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 […]

Press Release

Dec 9, 2013

Atlantic Council Launches Next Report in Envisioning 2030 Series

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACTTaleen Ananianpress@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.788.4993 The Atlantic Council’s 2012 report Envisioning 2030: US Strategy in a Post-Western World, written as a companion piece with the US National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds, stated, “the keystone of national power remains US economic strength and innovation.” Building upon this statement, this year’s Envisioning 2030: US Strategy for the […]


Press Release

Dec 5, 2013

US-Ukraine Relations: Dealing with the Crisis and the Way Forward

This event has been cancelled The Atlantic Council invites the public to US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey R. Pyatt’s first on-the-record remarks on the crisis in Ukraine, the possible way forward, and US strategy toward the country.


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Press Release

Dec 4, 2013

Yemen’s Political Transition at Risk without Progress on Economic Agenda

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2013 CONTACT:                                                                                                         Samia Yakub                                                                                        202.769.0724, press@AtlanticCouncil.org A new Atlantic Council report, Yemen’s Economic Agenda: Beyond Short-Term Survival, argues that if the Yemeni government fails to prioritize progress on the economic front, the country’s democratic transition risks derailment and may witness renewed conflict. Prioritizing […]


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Congressional Relations

Dec 4, 2013

Atlantic Council Hosts Colombian President Santos

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2013 CONTACT Taleen Ananianpress@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 WASHINGTON — The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center this evening hosted Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for a private dinner with US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker; US Congressmen Eliot Engel, and Gregory Meeks; and other decision-makers. The dinner was co-chaired by former […]


Colombia

Press Release

Dec 2, 2013

Atlantic Council Iran Task Force Applauds Nuclear Deal; Says More Remains to be Done

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 2, 2013 CONTACTTaleen Ananian press@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993  WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force, chaired by Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat and coordinated by Council Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin, issued a statement today that the agreement signed Nov. 24 in Geneva by Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany […]


Iran

Press Release

Nov 21, 2013

Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit Opens in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Nov. 21 – Ministers, business leaders, opinion makers, and industry experts convened in Istanbul this morning (21 November) for two days of talks on the geopolitics of the energy revolution shaping the 21st century.

Press Release

Nov 15, 2013

Registration CLOSED for the 2014 Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge

Registration is NOW CLOSED for the second scenario-driven, interactive competition to discuss the day-after response to a cyber incident organized by the Atlantic Council in cooperation with Leidos. The conference will be held on the American University Campus in Washington, DC on February 7 – 8, 2014.

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Press Release

Mar 18, 2014

Arctic Climate Change Emerging Leaders (ACCEL) Fellowship

By Arctic Climate Change Emerging Leaders (ACCEL) Fellowship

The Atlantic Council and Ecologic Institute, through their Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy Network (ELEEP – www.eleep.eu) launched the Arctic Climate Change Emerging Leaders (ACCEL) Fellowship in the spring of 2014. The Fellowship aims to train the next generation of Arctic Ambassadors and is a unique summer opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students, […]

Europe & Eurasia

Press Release

Mar 18, 2014

Call for Applications

By NATO Emerging Leaders Working Group on the Trans-Atlantic Bond

NATO Young Leaders Working Group on the Trans-Atlantic Bond  The deadline for applications has passed. Thank you for your interest. Overview Heads of state and government from all 28 NATO nations will convene at the 2014 NATO Summit in Wales this September to reaffirm the importance of the Trans-Atlantic bond and build a strong foundation […]

NATO Security & Defense

Press Release

Mar 12, 2014

Ukraine’s Leader Offers “Equal Partnership” with Russia; Praises US Response

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 12, 2014 WASHINGTON – Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk offered to negotiate an “equal partnership” with Russia if it ends its invasion of Crimea, and praised the Western response to the crisis following his talks at the White House. “I would like to reiterate that we still want to have a free, […]

Russia Ukraine

Press Release

Mar 4, 2014

Prime Minister of Moldova Speaks at the Atlantic Council as Europe Grapples with Response to Russian Aggression

By Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON – During a public address at the Atlantic Council during his visit to Washington today, Moldovan Prime Minister Iurie Leanca  reaffirmed his country’s commitment to Europe and denounced Russian intimidation in Europe’​s east.  Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. introduced the prime minister, urging action and the strategic importance of what is at stake in the […]

Moldova Ukraine

Press Release

Feb 25, 2014

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili Asks International Community to Apply More Pressure on Russia

WASHINGTON – During his first public remarks in the United States today, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili called on the international community, and specifically the West, to support the Ukrainian people by putting more pressure on Russia, and said, “the international community needs to send clearer messages that will underpin the notion that no third […]

The Caucasus

Press Release

Feb 21, 2014

University of Utah Presents Alumni Award to Atlantic Council’s Fred Kempe

By Atlantic Council

The University of Utah Alumni Association presented its Distinguished Alumnus Award to Fred Kempe, Atlantic Council president and CEO, recognizing Kempe’s three-decade career as a journalist, author and foreign policy think-tank executive. The association presented the award February 20. Kempe, a Utah native who graduated from the university in 1976, has led the Atlantic Council […]

Press Release

Feb 12, 2014

New Hariri Center Publications Assess Political and Economic Trends in the Arab Transition Countries

With two new publications, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East offers a comprehensive picture of the degree of political and social change in Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, and Libya since protestors took to the streets in 2011, as well as the economic impact of the Arab uprising on the transition countries.

Press Release

Jan 27, 2014

Atlantic Council Announces New Scowcroft Center Fellows

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security has added new senior fellows who will advance the Center’s mission of serving as Washington’s premier thought leadership institute on the role of the transatlantic community in shaping global strategy and security policy. These fellows bring decades of experience in government, business, and academia […]

Press Release

Jan 23, 2014

US Democracy Promotion in Egypt Needs Reset

CONTACT:Samia Yakub202.769.0724, press@AtlanticCouncil.org In a new Atlantic Council issue brief, “Getting Democracy Promotion Right in Egypt,” Amy Hawthorne contends that although the near-term prospects for democracy in Egypt are bleak, there is more the United States can do to promote democratic change over the longer term.

North Africa

Press Release

Jan 23, 2014

Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center Names Michael B. Oren as Ambassador-in-Residence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 23, 2014 CONTACT Taleen Ananian 202.778.4993,  press@AtlanticCouncil.org WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council announced today Michael B. Oren, who recently stepped down after four years as Israel’s ambassador to the United States, will join its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security on February 1 as ambassador-in-residence.