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Jun 6, 2022

Applications open for Global Energy Center’s Veterans Advanced Energy Fellowship

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 6, 2022 – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center announced the Veterans Advanced Energy Fellowship is now accepting applications for the 4th cohort of fellows, now through August 15, 2022. Over the course of the next year, the veteran fellows chosen from this highly selective process will gain the skills and tools needed to […]

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Jun 6, 2022

Thom Shanker joins Atlantic Council as Nonresident Senior Fellow

Thom Shanker, director of Project for Media and National Security at George Washington University & former New York Times deputy Washington editor, will serve within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security as nonresident senior fellow

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Jun 3, 2022

Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center partners with State Department for US-Mexico border study

The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center announced a new partnership with the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), the Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) in Tijuana to enhance security and economic growth in the United States and Mexico.

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Jun 1, 2022

Atlantic Council Launches Freedom and Prosperity Center

Council’s 16th center will advance awareness of socioeconomic opportunities in developing countries; launch to be marked by release this month of groundbreaking indexes examining the relationship between freedom and prosperity in 174 countries 

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Jun 1, 2022

In new Atlantic Council book, US and Colombia influencers propose new vision for US-Colombia ties

The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center published its first book, Allies: Twenty-Seven Bold Ideas to Reimagine the US-Colombia Relationship, that outlines a new vision for US-Colombia relations amid the bicentennial of diplomatic relations and as new local and global challenges call for a reimagined partnership.

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Jun 1, 2022

The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center announces the 2022 Veterans Advanced Energy Summit

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 1, 2022 – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center announced today the 2022 Veterans Advanced Energy Summit (VAES) will be hosted August 9 in Chicago, Illinois. The interactive learning and networking event is dedicated to veterans and military spouses working to strengthen US national security through careers in the advanced energy industry. […]

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May 31, 2022

Atlantic Council Names Dr. Racha Helwa Director of empowerME Initiative

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Senior economist deepens bench to advance the Atlantic Council’s work unlocking the economic and human potential of the Middle East.

Economy & Business
Middle East

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May 31, 2022

Atlantic Council announces fourth cohort of the Women Leaders in Energy and Climate Fellowship

Fellows with diverse energy sector experience will gain unparalleled professional development and networking opportunities

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May 31, 2022

Atlantic Council announces 2022 Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 31, 2022 – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center today announced the seventh annual Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference will be held June 14, 2022, in Washington, D.C. in cooperation with the Visegrád Group. This year’s conference returns to an in-person format for the first time since 2019, while […]


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May 26, 2022

Atlantic Council and Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Launch Global Tech Security Commission

Keith Krach and former Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid will lead nonpartisan commission of international leaders to develop global tech security strategy to counter techno-authoritarianism Washington, DC, May 26, 2022 – The Atlantic Council and Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue announce the launch of the nonpartisan Global Tech Security Commission to safeguard freedom from technological […]

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May 14, 2012

Atlantic Council Report Calls for Renewed Leadership from NATO Member States

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON — On the eve of the Chicago summit, a new Atlantic Council report argues for the enduring importance of NATO, and calls for renewed leadership from the Alliance’s members to ensure NATO’s vibrancy in the decade to come.  Published today by Atlantic Council Board director, former under secretary of state, and former US ambassador […]

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May 9, 2012

National Security and Business Leaders: Law of the Sea is ‘Vital’ to U.S. National Interests

By Jason Harmala

Secretary of Defense, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, and CEOs highlight treaty’s benefits to American security and prosperity  WASHINGTON (May 9, 2012)—U.S. national security and business leaders—including Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—today called the Law of the Sea Convention essential to protect American […]

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May 7, 2012

UN Secretary-General Ki-moon Uses Harshest Rhetoric Yet in Call to End Bloodshed in Syria

WASHINGTON, May 7 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tonight escalated the pressure on the international community to stop the violence in Syria, lamenting a “deficit of leadership,” while announcing a new deployment of observers to the country. 

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May 7, 2012

Unilever CEO Polman Recognized With Atlantic Council’s Highest Honor for Business Leadership

WASHINGTON, May 7 – The Atlantic Council today presented its annual Distinguished Business Leadership Award to Unilever CEO Paul Polman for his pioneering efforts in redefining the role of business toward creating more sustainable and equitable growth.

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Apr 25, 2012

Ban Ki-Moon, Prince Harry Among Honorees to Receive Highest Atlantic Council Honors

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council on May 7 will present its Distinguished Leadership Awards to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Britain’s Prince Harry, Unilever CEO Paul Polman, the Enlisted Men and Women of the United States Armed Forces, and world renowned violin virtuoso Anne-Sophie Mutter. “

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Apr 24, 2012

Orhan Taner Appointed Director of Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Turkish businessman and entrepreneur Orhan Taner as its new director in Istanbul heading the Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit, and representing the Council in Turkey. As an accomplished leader and problem-solver, Taner will lend his extensive business development and large-scale […]

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Apr 18, 2012

US Chamber President and CEO Donohue Calls for More Ambitious US-EU Economic Partnership

By Jason Harmala

US Chamber President and CEO Thomas Donohue invoked the historic and deep ties between Europe and the United States, calling on the transatlantic community to “inject more ambition into our own economic partnership,” by completing a US-EU economic and trade pact to lower barriers, converge regulations, and expand job-creating trade and investment.  At an event […]

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Apr 4, 2012

Atlantic Council Recommends New Russia Reset: Partner with Europe to boost Russian economic ties and support for rule of law

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – With Vladimir Putin in power again as president of Russia, the US administration must now forge a new relationship with an often difficult leader. Against this backdrop, the Atlantic Council released an issue brief today, “Rethinking the Russia Reset,” which recommends that US policymakers refocus the reset on creating stronger economic ties between […]

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Mar 28, 2012

Promoting Transatlantic Values in International Engagement

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – A new Atlantic Council issue brief argues that the transatlantic community can transcend its current malaise and best address the challenges of a globalized world by putting the advancement of transatlantic values at the forefront of a more integrated policy of international engagement. Published today by Jeff Lightfoot and Simona Kordosova, respectively deputy […]

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Mar 23, 2012

Atlantic Council Report Calls for Europe to Share More of the Burden Following the US ‘Pivot’ to Asia

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – Europe will need to take on a greater share of the burden in leading crisis management and contingency operations in Europe and its periphery, argues a new Atlantic Council issue brief. Under this transatlantic bargain, the United States will remain steadfast in its Article 5 security commitments, but will focus more of its […]