Press Release

Oct 31, 2013

Atlantic Council Celebrates New Headquarters

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 30, 2013 CONTACTTaleen Ananianpress@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 WASHINGTON – Nearly 400 leaders from DC’s foreign policy and business communities gathered at the Atlantic Council’s new headquarters last night to toast the organization’s transformational move. Guests sampled food and drink from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America as they toured the 27,000 […]

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Oct 30, 2013

Atlantic Council Names Michał Kobosko as Director of Wrocław Global Forum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2013 CONTACT Taleen Ananian  press@AtlanticCouncil.org, +1.202.778.4993 WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council has named veteran journalist Michał Kobosko as the director of the Wrocław Global Forum. Kobosko will be based in Warsaw, Poland, heading the Atlantic Council’s second overseas office after Istanbul.

Press Release

Oct 30, 2013

Michał Kobosko szefem warszawskiego biura Atlantic Council i dyrektorem Wrocław Global Forum

DO NATYCHMIASTOWEJ PUBLIKACJI 30 PAŹDZIERNIKA 2013 KONTAKT Taleen Ananian press@AtlanticCouncil.org, +1.202.778.4993 WASZYNGTON –  Atlantic Council – jeden z najważniejszych amerykańskich think-tanków –  powołal Michała Kobosko na stanowisko szefa polskiego biura Atlantic Council w Warszawie oraz dyrektora najważniejszego projektu tej organizacji  w Polsce – Wrocław Global Forum Kobosko będzie zarządzał drugim po Stambule, lokalnym biurem Altantic […]

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Oct 17, 2013

Atlantic Council Announces 2013 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan Fellows

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 17, 2013 CONTACTTaleen Ananian, 202.778.4993 Atlantic Council Announces 2013 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan Fellows Young entrepreneurs to meet with US business leaders and government officials in three-week visit to United States WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center is pleased to announce its 2013 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan (ELP) Fellows. This Fellowship […]


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Oct 2, 2013

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Expands Exceptional Team; Hires Ambassador-in-Residence and Deputy Director

WASHINGTON ― The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center welcomes Ambassador-in-Residence Capricia Penavic Marshall and Deputy Director Jason Marczak. Ambassador Marshall joins the Atlantic Council after a distinguished career in diplomacy and public service, most recently as the chief of protocol for the US Department of State. At the Arsht Center, Ambassador Marshall will bring her strong political, business, and diplomatic knowledge to bear. She will be particularly interested in studying how Hispanic Americans can influence US […]

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Sep 27, 2013

Jordan’s Queen Rania Asks International Community to “Dig Deeper” in Response to the Refugee Crisis on Jordan’s Border

Her remarks come at the fourth annual Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards dinner, recognizing President Komorowski of the Republic of Poland for his pivotal role in Poland’s extraordinary evolution; Queen Rania Al Abdullah for her advocacy for human rights and promoting cross cultural dialogue; and Maestro Seiji Ozawa for his leadership in the arts. NEW […]

Syria

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Sep 26, 2013

Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards Dinner Celebrates Visionary Leaders

President Komorowski of the Republic of Poland for his pivotal role in Poland’s extraordinary evolution; Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah for her promotion of human rights and cross-cultural dialogue; and Maestro Seiji Ozawa for his leadership in the arts  NEW YORK ― The Atlantic Council this evening will present its fourth annual Global Citizen […]

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Sep 25, 2013

US and EU Efforts Toward the Arab Transitions Fall Short

A new Atlantic Council report, US and EU: Lack of Strategic Vision, Frustrated Efforts Toward the Arab Transitions, argues the United States and its European allies lack strategic vision in supporting the Arab countries that embarked in 2011 on a democratic path—Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Yemen—and have not lived up to their stated commitments for […]

Libya
North Africa

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Sep 24, 2013

US-EU Trade, Investment Agreement Would Create Jobs, Boost Exports in all Fifty States

WASHINGTON — An ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently under negotiation could provide hundreds of thousands of American jobs, benefiting every US state, according to TTIP and the Fifty States: Jobs and Growth from Coast to Coast, a study commissioned by the Atlantic Council, the British Embassy in Washington, the Bertelsmann Foundation. Such a pact would […]

Economy & Business
Trade and tariffs

Press Release

Sep 19, 2013

LexisNexis and the Atlantic Council to Formally Introduce “The Global Rule of Law Business Principles”

September 19, 2013 — NEW YORK, LexisNexis® Legal & Professional—a Reed Elsevier business and a leading global provider of content and technology solutions— and the Atlantic Council—a nonpartisan institution devoted to promoting transatlantic cooperation and international security—will formally present the initial draft of the Global Rule of Law Business Principles to the United Nations Secretary-General […]

Content

Press Release

Mar 19, 2012

Atlantic Council Recommends Agenda for More Unified NATO Strategy Ahead of Chicago Summit

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – As world leaders prepare for the NATO Summit in Chicago this May, a new Atlantic Council report argues for renewed transatlantic leadership that will allow NATO to better address significant global issues with a unified voice—specifically in the greater Middle East and around cyber security—in order to remain relevant in today’s increasingly interconnected […]

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Mar 19, 2012

New Atlantic Council Report Outlines Political Turmoil Within Iran

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – With tensions increasing between Iran and the West, the Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force is releasing a new Issue Brief highlighting growing political turmoil within the country, and recommending steps the United States can take to boost Iranian political rights while containing advances toward nuclear weapons. Published today, "Iran’s Internal Politics: The Supreme […]

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Mar 13, 2012

Rudolph Atallah Joins Ansari Africa Center as Senior Fellow

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center announced today that noted Africa counterterrorism and security expert Rudolph Atallah has been appointed a senior fellow.

Emerging Defense Challenges

Mar 12, 2012

Atlantic Council Names Steven Grundman as Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council has named Steven Grundman as its first M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges.

Press Release

Mar 9, 2012

Ambassador Matthew Bryza Joins Atlantic Council as Nonresident Senior Fellow

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today named Ambassador Matthew Bryza as a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center.

Press Release

Feb 8, 2012

Atlantic Council Names The Honorable Ellen Tauscher as Vice Chair of Scowcroft Center on International Security

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today appointed The Honorable Ellen Tauscher as Vice Chair-designate of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, which will be inaugurated later this year. The State Department announced yesterday that Tauscher has stepped down as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, but that she will continue […]

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Jan 18, 2012

Atlantic Council Covering One-Year Anniversary of Egyptian Uprisings

By Jason Harmala

As Egypt’s transition continues to unfold one year later, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East is providing critical, real-time analysis and commentary on Egypt’s political and economic challenges. Marking the one-year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution on January 25, the Hariri Center will post new online resources direct from Cairo and […]

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Jan 4, 2012

National Bestseller Berlin 1961 Released in Paperback Today

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON — Berkley Books, an imprint of Penguin Group, today released the trade paperback of Atlantic Council President Frederick Kempe’s national bestselling book, Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth.

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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 […]