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Oct 14, 2020

Atlantic Council hosts 2020 Distinguished Leadership Awards

"Washington’s Oscars” celebrated global leaders and unsung heroes exemplifying courage and resilience amid the challenges of 2020

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Oct 13, 2020

Atlantic Council statement on State Department call for think tank funding transparency

The Atlantic Council enjoys a diversified donor base, which helps ensure our credibility, integrity, and sustainability. As such, the Council accepts funds from a broad range of sources—including non-US government donors—provided they are for purposes that are in keeping with our mission and adhere to our strict intellectual independence policy. The Council is grateful for […]

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Oct 9, 2020

Atlantic Council to honor “Unsung Heroes” at 2020 Distinguished Leadership Awards

Virtual ceremony will feature a tribute to inspirational men and women around the globe demonstrating extraordinary courage, resilience, and ingenuity

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Oct 5, 2020

Emma Ashford and Erica Borghard join the Atlantic Council

National security experts will work within Scowcroft Center’s New American Engagement Initiative to challenge assumptions underpinning US foreign policy


Politics & Diplomacy

Security & Defense

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Sep 29, 2020

Atlantic Council to honor Kristalina Georgieva, Luis Alberto Moreno, and Lionel Richie with 2020 Distinguished Leadership Awards

Dubbed as Washington’s “Oscars” for international achievement, innovative virtual format will also salute the Unsung Heroes of 2020 and legacy of Lt. Gen Brent Scowcroft

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Sep 28, 2020

Atlantic Council Global Energy Center announces 2020-2021 Veteran Advanced Energy Fellows

Fellows will participate in a yearlong policy and leadership development program for high-potential, high-performing veterans in advanced energy.


Energy & Environment

Renewables & Advanced Energy

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Sep 23, 2020

Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Announces First-of-its-Kind Caribbean Initiative

​​As Caribbean nations face urgent challenges, new initiative will propose groundbreaking solutions to accelerate prosperity outlook


Caribbean

Economy & Business


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Sep 23, 2020

Atlantic Council launches empowerME

New effort from Rafik Hariri Center will be driving force for economic and human prosperity in the Middle East


Economy & Business

Middle East

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Aug 12, 2020

Markus V. Garlauskas joins the Atlantic Council

Former National Intelligence Officer for North Korea will join the Asia Security Initiative as a nonresident senior fellow

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Aug 7, 2020

The Passing of Brent Scowcroft: March 19, 1925 – August 6, 2020

FALLS CHURCH, VA—Following is a statement on the passing of Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.) from his office: Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft passed away yesterday at the age of 95 of natural causes. Brent Scowcroft was an American patriot and public servant of the highest order with an extraordinary military and government service career spanning […]

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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.

North Africa

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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. […]

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.

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Dec 20, 2013

Happy Holidays from the Council

The Atlantic Council offices are officially closed from December 25, 2013 through January 1, 2014, so that our staff can spend time with their families. Whatever you celebrate this season, the Council wishes you a happy holiday and a prosperous new year.

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