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Sep 25, 2024

Atlantic Council and Atlantik-Brücke to cohost third annual Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics

NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 – On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center and Atlantik-Brücke will host the third Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics on September 26, 2024, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm in New York. The first two iterations were held in Frankfurt and Berlin, but for the […]

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Sep 23, 2024

Atlantic Council announces Jorge Gastelumendi as senior director of the Climate Resilience Center  

WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 – The Atlantic Council announced today the appointment of Jorge Gastelumendi as the Senior Director of the newly renamed Climate Resilience Center, previously known as the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center. Under Gastelumendi’s leadership, the Center will advance its mission to create and deliver transformative solutions that improve lives, protect livelihoods, […]

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Sep 18, 2024

Ernst Discusses New Work Building Upon Abraham Accords 

Initiatives are working together to create a defensive alliance to combat Iranian aggression in all phases of warfare.  WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 – Days after the fourth anniversary of the Abraham Accords, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today joined the Atlantic Council’s N7 Initiative to discuss two newly proposed bipartisan bills that counter Iranian aggression […]

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Sep 17, 2024

Atlantic Council names Melanie Hart as senior director for the Global China Hub 

WASHINGTON, DC – September 17, 2024 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Dr. Melanie Hart, an expert with two decades of experience on Chinese domestic and foreign policy, will join the Atlantic Council as its senior director for the Global China Hub. In this capacity, Hart will lead the hub’s efforts to research and […]

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Sep 12, 2024

Atlantic Council to host Global Future Forum to discuss pressing global challenges and opportunities 

NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 – The Atlantic Council will host the first annual Atlantic Council Global Future Forum in New York on September 24, 2024, bringing together diverse and influential leaders to chart the way forward on the world’s defining challenges—and to spotlight the people, forces, and ideas shaping the world.  On the sidelines of […]

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Sep 3, 2024

Atlantic Council and Bridgewater Associates Announce Inaugural Millennium Leadership Summit

WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 – The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program, in partnership with asset management firm Bridgewater Associates, will host the inaugural Millennium Leadership Summit on September 5th, 2024 at Bridgewater Associates’ headquarters in Westport, Connecticut. The Summit will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Atlantic Council’s Millennium Fellowship, a leadership accelerator for rising […]

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Sep 3, 2024

Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards to honor two European government leaders, an African president, and a South Korean entertainment pioneer

NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 – The Atlantic Council announced today that its thirteenth annual Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards will honor President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo; Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Kyriakos Mitsotakis; President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic Giorgia Meloni; and Korean entertainment trailblazer and CJ […]

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Aug 1, 2024

Statement from Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe on release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich 

“We at the Atlantic Council are overjoyed and relieved that Evan has been released after 491 days of wrongful imprisonment in Russia,” Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe said.

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Jul 5, 2024

A Concert for NATO’s 75th Anniversary: Celebrating Unity through Music

WASHINGTON, D.C. – JULY 5, 2024 – The American Pops Orchestra (APO), in partnership with the Atlantic Council, proudly announces an historic concert commemorating NATO’s 75th Anniversary. This landmark event will feature student musicians, composers, and singers representing each of the 32 NATO member countries, joining forces with members of the American Pops Orchestra for […]

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Jun 25, 2024

Atlantic Council launches 2024 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes

The Indexes collectively measure 164 countries on 19 different indicators of freedom and prosperity, including measurements of political and economic freedom and the rule of law, as well as health, education, and the environment.

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Sep 9, 2013

Atlantic Council Names Mathew J. Burrows to Lead Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council has named one of the world’s leading experts on global trends analysis, Mathew J. Burrows, as its new Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative director in its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.

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Aug 29, 2013

New Nonresident Senior Fellow for Defense in Brent Scowcroft Center

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council is pleased to welcome James Hasik, a new senior fellow for defense with the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. In this capacity, Mr. Hasik will be responsible for research and analysis on the transatlantic defense industry, defense-industrial policy, military procurement, and the role of emerging technologies in international security.

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Jul 29, 2013

Transformational Moment for the Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council is proud to announce the opening of its brand new headquarters.

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Jul 17, 2013

First-of-its-Kind Cyber History Book to Be Released Tomorrow

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council, in partnership with the Cyber Conflict Studies Association, will release tomorrow a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind book on the history of cyber conflicts. Edited by Atlantic Council Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey, A Fierce Domain: Conflict in Cyberspace, 1986 to 2012, looks back at the major “wake-up calls” that have forced […]

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Jun 14, 2013

Atlantic Council Names New Fellow on Caucasus, Balkans, Turkey, and Central Asia

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sabine Freizer as nonresident senior fellow with the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and Program on Transatlantic Relations. Dr. Freizer will add substantially to the Council’s expertise on the Caucasus, Balkans, Turkey, and Central Asia. From a base in Istanbul, she will provide writing, analysis, […]

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Jun 6, 2013

International Leaders to Converge on Poland for Wroclaw Global Forum and Freedom Awards

By Jason Harmala

 WROCLAW, POLAND – Wrocław, Poland will host 350 political, business, and civil society leaders from around the world June 13-14 for the Fourth Annual Wroclaw Global Forum, including Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski; French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius; US Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman; former US National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley; Polish Treasury […]

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May 31, 2013

Atlantic Council Announces “Startup Dosti” Indo-Pak Business Plan Competition

By Jason Harmala

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 30, 2013 CONTACT Taleen Ananian press@acus.org, 202.778.4993 Atlantic Council Announces “Startup Dosti” Indo-Pak Business Plan Competition  Competition featuring Indian and Pakistani entrepreneurs to air on GEO TV Pakistan  LONDON – On June 3 the Atlantic Council will launch a new cross-border business plan competition, Startup Dosti, which will connect entrepreneurs from […]

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May 14, 2013

Atlantic Council Transatlantic Task Force on Latin America Calls for a New Trilateral Partnership

By Loren White

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2013 CONTACT Taleen Ananian 202.778.4993, press@acus.org WASHINGTON – The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center today released a report advocating that Latin America, North America, and Europe should build a stronger, more equal trilateral partnership based on a community of shared interests and values. The report by the Transatlantic Task Force […]

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May 2, 2013

Atlantic Council Officially Launches Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

By Jason Harmala

 En Español FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CONTACT Taleen Ananian press@acus.org, 202.778.4993 Atlantic Council Officially Launches Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center  Arsht Center to promote and strengthen trilateral Latin America-North America-Europe relations WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today officially launched its Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center at its Distinguished Leadership Awards dinner. Founded with a $5 million […]

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Apr 17, 2013

Tempered Optimism Greets Launch of TTIP Negotiations

By Rachel Weatherly

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Taleen Ananian 202.778.4993, press@acus.org Tempered Optimism Greets Launch of TTIP Negotiations Atlantic Council – Bertelsmann Foundation survey finds most stakeholders believe that a significant transatlantic trade deal will be in place by the end of 2016. WASHINGTON – A survey of 120 stakeholders on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) […]