Press Release

Feb 27, 2023

<strong>Atlantic Council’s Africa Center releases twin reports on Russia’s growing influence in Africa</strong> 

At the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Africa Center shines spotlight on Russian campaign to curry favor on the African continent.


Africa


Russia

Press Release

Feb 27, 2023

Atlantic Council, US Department of Energy, Croatian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, and American-Central European Business Association to hold fourth meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC)

Public and private industry leaders will convene in Zagreb, Croatia, for two days of discussions on how transatlantic cooperation can advance low-carbon energy security in Central and Eastern Europe.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – FEBRUARY 27, 2023 – The fourth meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) will be held March 1-2, 2023, […]


Central Europe


Eastern Europe

Press Release

Feb 21, 2023

<strong>Kimberly Donovan joins the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center as the Director of the Economic Statecraft Initiative</strong>

Senior FinCEN leader will spearhead the Atlantic Council’s work to advance US economic security policy and deliver cutting-edge research on ways the government and private sector can use the tools of economic statecraft wisely and effectively.

Press Release

Feb 14, 2023

Atlantic Council’s inaugural Rafik Hariri Awards to honor Arab leaders in business, social entrepreneurship, and arts

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 14, 2023 – The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East today announced the honorees for the inaugural Rafik Hariri Awards, who will be celebrated at a gala dinner on February 14. As the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center celebrates its tenth anniversary, the awards will honor outstanding figures […]


Middle East


North & West Africa

Press Release

Feb 13, 2023

Diverse Array of Global Experts Join DFRLab’s Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web

WASHINGTON, DC – February 13, 2023 – The Atlantic Council’s Democracy + Tech Initiative at the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) is pleased to announce the inaugural members of its Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web, representing 42 companies, global civil society organizations, universities & initiatives, individual experts, and associations.

Press Release

Feb 13, 2023

Matthew Kroenig to lead Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Former Defense Department and intelligence official will lead an important mission of developing strategies to address the most important security challenges. WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 13, 2023 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Matthew Kroenig, previously acting director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, has been named the center’s new […]

Press Release

Jan 30, 2023

Atlantic Council launches new Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, names Markus Garlauskas as director

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 30, 2023 – The Atlantic Council announced today the creation of the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI), a new program focused on Indo-Pacific strategy, alliance, and security issues. The initiative, housed in the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, will be led by Markus Garlauskas, a former senior US intelligence […]


Indo-Pacific

Press Release

Jan 27, 2023

<strong>Atlantic Council, Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands announce new partnership on defense technology innovation</strong>

Washington DC – January 27, 2022: The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative (TSI) has launched a new partnership with the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands to collaborate on key policy issues related to transatlantic cooperation on defense technology innovation.

Press Release

Jan 26, 2023

Atlantic Council and DT Institute launch Central America Task Force to accelerate confidence of businesses in the region

The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) and DT Institute convened on January 25th a new Central America Task Force (CATF). Over the next 10 months, the task force will devise action-oriented, locally driven policy recommendations for anti-corruption efforts to unlock economic opportunities and investment. These recommendations will be captured in three country-specific […]


Central America


Latin America


Press Release

Jan 23, 2023

Former Tunisian minister and Columbia professor join the Freedom and Prosperity Center

H.E. Khemaies Jhinauoi and Professor Markus Jaeger join the Freedom and Prosperity Center as Distinguished Fellow and Senior Advisor.


Economy & Business


Freedom and Prosperity

Content

Press Release

Dec 16, 2013

Atlantic Council CEO Fred Kempe and Board Directors Named 100 Most Influential Leaders in US Defense

WASHINGTON – Defense News has named Atlantic Council President & CEO Frederick Kempe and Board Directors Michèle Flournoy, Arnold L. Punaro, Michael V. Hayden, Marillyn Hewson, James Stavridis, and Sean O’Keefe in its “100 Most Influential People in US Defense” list out today.

Press Release

Dec 12, 2013

Former US Ambassador Highlights Eroding US-Gulf Ties

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Samia Yakub 202.769.0724, press@AtlanticCouncil.org A new Atlantic Council issue brief, “Building a Better US-Gulf Partnership,” contends that the United States and its Gulf partners must prioritize and build on their shared interests in light of ongoing erosion of ties, and a fundamental gap in expectations about the US role in the […]

Saudi Arabia

Press Release

Dec 11, 2013

Cancelled: Dec. 12 Event with Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt

Due to ongoing developments in Ukraine, Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has postponed his DC travel and will remain in Kyiv. Accordingly, tomorrow’s public event “US Response to Ukraine’s S.O.S.” has been cancelled.

Ukraine

Press Release

Dec 11, 2013

Pham Writes on China’s African Naval Deployments

By J. Peter Pham

Atlantic Council Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham contributed a chapter about the Chinese navy’s recent activity in Africa to a just-released book on China’s Diplomacy in Eastern and Southern Africa. Pham wrote the chapter on “China’s Somali Piracy Deployment: Strategic Context and Implications” for the volume edited by Seifudein Adem, associate director of the […]

Press Release

Dec 10, 2013

Atlantic Council Forum Addresses How to Harness Disruption for Global Prosperity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 10, 2013 CONTACTTaleen Ananianpress@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 WASHINGTON — The Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative hosted a two-day forum this week on Harnessing Disruption, highlighting ways in which the technology revolution is shaping government, business, and civil society. Many panelists focused on the effects of technology on individual empowerment and globalization, and the need […]

Press Release

Dec 10, 2013

New Study Warns of the Danger of Divergent Financial Regulations in the Transatlantic Community

WASHINGTON – A new report out today entitled The Danger of Divergence: Transatlantic Financial Reform & the G20 Agenda by the Atlantic Council, Thomson Reuters, and TheCityUK examines the state of financial regulatory reform in the United States and the European Union. It highlights the dangers that regulatory divergence can pose to both financial stability […]

Press Release

Dec 9, 2013

Atlantic Council Launches Next Report in Envisioning 2030 Series

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACTTaleen Ananianpress@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.788.4993 The Atlantic Council’s 2012 report Envisioning 2030: US Strategy in a Post-Western World, written as a companion piece with the US National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds, stated, “the keystone of national power remains US economic strength and innovation.” Building upon this statement, this year’s Envisioning 2030: US Strategy for the […]

Press Release

Dec 5, 2013

US-Ukraine Relations: Dealing with the Crisis and the Way Forward

This event has been cancelled The Atlantic Council invites the public to US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey R. Pyatt’s first on-the-record remarks on the crisis in Ukraine, the possible way forward, and US strategy toward the country.

Ukraine

Press Release

Dec 4, 2013

Yemen’s Political Transition at Risk without Progress on Economic Agenda

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2013 CONTACT:                                                                                                         Samia Yakub                                                                                        202.769.0724, press@AtlanticCouncil.org A new Atlantic Council report, Yemen’s Economic Agenda: Beyond Short-Term Survival, argues that if the Yemeni government fails to prioritize progress on the economic front, the country’s democratic transition risks derailment and may witness renewed conflict. Prioritizing […]

Yemen

Congressional Relations

Dec 4, 2013

Atlantic Council Hosts Colombian President Santos

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2013 CONTACT Taleen Ananianpress@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 WASHINGTON — The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center this evening hosted Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for a private dinner with US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker; US Congressmen Eliot Engel, and Gregory Meeks; and other decision-makers. The dinner was co-chaired by former […]

Colombia