distinguished fellow. Secretary James has thirty years of senior national security experience in the federal government and the […]

Press Release

May 31, 2017

Atlantic Council Names Christine Wormuth, Former Top Pentagon Official, As First Director of New Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience

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Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Christine Wormuth, a former under secretary of defense for policy under President Obama, as the first director of its new Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience. 


Future of Iraq Taskforce

May 31, 2017

Atlantic Council Launches the Final Report of the Task Force on the Future of Iraq

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Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council releases today the report of the Task Force on the Future of Iraq chaired by Ambassador Ryan Crocker and convened by Senior Nonresident Fellow Dr. Nussaibah Younis.


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Press Release

May 17, 2017

Statement from Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe

The Atlantic Council strongly condemns the violence that occurred involving protestors and Turkish security personnel Tuesday evening outside an event that the Council was co-hosting for Turkish President Erdoğan.   The Atlantic Council has a 55-year history of promoting free speech, peaceful protest and civil dialogue to address global challenges. The Council frequently convenes small, […]


Turkey

Press Release

May 16, 2017

Ambassador Daniel Fried Joins Atlantic Council As Distinguished Fellow

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Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today announced that Ambassador Daniel Fried has been named a distinguished fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative and Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center.

Press Release

Apr 24, 2017

Report Launch: Rise in Global Protectionism Could Stunt Economic Growth

Report from the Atlantic Council and Zurich Insurance models how a rise in protectionism, oil crisis as a result of Middle East conflict and water scarcity may influence the global society and economy between now and 2035. Washington, DC – A new report from the Atlantic Council and Zurich Insurance Group examines best-, worst-, and […]

Cyber 9/12 Project

Mar 28, 2017

Naval War College Wins Atlantic Council’s Fifth Annual Cyber 9/12 Student Competition

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Atlantic Council

Team C3S from Naval War College won first place at the fifth annual Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge, a cybersecurity student competition by the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative. The competition was held on March 17-18 at American University’s Washington College of Law in Washington, DC, and featured forty-five competing teams from eighteen states across the United States.


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Security & Defense

Press Release

Mar 16, 2017

Report by Global Think Tanks Calls for Robust and Principled Strategy to Constrain Russia

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Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – A group of former officials and experts from leading democracies called today for a robust and principled new strategy toward Russia. In a report issued by the Atlantic Council and other leading global think tanks from Canada, France, South Korea, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Italy, the group calls upon […]


Russia

Press Release

Mar 6, 2017

Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir Joins Atlantic Council Global Energy Center As Senior Fellow

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Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today announced that former Icelandic Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, has been appointed as a nonresident senior fellow with the Global Energy Center, making her the first former Icelandic government official to join the Atlantic Council as a fellow. While serving as the minister of industry […]

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Press Release

Nov 20, 2014

Sixth Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit Opens in Istanbul

By Atlantic Council

ISTANBUL– Opinion leaders from politics, media, academia, and the corporate world convened in Istanbul this morning for two days of talks on how governments and companies manage emerging risks and uncertainty in today’s turbulent times.

Press Release

Nov 19, 2014

Atlantic Council announces new Art of Future Warfare project

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council today announced the launch of the Art of Future Warfare (AFW) project, housed in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, that aims to create a world in which artists—writers, illustrators, directors, videographers, and others—and creativity enjoy a valued place in the defense establishment’s planning and preparation for the future of warfare […]

Defense Technologies Security & Defense

Press Release

Nov 19, 2014

US and Turkish Energy Leaders to Give Joint Remarks at Atlantic Council Summit

By Atlantic Council

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yıldız will make an announcement on enhancing the US and Turkey’s energy collaboration and clean energy deployment on Thursday, November 20 at the Atlantic Council’s Sixth Energy & Economic Summit. They will make brief remarks and then have joint press availability.

Press Release

Nov 18, 2014

New Atlantic Council Report Says Deal or No Deal, Iran Poses a Nuclear Threat

By Atlantic Council

International negotiators will meet in Vienna this week for what they hope will be a final push to hammer out a comprehensive deal over Iran’s nuclear program. According to many experts and officials, however, the chances of securing a deal by the November 24 deadline are slim. The New York Times reports that President Barack […]

Press Release

Nov 18, 2014

US Vice President Biden to Headline Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul

By Atlantic Council

United States Vice President Joe Biden will address a special closing session of the Atlantic Council’s sixth annual Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul on November 22, 2014, where he is expected to discuss the political, security, and energy challenges facing the transatlantic community and the wider Eurasian region.

Press Release

Nov 17, 2014

Richard Morningstar Named Founding Director of the Atlantic Council’s New Global Energy Center

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council today named Richard Morningstar―diplomat, businessman, lawyer, and scholar―as the founding director of its new Global Energy Center. Morningstar is the latest addition to an expert team the Council is assembling to build its groundbreaking energy initiative, including former Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs David Goldwyn as the chair of […]

Press Release

Nov 13, 2014

New Atlantic Council Report Shows Benefits of Transatlantic Trade Agreement for Small Businesses

By Atlantic Council

According to a new Atlantic Council report entitled The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Big Opportunities for Small Business, small and medium-sized enterprises in both the United States and European Union would benefit significantly from the implementation of an ambitious Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP). Using data from a targeted survey and interviews conducted […]

Press Release

Nov 13, 2014

Atlantic Council Welcomes Daniel Chiu as Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council named Dr. Daniel Chiu, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development in the Department of Defense (DoD), as deputy director of its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.

Press Release

Oct 29, 2014

Genetics and National Security Expert Jamie Metzl Named Atlantic Council Nonresident Fellow

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council named genetics and national security expert Jamie Metzl as a nonresident fellow for technology and national security in its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.

Press Release

Oct 28, 2014

Youth in the Arctic: A Breakout Session Connecting the Leaders of Tomorrow and Today

By Atlantic Council

Watch Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJSicv4S8hE The Arctic Climate Change Emerging Leaders Fellowship (ACCEL), Barents Regional Youth Council, Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy Network (ELEEP), Reykjavik University, and Youth Arctic Coalition invite you to participate in a question and answer session with Admiral Robert J. Papp, U.S. Special Representative for the Arctic and the top U.S. […]