Press Release
Jan 17, 2019
Atlantic Council Names Benjamin Haddad, top French analyst, to lead Europe work
WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Benjamin Haddad, a leading French analyst and author, as the new director of its Future Europe Initiative (FEI). He will lead the Initiative at a pivotal time for the future of Europe, for its place in the world, and for the transatlantic relationship. Two of Haddad’s immediate […]
Global Energy Forum
Jan 13, 2019
Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum 2019 Highlights the Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation
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Atlantic Council
Abu Dhabi – The third-annual Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum concluded today in Abu Dhabi. As part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the Forum convened regional and global policymakers and industry leaders to discuss the geopolitical and economic impact on the energy agenda. This year’s Forum focused on four major themes: the future of oil, […]
Press Release
Jan 12, 2019
Third Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum Addresses Geopolitical and Sustainability Challenges
Abu Dhabi – As part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the Atlantic Council officially launched its third-annual Global Energy Forum in the UAE capital today. The three-day premier event gathers international and regional industry leaders in Abu Dhabi to address the geopolitical, energy and sustainability challenges and opportunities of the future. The Forum is hosted under […]
Press Release
Jan 11, 2019
Atlantic Council Responds to Statement from the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Oslo, Norway
On January 10, 2019, the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Oslo released a statement on Facebook reiterating erroneous claims that the Government of Norway funded the Atlantic Council report, The Kremlin’s Trojan Horses 3. The embassy claimed that the author of the report’s Norwegian chapter, Øystein Bogen, was “generously sponsored by Norwegian state agencies, […]
Global Energy Forum
Jan 7, 2019
Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum to be held in Abu Dhabi on January 11-13, 2019
International and regional industry and political leaders to focus on key geopolitical and technology challenges that will drive energy markets in 2019 and beyond WASHINGTON, DC – The third annual Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum will be held in Abu Dhabi on January 11-13, 2019. The premier event gathers international and regional political, industry, and thought leaders to set the global energy agenda for the year and […]
Press Release
Jan 2, 2019
Atlantic Council Announces Cyber Conference in Warsaw
Conference part of Council’s “100 Years Together” initiative aimed at forging the next century of Polish-American partnership WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council and PKO Bank Polski announced today a major cyber conference “A New Initiative for Poland: A Future Global Leader in Securing the 4th Industrial Revolution” to take place in Warsaw on January […]
Press Release
Dec 14, 2018
Atlantic Council and PZU SA Announce Strategic Partnership
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, December 14, 2018, the Atlantic Council and PZU SA signed a multi-year strategic partnership agreement at the Council’s Annual Forum in Washington DC. PZU, a publicly-traded Polish insurance company, is the largest insurance group in Poland and stands among the largest financial institutions in Central Europe. Through this partnership, PZU […]
Press Release
Dec 14, 2018
Atlantic Council Names John F.W. Rogers as Chairman of the Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today that John F.W. Rogers, a Goldman Sachs executive and government service veteran, has been elected as Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2019. Rogers succeeds General James L. Jones USMC (ret.), who served as Atlantic Council Chairman from 2007 to 2009 and again since 2017. Rogers […]
Press Release
Dec 12, 2018
Mark Linscott, Previously Assistant USTR For South and Central Asian Affairs, Joins Atlantic Council as a Senior Fellow
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Mark Linscott
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center today named Mark Linscott as a senior fellow. Most recently, Linscott served as Assistant United States Trade Representative (USTR) for South and Central Asian Affairs. Linscott will lead the South Asia Center’s US-India Trade Initiative, aimed at convening thought leadership and policy-makers in an effort to maintain focus on the importance […]
Press Release
Nov 9, 2018
Atlantic Council Statement on the Appointment of J. Peter Pham as Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa
Washington – Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe today issued the following statement on Secretary of State Pompeo’s decision to appoint J. Peter Pham, Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives and Director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, as United States Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa: “The Atlantic Council […]