Press Release
Jan 12, 2015
Atlantic Council Announces Project on Shaping the Asia-Pacific Future
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Olin Wethington
The Atlantic Council today announced the launch of the Project on Shaping the Asia-Pacific Future, housed in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. The project aims to formulate practical policy recommendations related to some of the most pressing and fundamental requirements for long-term security and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.
Cyber 9/12 Project
Dec 15, 2014
Atlantic Council Opens Registration for 2015 Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge
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Atlantic Council
The challenge remains the only student competition devoted to national security policy recommendations for responses during a major cyber incident. The competition is designed to offer students, across a wide range of academic disciplines, a better understanding of the policy challenges associated with cyber conflict.
Press Release
Dec 10, 2014
Atlantic Council Welcomes Constance Berry Newman as Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow
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Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council named Constance Berry Newman, former US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, as a nonresident senior fellow in its Africa Center.
Press Release
Nov 25, 2014
Atlantic Council Iran Task Force Applauds Efforts to Negotiate Nuclear Deal; Urges Restraint While Talks Continue
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Atlantic Council
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 applauding the efforts of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany and Iran to negotiate a comprehensive nuclear deal. While the parties could not reach a […]
Press Release
Nov 22, 2014
US Vice President Biden and Turkish Prime Minister Davutoğlu Address Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul
ISTANBUL- Following highly publicized visits to the embattled countries of Ukraine and Iraq, US Vice President Joseph Biden and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu joined a special closing session of the sixth Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit at the Grand Tarabya Hotel in Istanbul to discuss why energy security is crucial for resolving the […]
Press Release
Nov 21, 2014
Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit Continues in Istanbul
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Atlantic Council
ISTANBUL— The sixth Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit continued for a second day at the Grand Tarabya Hotel in Istanbul featuring a keynote address from Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, moderated by CNN Anchor Nina Dos Santos.
Press Release
Nov 20, 2014
Sixth Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit Opens in Istanbul
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Atlantic Council
ISTANBUL– Opinion leaders from politics, media, academia, and the corporate world convened in Istanbul this morning for two days of talks on how governments and companies manage emerging risks and uncertainty in today’s turbulent times.
Press Release
Nov 19, 2014
Atlantic Council announces new Art of Future Warfare project
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Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council today announced the launch of the Art of Future Warfare (AFW) project, housed in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, that aims to create a world in which artists—writers, illustrators, directors, videographers, and others—and creativity enjoy a valued place in the defense establishment’s planning and preparation for the future of warfare […]
Press Release
Nov 19, 2014
US and Turkish Energy Leaders to Give Joint Remarks at Atlantic Council Summit
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Atlantic Council
US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yıldız will make an announcement on enhancing the US and Turkey’s energy collaboration and clean energy deployment on Thursday, November 20 at the Atlantic Council’s Sixth Energy & Economic Summit. They will make brief remarks and then have joint press availability.
Press Release
Nov 18, 2014
New Atlantic Council Report Says Deal or No Deal, Iran Poses a Nuclear Threat
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Atlantic Council
International negotiators will meet in Vienna this week for what they hope will be a final push to hammer out a comprehensive deal over Iran’s nuclear program. According to many experts and officials, however, the chances of securing a deal by the November 24 deadline are slim. The New York Times reports that President Barack […]
