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Jun 2, 2020

Atlantic Council launches Forward Defense

Groundbreaking practice area will shape the debate around US and allies’ greatest military challenges and create forward-looking assessments of the trends, technologies, and concepts that will define the future of warfare.


Security & Defense

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Jun 1, 2020

Atlantic Council announces membership in Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy network

WASHINGTON, DC—June 1, 2020—On behalf of the Atlantic Council, President and CEO Frederick Kempe has announced his membership in Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy (GCNP), a leadership network that brings together heads of organizations working in nuclear policy who are committed to breaking down gender barriers and making gender equality a working reality within their […]


Nuclear Energy

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May 28, 2020

Vice Admiral (Ret.) John W. Miller joins Atlantic Council as nonresident senior fellow

Washington, DC — May 28, 2020 — The Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs today announced the addition of Vice Admiral (Ret.) John W. “Fozzie” Miller as a nonresident senior fellow. Miller is an expert on US foreign policy and military presence in the Gulf, and he will contribute to the program’s range of work on […]


Middle East

Security & Defense

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May 27, 2020

Atlantic Council names Uri Friedman as its first managing editor

Distinguished journalist will lead Atlantic Council’s influential suite of publications

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May 15, 2020

Jomana Qaddour to lead Syria portfolio as nonresident senior fellow

Jomana Qaddour to lead Atlantic Council's Syria portfolio as a nonresident senior fellow with the Rafik Hariri Center and Middle East Programs


Middle East

Politics & Diplomacy

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May 5, 2020

Atlantic Council’s DFRLab independent analysis of networks removed by Facebook in Russia, Georgia, and Myanmar

May 5, 2020 – The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) is at the forefront of the study of disinformation, foreign influence operations, and – more broadly – social media’s role for free and open societies. In its April 2020 monthly report on coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB) and foreign or government interference (FGI) across its platforms, Facebook […]


Disinformation

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May 1, 2020

Applications now open for the Veterans Advanced Energy Fellowship

WASHINGTON, DC – May 1, 2020 – Yearlong program for high-potential, high-performing veterans in advanced energy


Renewables & Advanced Energy

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Apr 23, 2020

Atlantic Council strategy paper warns pandemic threatens global order

Decisive US leadership with allies needed for sustained economic recovery and security in wake of COVID-19

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Apr 23, 2020

Atlantic Council releases landmark report assessing European military mobility

Task force comprised of former and current senior defense and security officials from Europe and the United States recommend strengthening military mobility in Europe.


Europe & Eurasia

Security & Defense

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Apr 13, 2020

In Memory of Omar Zawawi

The Atlantic Council mourns the passing and celebrates the life of Dr. Omar Al Zawawi: one of the most influential and inspiring figures in Oman. A man of keen business, political, and foreign policy acumen, Dr. Zawawi has made an indelible mark on the sultanate. Dr. Zawawi held several key positions in Omani business and […]

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Dec 19, 2013

Atlantic Council Report Analyzes Landmark Mexican Energy Reform

WASHINGTON – A report released today by the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center on Mexican energy reform argues that Mexico has positioned itself to become a major player in the global market as a competitive and transparent supplier of oil.

Mexico

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Dec 19, 2013

Jordan Experiment Could Be a Model for Sustainable Arab Reform

A new Atlantic Council issue brief, “Stability through Change: Toward a New Political Economy in Jordan,” contends that Jordan could be a promising experiment with economic and political environment in a relatively stable environment, and a model for reform in Arab transition countries. Issue brief author Faysal Itani, a fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik […]

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Dec 18, 2013

Atlantic Council Announces its 2014 Distinguished Leadership Award Winners

Honorees to be recognized April 30 at Distinguished Leadership Awards in Washington WASHINGTON – Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe announced today the first three of the recipients of its 2014 Distinguished Leadership Awards, to be presented on April 30 of next year in Washington, DC European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, US Secretary […]

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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.

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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

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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

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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