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Sep 14, 2017

2017 Global Citizen Awards: President Moon, PM Trudeau, and Lang Lang to attend and speak

WASHINGTON, DC –The Atlantic Council will honor President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in; Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau; and world-renowned Chinese pianist, educator, and philanthropist Lang Lang at its eighth annual Global Citizen Awards on the evening of September 19 in New York, NY. All three distinguished honorees will attend and speak […]

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Aug 30, 2017

Atlantic Council Names Jason Marczak as Director of Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Appointment comes as Venezuela crisis deepens, NAFTA renegotiations begin, and region deepens global engagement WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Jason Marczak as the new Director of its Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center. He will lead the Center at a pivotal time for the future of Latin America and the region’s place in the world. […]

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Aug 30, 2017

El Atlantic Council nombra a Jason Marczak como Director del Centro para América Latina Adrienne Arsht

Su nombramiento toma lugar mientras que la crisis en Venezuela se agudiza, las negociaciones del TLCAN comienzan, y la región profundiza su participación global. WASHINGTON, DC – El Atlantic Council hoy nombró a Jason Marczak como el nuevo Director de su Centro para América Latina Adrienne Arsht. Marczak liderará el Centro en un momento crucial […]

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Jun 16, 2017

#DisinfoWeek Events Address the Global Threat of False Information

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Atlantic Council

#DisinfoWeek will bring together leaders from the tech sector, policy community, academia, media, and government for a week-long series of bi-coastal events at Stanford University and at the Atlantic Council headquarters in Washington, DC. Strategic panel discussions and keynote addresses will highlight the challenge posed by disinformation and the role of the private sector, governments, […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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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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

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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.

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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 […]

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Ukraine

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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

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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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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.

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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.

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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

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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. […]

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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.