Press Release

Dec 20, 2013

Happy Holidays from the Council

The Atlantic Council offices are officially closed from December 25, 2013 through January 1, 2014, so that our staff can spend time with their families. Whatever you celebrate this season, the Council wishes you a happy holiday and a prosperous new year.


Press Release

Dec 19, 2013

Atlantic Council Report Analyzes Landmark Mexican Energy Reform

WASHINGTON – A report released today by the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center on Mexican energy reform argues that Mexico has positioned itself to become a major player in the global market as a competitive and transparent supplier of oil.

Mexico

Press Release

Dec 19, 2013

Jordan Experiment Could Be a Model for Sustainable Arab Reform

A new Atlantic Council issue brief, “Stability through Change: Toward a New Political Economy in Jordan,” contends that Jordan could be a promising experiment with economic and political environment in a relatively stable environment, and a model for reform in Arab transition countries. Issue brief author Faysal Itani, a fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik […]

Press Release

Dec 18, 2013

Atlantic Council Announces its 2014 Distinguished Leadership Award Winners

Honorees to be recognized April 30 at Distinguished Leadership Awards in Washington WASHINGTON – Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe announced today the first three of the recipients of its 2014 Distinguished Leadership Awards, to be presented on April 30 of next year in Washington, DC European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, US Secretary […]

Press Release

Dec 16, 2013

Atlantic Council CEO Fred Kempe and Board Directors Named 100 Most Influential Leaders in US Defense

WASHINGTON – Defense News has named Atlantic Council President & CEO Frederick Kempe and Board Directors Michèle Flournoy, Arnold L. Punaro, Michael V. Hayden, Marillyn Hewson, James Stavridis, and Sean O’Keefe in its “100 Most Influential People in US Defense” list out today.

Press Release

Dec 12, 2013

Former US Ambassador Highlights Eroding US-Gulf Ties

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Samia Yakub 202.769.0724, press@AtlanticCouncil.org A new Atlantic Council issue brief, “Building a Better US-Gulf Partnership,” contends that the United States and its Gulf partners must prioritize and build on their shared interests in light of ongoing erosion of ties, and a fundamental gap in expectations about the US role in the […]

Saudi Arabia


Press Release

Dec 11, 2013

Cancelled: Dec. 12 Event with Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt

Due to ongoing developments in Ukraine, Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has postponed his DC travel and will remain in Kyiv. Accordingly, tomorrow’s public event “US Response to Ukraine’s S.O.S.” has been cancelled.

Ukraine


Press Release

Dec 11, 2013

Pham Writes on China’s African Naval Deployments

By
J. Peter Pham

Atlantic Council Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham contributed a chapter about the Chinese navy’s recent activity in Africa to a just-released book on China’s Diplomacy in Eastern and Southern Africa. Pham wrote the chapter on “China’s Somali Piracy Deployment: Strategic Context and Implications” for the volume edited by Seifudein Adem, associate director of the […]

Press Release

Dec 10, 2013

Atlantic Council Forum Addresses How to Harness Disruption for Global Prosperity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 10, 2013 CONTACTTaleen Ananianpress@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 WASHINGTON — The Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative hosted a two-day forum this week on Harnessing Disruption, highlighting ways in which the technology revolution is shaping government, business, and civil society. Many panelists focused on the effects of technology on individual empowerment and globalization, and the need […]

Press Release

Dec 10, 2013

New Study Warns of the Danger of Divergent Financial Regulations in the Transatlantic Community

WASHINGTON – A new report out today entitled The Danger of Divergence: Transatlantic Financial Reform & the G20 Agenda by the Atlantic Council, Thomson Reuters, and TheCityUK examines the state of financial regulatory reform in the United States and the European Union. It highlights the dangers that regulatory divergence can pose to both financial stability […]

Content

Press Release

May 16, 2014

Atlantic Council Launches Network of Middle East-based Fellows

The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East launched this spring a network of nonresident fellows. Based in the Middle East and North Africa, the network brings to the Council new perspectives and locally driven analysis on the processes of change and transition in the Arab world. 

