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Sep 11, 2025

Atlantic Council announces 2025 class of Millennium Leadership Intensive participants

WASHINGTON, DC –  SEPTEMBER 11, 2025  – The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program (MLP) selected thirty-five rising leaders for its 2025 class of the Millenium Leadership Intensive.  The Millennium Leadership Intensive (MLI) is a hybrid, three-month program designed to equip rising professionals with the leadership prowess, global perspective, and supportive network needed to drive meaningful […]

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Sep 3, 2025

Sherri Goodman named Distinguished Fellow at Atlantic Council 

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Sherri Goodman joins the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and Global Energy Center

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Aug 21, 2025

Kevin K. Sullivan and Antonio Ortiz-Mena join Atlantic Council as nonresident senior fellows

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 21, 2025 – The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) announced today the addition of Ambassador Kevin K. Sullivan, former US ambassador to Nicaragua and former deputy assistant secretary for South America at the US Department of State, and Dr. Antonio Ortiz-Mena, president and CEO at AOM Advisors and […]

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Aug 14, 2025

Atlantic Council and Florida International University forge strategic alliance to tackle key challenges in the Americas

WASHINGTON, DC –   AUGUST 14, 2025 –  The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) and Florida International University (FIU) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore joint initiatives that advance consensus building, research, and engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean.  FIU will leverage the ongoing leadership […]

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Aug 12, 2025

Atlantic Council welcomes 2025 class of Millennium Fellows

WASHINGTON, DC –  AUGUST 12, 2025  – Today, the Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program is excited to announce the 2025-26 class of Millennium Fellows.  The Millennium Fellowship, a year-long, high-impact program for emerging global leaders in international affairs aims to hone leadership acumen, foster community, and expand fellows’ capacity for meaningful impact. Through immersive leadership […]

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Jul 29, 2025

The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center launches Transatlantic Project on the Middle East, led by UK Ambassador Jon Wilks

WASHINGTON, DC – July 29, 2025 — The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East announced today the launch of the Transatlantic Project, a timely initiative aimed at strengthening US-European cooperation on the most critical opportunities and challenges facing the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The project will be led by Ambassador […]

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Jul 28, 2025

Victoria Taylor to head the Atlantic Council’s Iraq Initiative

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 28, 2025 – The Atlantic Council announced that Victoria J. Taylor, former deputy assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran, will be the new director of the Iraq Initiative within its Middle East Programs.  Taylor brings a distinguished background as a national security leader with over two decades of experience in […]

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Jun 30, 2025

Atlantic Council expands global presence with a new regional office in Bucharest

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – JUNE 30, 2025 – The Atlantic Council, one of the most influential and globally active think tanks in the United States, announced today the opening of a new regional office in Bucharest. This new office will foster bilateral and transatlantic cooperation on key priorities including energy, security, infrastructure, economics, and advanced technology, […]

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Jun 23, 2025

Atlantic Council and Munich Security Conference launch strategic partnership to strengthen global security and cooperation

THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS – JUNE 23, 2025 – The Atlantic Council and the Munich Security Conference (MSC) announced today a new strategic partnership to deepen the transatlantic relationship, foster international cooperation and confront the most urgent global security challenges.   This partnership will harness the combined expertise and network of the Atlantic Council and the […]

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Jun 20, 2025

N7 Initiative leads first privately-sponsored congressional delegation focused on Abraham Accords to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain, amid Israel-Iran war

WASHINGTON, DC – June 20, 2025  – The N7 Initiative, a partnership between the Atlantic Council and the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, announced today the conclusion of the first privately-sponsored congressional delegation focused on the goal of regional integration in the wake of the Abraham Accords, conducted amid the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel. […]

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Sep 16, 2013

Peter Schechter Named First Director of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today named Peter Schechter as the director of its newly launched Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, where he will lead the center’s work forging new political, economic, and business ties between Latin America, North America, and Europe. The Center will highlight Latin America as Europe and North America’s strategic and […]

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Sep 16, 2013

Peter Schechter nomeado primeiro diretor do Centro Adrienne Arsht para a América Latina

WASHINGTON – O Atlantic Council nomeou hoje Peter Schechter como o diretor de seu recém-lançado Centro Adrienne Arsht para a América Latina, onde conduzira o trabalho do centro de criar novos laços políticos, econômicos e empresariais entre a América Latina, a América do Norte e a Europa. O Centro enfatizará a América Latina como parceira […]

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Sep 16, 2013

Peter Schechter ha sido designado como el Primer Director del Centro Adrienne Arsht para América Latina

WASHINGTON – El Atlantic Council hoy nombró a Peter Schechter como director del flamante Centro Adrienne Arsht para América Latina. El centro liderará un nuevo esfuerzo en la capital norteamericana por forjar lazos políticos, económicos y de negocios entre América Latina, Norteamérica y Europa. El centro hará hincapié en la importancia de América Latina como […]

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Sep 12, 2013

2013 Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards, September 26

NEW YORK – The Atlantic Council is pleased to announce the recipients of its annual Global Citizen Awards onSeptember 26 in New York City: President of the Republic of Poland Bronisław Komorowski, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and world-renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa.

Libya Working Group

Sep 10, 2013

Foreign Policy Experts Call on Secretary Kerry to Actively Support Democratic Transition in Libya

One year ago this week, an attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya tragically claimed the lives of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. Ambassador Stevens was widely respected as a champion of serious US commitment to Libya and broad engagement with its people. In the year since his death, however, the United […]

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Sep 9, 2013

Atlantic Council Names Mathew J. Burrows to Lead Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council has named one of the world’s leading experts on global trends analysis, Mathew J. Burrows, as its new Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative director in its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.

Emerging Defense Challenges

Aug 29, 2013

New Nonresident Senior Fellow for Defense in Brent Scowcroft Center

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council is pleased to welcome James Hasik, a new senior fellow for defense with the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. In this capacity, Mr. Hasik will be responsible for research and analysis on the transatlantic defense industry, defense-industrial policy, military procurement, and the role of emerging technologies in international security.

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Jul 29, 2013

Transformational Moment for the Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council is proud to announce the opening of its brand new headquarters.

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Jul 17, 2013

First-of-its-Kind Cyber History Book to Be Released Tomorrow

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council, in partnership with the Cyber Conflict Studies Association, will release tomorrow a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind book on the history of cyber conflicts. Edited by Atlantic Council Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey, A Fierce Domain: Conflict in Cyberspace, 1986 to 2012, looks back at the major “wake-up calls” that have forced […]

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Jun 14, 2013

Atlantic Council Names New Fellow on Caucasus, Balkans, Turkey, and Central Asia

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sabine Freizer as nonresident senior fellow with the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and Program on Transatlantic Relations. Dr. Freizer will add substantially to the Council’s expertise on the Caucasus, Balkans, Turkey, and Central Asia. From a base in Istanbul, she will provide writing, analysis, […]