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Sep 25, 2024
Atlantic Council and Atlantik-Brücke to cohost third annual Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics
NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 – On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center and Atlantik-Brücke will host the third Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics on September 26, 2024, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm in New York. The first two iterations were held in Frankfurt and Berlin, but for the […]
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Sep 23, 2024
Atlantic Council announces Jorge Gastelumendi as senior director of the Climate Resilience Center
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 – The Atlantic Council announced today the appointment of Jorge Gastelumendi as the Senior Director of the newly renamed Climate Resilience Center, previously known as the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center. Under Gastelumendi’s leadership, the Center will advance its mission to create and deliver transformative solutions that improve lives, protect livelihoods, […]
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Sep 18, 2024
Ernst Discusses New Work Building Upon Abraham Accords
Initiatives are working together to create a defensive alliance to combat Iranian aggression in all phases of warfare. WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 – Days after the fourth anniversary of the Abraham Accords, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today joined the Atlantic Council’s N7 Initiative to discuss two newly proposed bipartisan bills that counter Iranian aggression […]
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Sep 17, 2024
Atlantic Council names Melanie Hart as senior director for the Global China Hub
WASHINGTON, DC – September 17, 2024 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Dr. Melanie Hart, an expert with two decades of experience on Chinese domestic and foreign policy, will join the Atlantic Council as its senior director for the Global China Hub. In this capacity, Hart will lead the hub’s efforts to research and […]
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Sep 12, 2024
Atlantic Council to host Global Future Forum to discuss pressing global challenges and opportunities
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 – The Atlantic Council will host the first annual Atlantic Council Global Future Forum in New York on September 24, 2024, bringing together diverse and influential leaders to chart the way forward on the world’s defining challenges—and to spotlight the people, forces, and ideas shaping the world. On the sidelines of […]
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Sep 3, 2024
Atlantic Council and Bridgewater Associates Announce Inaugural Millennium Leadership Summit
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 – The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program, in partnership with asset management firm Bridgewater Associates, will host the inaugural Millennium Leadership Summit on September 5th, 2024 at Bridgewater Associates’ headquarters in Westport, Connecticut. The Summit will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Atlantic Council’s Millennium Fellowship, a leadership accelerator for rising […]
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Sep 3, 2024
Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards to honor two European government leaders, an African president, and a South Korean entertainment pioneer
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 – The Atlantic Council announced today that its thirteenth annual Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards will honor President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo; Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Kyriakos Mitsotakis; President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic Giorgia Meloni; and Korean entertainment trailblazer and CJ […]
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Aug 1, 2024
Statement from Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe on release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich
“We at the Atlantic Council are overjoyed and relieved that Evan has been released after 491 days of wrongful imprisonment in Russia,” Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe said.
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Jul 5, 2024
A Concert for NATO’s 75th Anniversary: Celebrating Unity through Music
WASHINGTON, D.C. – JULY 5, 2024 – The American Pops Orchestra (APO), in partnership with the Atlantic Council, proudly announces an historic concert commemorating NATO’s 75th Anniversary. This landmark event will feature student musicians, composers, and singers representing each of the 32 NATO member countries, joining forces with members of the American Pops Orchestra for […]
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Jun 25, 2024
Atlantic Council launches 2024 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes
The Indexes collectively measure 164 countries on 19 different indicators of freedom and prosperity, including measurements of political and economic freedom and the rule of law, as well as health, education, and the environment.