Press Release

May 14, 2014

Joint Chiefs Chairman Calls Russian Actions “Extraordinarily Unsettling”

WASHINGTON – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey described Russia’s actions in Eastern Europe as “extraordinarily unsettling” and said they appear largely driven by President Vladimir Putin’s desire to establish a personal legacy.  “We have a very clear picture of the capability of the overt military forces of Russia,” General Dempsey […]

Press Release

May 2, 2014

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2014 CONTACT AJ Ross,  aross@AtlanticCouncil.org 202.864.2829 The Atlantic Council is pleased to announce that David Goldwyn, one of the United States’ foremost authorities on energy, is joining the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center as a nonresident fellow.  Goldwyn brings a leading assessment of comprehensive energy reforms in Latin America, as […]

Press Release

May 1, 2014

UK Invites Atlantic Council to Host Future Leaders Meeting at NATO Wales Summit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2014 CONTACT Taleen Ananianpress@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 UK Invites Atlantic Council to Host Future Leaders Meeting at NATO Wales Summit WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council—in collaboration with the British Government, NATO, the Atlantic Treaty Association, and the Atlantic Council of the UK—will organize a future leaders summit on the margins of the […]

NATO
Security & Defense

Press Release

Apr 30, 2014

Biden Tells Atlantic Council Obama Will Visit Europe to Bolster Allies amid Russia Crisis

By Taleen Ananian

Confrontation in Ukraine ‘Was Born in Putin’s Mind,’ Vice-President Says FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2014 CONTACT Taleen Ananian press@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 WASHINGTON –  President Barack Obama will visit Poland in June for the 25th anniversary of the elections that marked that country’s exit from its era of communist rule under Soviet domination, Vice President Joe […]

Press Release

Apr 30, 2014

Secretary Kerry Condemns Putin for “Playing by a Different Set of Rules” than the International Community

By Taleen Ananian

Highlights from the Atlantic Council’s “Europe Whole and Free” Conference WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State John Kerry today advised Russia to “leave Ukraine in peace.” Kerry restated US support for NATO allies and Ukraine in the face of Russian-backed attacks in eastern Ukrainian cities. Kerry spoke at a two-day conference on the future of […]

Global Aggregation of Cyber Risk

Apr 28, 2014

Zurich Insurance Group and Atlantic Council Release New Recommendations from Pioneering Report on Cyber Risk, Shocks, and Resilience

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2014 CONTACTS Taleen Ananian: press@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 Robyn Ziegler: robyn.ziegler@zurichna.com, 847.212.6231 Zurich Insurance Group and Atlantic Council Release New Recommendations from Pioneering Report on Cyber Risk, Shocks, and Resilience Sector-Specific Recommendations for Automotive, Construction, Healthcare, Information Technology, Large and Small/Mid-sized Businesses and Governments to Help Risk Managers Prepare for Future Cyber Shocks and Help […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

Press Release

Apr 24, 2014

Atlantic Council Report Calls for India and Pakistan to Reinvest in Economic Relations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 24, 2014 A report released today by the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center argues that heavy military spending in India and Pakistan has in fact been detrimental to the citizens of both countries in terms of security and economic growth, and calls on leaders to reinvest in trade and confidence building. In […]

India
Pakistan

Press Release

Apr 22, 2014

Premier Diplomat Francis Ricciardone to Lead Atlantic Council’s Hariri Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today named one of the United States’ most accomplished diplomats, Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr., as a vice president and director of its Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. Ricciardone, who currently serves as the US ambassador to Turkey, will join the Council in September. “At a […]

Press Release

Apr 16, 2014

Atlantic Council-Zurich Report Analyzes Global Interconnections of Cyber Risks

New Cyber Risk Report Finds the World Living in Cyber Subprime FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 16, 2014 CONTACTSTaleen Ananian: press@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993Jennifer Schneider Nowacki: Jennifer.nowacki@zurichna.com, 847.275.4428 Groundbreaking, new Atlantic Council – Zurich Insurance Group report identifies aggregate of interconnected risk that “can no longer be ignored”

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense