Press Release

Dec 12, 2022

Atlantic Council Global Energy Center to hold seventh annual Global Energy Forum in January 2023

One of the most anticipated annual energy conferences will bring together global leaders in Abu Dhabi with a focus on net-zero carbon goals.

Press Release

Dec 9, 2022

Atlantic Council’s Africa Center to partner with US Department of State for US-Africa Leaders Summit

The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center will host a networking breakfast and consult on creatives-centered content as part of the US-Africa Leaders Summit’s African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum on December 13


Press Release

Dec 8, 2022

FOR RELEASE: DFRLab Democracy + Tech Initiative launches Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web

By
Digital Forensic Research Lab

The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) is proud to announce the launch of its new Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web.

Internet
Technology & Innovation

Press Release

Dec 7, 2022

Bipartisan lawmakers come together to support Global Tech Security Commission

Honorary co-chairs named in international effort to develop strategy for safeguarding freedom from technological authoritarianism

Press Release

Dec 6, 2022

N7 Initiative convenes Israeli and Arab Experts on Education and Cultural Exchange in Rabat, Morocco for first in a series of conferences aimed at strengthening regional cooperation

The N7 Initiative, a partnership between the Atlantic Council and Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, is hosting the N7 Conference on Education and Coexistence from December 5-7, 2022. The conference, held with the support of the Kingdom of Morocco, convenes experts from Israel and Arab and Muslim countries in government, civil society, and academia to discuss further regional cooperation and produce actionable policy recommendations.

Press Release

Dec 2, 2022

Atlantic Council launches Iran Strategy Project to respond to local, regional, and global developments

As Iran faces unprecedented challenges, the new effort will undertake a holistic approach to the entirety of the Atlantic Council’s work on Iran WASHINGTON D.C. – DECEMBER 2, 2022 – Today, the Atlantic Council announced the launch of its new Iran Strategy Project, designed to synchronize and bring together the Atlantic Council’s policy and analytical […]

Press Release

Nov 29, 2022

Atlantic Council announces signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with NATO Allied Command Transformation on deepening transatlantic relations

Today, the Atlantic Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NATO’s Allied Command Transformation to leverage their complementary strengths to collaborate on the military transformation of the Alliance at this crossroads moment for transatlantic security and defense. The agreement also informs key transatlantic policy debates.

Europe & Eurasia
NATO


Press Release

Nov 22, 2022

Applications Open for Freedom and Prosperity Academic Grants

In partnership with the Acton Institute, the Freedom and Prosperity Center is offering grants of up to $25,000 to scholars interested in researching the relationship between freedom and prosperity.


Press Release

Nov 21, 2022

Presentation at Atlas Network’s Liberty Forum

Members of the Freedom and Prosperity Center presented at the 2022 Liberty Forum and Freedom Dinner, an event attended by over five hundred activists and policymakers from around the world.

Freedom and Prosperity
Political Reform

Press Release

Nov 10, 2022

PROGRAM UPDATE: John Legend, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific, Sandhy Sondoro to perform at Atlantic Council Global Food Security Forum in Bali

Performances by the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award-winning musician and philanthropist; the esteemed US Air Force military band; and the popular Indonesian singer-songwriter will cap off the high-level two-day summit

Indo-Pacific

Content

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.

Press Release

Jan 22, 2014

New Constitution Would Signal Progress toward a Democratic Nation-State in Libya

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT:Samia Yakub202.769.0724, press@AtlanticCouncil.org Libya’s future as a democracy hinges on the constitution-drafting process and the ability of the constituent assembly to consider and adequately address major political and security challenges. A new Atlantic Council issue brief, “Negotiating Libya’s Constitution,” examines the political and security context of Libya’s constitution-making process, concerns related to the […]

Libya

Press Release

Jan 20, 2014

Former Associate Director Among 21 Killed in Kabul Terrorist Attack

The Atlantic Council mourns the death of Alexandros Petersen, a victim of Friday’s terrorist attack in Kabul that killed twenty-one people. Petersen was a former fellow for transatlantic energy security and associate director of the Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, and had been serving in Kabul as a professor at the American University of Afghanistan. […]

Afghanistan

Press Release

Jan 15, 2014

Atlantic Council Names Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. as Chairman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2014 CONTACT Taleen Ananian press@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 Washington, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.―one of America’s most prominent politicians, business leaders, and diplomats―as new chairman of its Board of Directors. His appointment takes immediate effect.