Global Citizen Awards

Sep 19, 2022

Atlantic Council to honor heads of state, artistic and business leaders at eleventh Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards

Highlight of UN General Assembly Week honors individuals who make unique contributions towards improving the world NEW YORK –SEPTEMBER 19, 2022—The Atlantic Council today announced that the eleventh Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards will honor the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo; President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö; Prime Minister of […]

United Nations

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Sep 12, 2022

Ambassador Marcy Grossman, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, joins the Atlantic Council as nonresident senior fellow

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Ambassador Grossman will contribute regional and government experience to the Council’s work on the Israeli-Arab normalization process and regional conflict resolution initiatives.

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Sep 7, 2022

Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announces the addition of eight new fellows

New fellows deepen the center’s expertise in finance and investing, climate, security, and science and technology on the world’s fastest-growing continent WASHINGTON DC —SEPTEMBER 7, 2022—The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announced today the appointment of eight new fellows across a variety of sectors, increasing the center’s deep bench of regional expertise and strengthening the center’s […]

Africa

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Sep 7, 2022

Atlantic Council announces Regional Clean Energy Outlook Conference to be held October 10-11 in Istanbul

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 – The Atlantic Council today announced that the Regional Clean Energy Outlook Conference will be held in-person in Istanbul on October 10-11, 2022, in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The conference brings together leaders from government, business, and research communities to discuss clean, secure, […]

Turkey

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Aug 22, 2022

Atlantic Council announces US-Iceland Clean Energy Summit to be held on September 21, 2022

The event will be held in partnership with the Embassy of Iceland and Green by Iceland. WASHINGTON, DC – August 22, 2022 – The Atlantic Council today announced that the US-Iceland Clean Energy Summit will be held September 21, 2022, for an in-person and virtual audience at the House of Sweden in Washington, D.C. The […]

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Aug 2, 2022

Maggie Feldman-Piltch joins the Atlantic Council as Nonresident Senior Fellow

WASHINGTON, DC – August 2, 2022 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Maggie Feldman-Piltch, Founder of #NatSecGirlSquad and Executive Managing Director of Unicorn Strategies, has joined the Atlantic Council as a nonresident senior fellow in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.  Maggie Feldman-Piltch is an influential change-maker in putting competent diversity front and center […]

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Aug 1, 2022

Atlantic Council Welcomes 2022 Class of Millennium Fellows

WASHINGTON, DC – August 1, 2022 – Following a highly competitive application process, the Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program has selected its 2022 class of Millennium Fellows. The Millennium Fellowship is one of the most sought-after programs in the world for future leaders in international affairs, and aims to sharpen Fellows’ leadership abilities, increase their capacity […]

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Jul 27, 2022

The Global Energy Center Announces Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi as a Speaker at the 2022 Veterans Advanced Energy Summit

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 27, 2022 – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center (GEC) announced today that Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi will speak at the 2022 Veterans Advanced Energy Summit (VAES) on August 9 in Chicago, Illinois. The learning and networking event is dedicated to veterans, reservists, and military spouses working to strengthen US national security […]

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Jul 1, 2022

Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo joins the Atlantic Council as distinguished fellow

The secretary general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will join the Global Energy Center upon completion of his term WASHINGTON, DC – July 1, 2022 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, secretary general for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), will join the Atlantic Council as […]

Cyber 9/12 Project

Jun 27, 2022

Atlantic Council’s Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge expands to Scotland

The Abertay University cyberQuarter joins as a strategic partner for Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge, the world’s only multidisciplinary cyber competition. WASHINGTON DC – JUNE 27, 2022 – The Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, in partnership with the Scottish Government, Dewar Cyber Consulting, and Abertay University, will host the inaugural edition of the Cyber 9/12 Strategy […]

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Dec 15, 2011

CEOs, Government Officials, and Higher Ed Leaders Convene to Address Growing Skills Gap

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON — On December 15, leaders from across the private sector, government, and the higher education community debated options for closing the growing skills gap to foster better economic development and competitiveness in the US. Called “Building the Employment Agenda: New Solutions to Close the Skills Gap,” the roundtable hosted by the Atlantic Council and […]

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Dec 14, 2011

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Stresses Need for Political Compromise in Washington in Time of Crisis

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – At a celebration honoring former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft on Tuesday night, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates lamented the political gridlock preventing Washington’s leaders from solving the most difficult challenges facing the United States and its allies today, saying that compromise has become akin to selling out. “I’m deeply concerned about […]

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Dec 12, 2011

New Atlantic Council – Bertelsmann Foundation Report Argues for TARP-style Intervention in European Union

By Adrienne Chuck

WASHINGTON – As European leaders meet to decide the future of the Eurozone, Julie Chon argues in a new Atlantic Council — Bertelsmann Foundation policy brief that Europe must learn from the United States’ TARP experience, and match a sizeable bazooka with a clear and transparent process for markets to understand how financial mechanisms will […]

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Nov 4, 2011

Atlantic Council hosts Ambassador William B. Taylor in New Role as Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – “The US government sees the transitions in the Arab world as the greatest opportunity for major changes in strategic relationships over the past century,” said Ambassador William B. Taylor, the newly-appointed Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions at the US State Department during a November 4 event at the Atlantic Council.    “We […]

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Oct 5, 2011

The Transatlantic Relations Program Announces Nicholas Dungan as Nonresident Senior Fellow

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicholas Dungan, the former president of the French-American Foundation, as its newest nonresident senior fellow. “The addition of Nicholas Dungan’s expertise to the Transatlantic Relations Program couldn’t come at a better time, as we head towards the French presidential elections in the […]

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Sep 28, 2011

Ansari Africa Center at Atlantic Council Adds Renowned Scholar

By Adrienne Chuck

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center of the Atlantic Council today announced that it has named Bronwyn Bruton, one of the most widely quoted emerging analysts of Africa, as its deputy director. 

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Jul 5, 2011

Atlantic Council names former White House official, Michele Dunne, to lead new Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON—The Atlantic Council today named Michele Dunne, a former White House and State Department official, as the director of its new Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. The center will begin its operations this week in Washington, D.C. “Michele brings to the Council both a rich understanding of the Washington policy process and of […]

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Jun 11, 2011

‘It is time for Poland to give back’ Minister Sikorski Declares at Atlantic Council Freedom Awards Dinner

By James Joyner

Wroclaw, Poland- "What side of history will the world’s great democracies be on?" That question, posed by U.S. Senator John McCain, captured the essence of the 2011 Freedom Awards, presented by the Atlantic Council at its annual Wroclaw Global Forum. In addition to McCain, other recipients included Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski on behalf of […]

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May 26, 2011

Top Africanist Gérard Prunier Joins the Michael S. Ansari Center, Atlantic Council

By Adrienne Chuck

The Ansari Africa Center of the Atlantic Council is pleased to announce that French scholar Dr. Gérard Prunier has joined the Center as a nonresident senior fellow. Prunier is the author of more than two hundred scholarly articles and a dozen books including The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide (Columbia University Press, 1995), Darfur: […]

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May 24, 2011

Atlantic Council Names Barry Pavel as Director of International Security Program and Director-Designate of new Scowcroft Center

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON, DC—Today the Atlantic Council named Barry Pavel as Director of its International Security Program and Director-Designate of its new Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. Mr. Pavel also will be the first Arnold Kanter Chair of the Brent Scowcroft Center. Barry Pavel has played leadership roles in the development of a broad range of […]